Conference
Menu of Topics
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church needs a strong emphasis in Apologetics. “Evangelism
and apologetics are twin pillars upon which the outreach
of the church is built. The two may be and must be distinguished,
but they ought never be separated…In the early
church the work of the apologist was two-fold. Firstly,
the apologists had the task of clarifying the content
of the Gospel against distortions of it made by enemies…Secondly,
the task of the apologist was to defend the truth claims
of the Gospel…In history the task of apologetics
has progressed to include both the defense of the Gospel
against the attacks of alien philosophies and religions,
and the positive construction of full-fledged Christian
philosophy…It helps the believer counter objections
that are faced in a myriad of settings. It arms and equips
the saints for the task of ministry. God has ordained
both evangelism and apologetics, and the obedient church
is faithful to both tasks. – “Twin Pillars,” R.C.
Sproul, Tabletalk, July 1998.
The Following are many of the topics we offer for the
edification of the Body of Christ.
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Common Objections
- Evangelism and Apologetics
- Attacks on Authority of Bible – may cover: inspiration, inerrancy, canonicity, Jesus legends, contradictions, right text.
- Postmodern Relativism
- Pluralism and those who have never heard.
- Atheism and Agnosticism
- God’s Sovereignty yet evil and suffering
- Is hell real?
- Resurrection of Christ
- Evolution and Creation
- Epistemology – How does anyone know anything?
- Why believe in miracles?
Culture
- Worldview formation – Salt and Light
- Christianity and Politics
- Christian View of Economics
- Abortion and Euthanasia
- Homosexuality and Same – Sex Marriage
- Pornography Invasion
- Social Justice and the Church
- Environmental Stewardship or Global Warming
- Genetic Engineering and Cloning
- War, Capital Punishment, and Christianity
- Amusing Ourselves to Death – Social Networking, technology, and entertainment
- Worldview Matters in Education
- Justice, Mercy, and Economics
- Capitalism and Socialism
- Energy Crises: Yesterday and Today
Cults and World Religions
- Mormonism
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
- Islam
- Judaism
- Roman Catholicism
- Seventh–day Adventist
- Marks of a Cult – doctrinal and psychological
- Church of Christ
- Baptismal Regeneration
- The Trinity
- Justification – the gospel vs. legalism
- New Age Movement – cults, yoga, alternative medicine, business, education.
- Word-Faith, Name it, Claim-it
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Nation of Islam and other Islamic off shoots
- United Pentecostalism
- Apostolic and Prophetic Movement
- Scientology
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Give
us a call to discuss the possibilities for ministering
in your church,
and for ongoing “equipping of the saints for service.” – Craig
Branch, Director |
