Understanding Islam: Befriending Muslims
/Understanding Islam: Befriending Muslims: Every local church needs to equip every Christian to “Go and make disciples.”
- Scott Venable, Glocal Impact Pastor, Northwood Church
Going Global
/Going Global: God's heart for the World. God loves the world. What does this mean for us in a city of growing diversity? How do we understand the opportunities of globalization?
- Afshin Ziafat, Lead Pastor of Providence Church
What God Loves Most
/What God Loves Most: Aligning ourselves with God’s Greatest Passion. You might be surprised by the thing that God loves more than anything... --JR Vassar
I Cannot Believe Because Christianity is Anti-Gay
/Many claim Christianity’s teachings on human sexuality are outdated and constitute bigotry. Does an accurate reading of the Christian Scripture lead to an anti-gay bias? What is to be Christianity’s posture to the LGBT community?
Speaker: Peter Hubbard, author of Love Into Light and Teaching Pastor of North Hills Community Church in Taylors, SC.
I Cannot Believe Because There Can't Be Only One Way To Heaven
/Barry Creamer, President and Professor of Humanities at Criswell College, Dallas, TX.
I Cannot Believe Because There is Too Much Evil & Suffering in the World
/If there is a God and He is powerful and good, why is there so much evil and suffering in the world? Can we really believe in a God who has all power and is perfectly good when the world is broken as it is?
Speaker: Burk Parsons. Editor of Tabletalk Magazine and Co-Pastor of St. Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla.
I Can't Believe Because the Bible is Unreliable
/Many people claim that the Bible is merely a human book, irrelevant, full of errors, and unreliable as an authoritative source of truth for all people. But, what does the evidence suggest? Can we trust the Bible?
Speaker: Dr. Dan Wallace, Author and Sr. Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
The Gospel, The Church, and Anxiety
/Beau Hughes, Pastor of the Village Church Denton helps us face the realities of depression and anxiety that exist in the Church and shows how we help and care for one another in the struggle.
The Gospel, The Church, and Race
/Afshin Ziafat, pastor of Providence Church in Frisco, TX helps us navigate the issue of race and how we as the church can model reconciliation.
The Gospel, The Church, and Pornography (Women's Session)
/Equipping at the Cross | 10.5.2015
Author and speaker Jen Wilkin leads a women’s forum on the destructive nature of pornography and the Church’s responsibility to those who suffer with it.
The Gospel, The Church, and Pornography (Men's Session)
/Equipping at the Cross | 10.5.2015
Pastor JR Vassar leads a men’s forum on the destructive nature of pornography and the Church’s responsibility to those who suffer with it.
The Gospel, The Church, and Abortion
/Brian Fisher, President of Online for Life speaks on making abortion unthinkable and unavailable in our lifetime.