Summit Ministries
Check ’em out! I’ll be teaching 4 separate times this summer and would love to have you join us!
Houston Student Apologetics Training Camp 2011!
Speakers:
Mary Jo Sharp, M.A. (Christian Apologetics)
Nate Jordan, M.A. (Christian Education)
Scott Swiggard, Ph.D. (Organizational Leadership)
John David Laing, Ph.D. (Philosophical Theology)
Stefana Dan Laing, Ph.D. (Historical Theology)
Paul Shockley, Ph.D. (Philosophy)
Nate Jordan, M.A. (Christian Education)
Scott Swiggard, Ph.D. (Organizational Leadership)
John David Laing, Ph.D. (Philosophical Theology)
Stefana Dan Laing, Ph.D. (Historical Theology)
Paul Shockley, Ph.D. (Philosophy)
Roger Sharp, M.A. (Christian Education)
Topics:
Evidence for the Resurrection
The Reliability of the New Testament Scriptures
Who is God?
Basic Errors in Reasoning
Social Media & Apologetics
Does Science Make Faith Obsolete?
Intelligent Design
Ancient Heresies & Their Modern UsesWHEN: June 29th – July 1stWHERE: Nassau Bay Baptist Church, Houston, Texas18131 Nassau Bay Drive, 77058COMING FROM OUT-OF-TOWN: Great Hotel Rates at SpringHill SuitesQUESTIONS: confidentchristianity@gmail.com or call 713-417-5733REGISTER TODAY!
| Camp Options |
| Entire Camp $80.00 Wednesday Only $30.00 Thursday Only $30.00 Friday Only $30.00 Any Two Days Of Camp $60.00 |
The Berkeley Mission
This year, I have discovered an unique mission trip that Brett Kunkle of Stand to Reason offers for church youth groups. It is called “The Berkeley Mission.” See the video link below. Students are trained in apologetics, including logical thinking, and then taken to The University of California, Berkeley to hear opposing viewpoints by presenters. The presentations are followed by a question and answer session in which students get to interact with the opposing viewpoints. This follows with Stand to Reason Ministries approach of not isolating ourselves from the world as Christians, but rather of interacting with the arguments and learning how to think well. The students meet together at night and go over the presentations with Christian apologists. They also venture out onto the campus to interact with the college students about their beliefs.
Not only has this been life changing for the Christian students involved, but it has impacted the presenters, as well. Kunkle quotes David Fitzgerald of the San Francisco Atheists,
“Just wanted to send a quick note to say what a great time we had meeting you and your group yesterday. I was really knocked out by the quality of the questions everybody raised. Very refreshing…I was really impressed with your group.”
First of all, kudos to Brett Kunkle and J. Warner Wallace (PleaseConvinceMe.com) for pioneering such an incredible experience for students! Secondly, if you want to know more details about the program and the affect it had on the students, please check out Kunkle’s thoughts in “A Glimpse into the Berkeley Mission Experience.”
Watch the video at Conversant Life.com entitled, “Evangelism at Berkeley.”
MJ
Student Apologetics Training Camp Success!
What a great three days we had this past week at our very first Student Apologetics Training Camp! This was a camp we put together with the Reasonable Faith chapter in Houston. The students asked some really hard questions on some tough subjects: Pagan Myth Theory, Introduction to Islam, Arguments for the Existence of God (Moral Law, Teleological, Kalam), Sin and the Human Response, the Reliability of the New Testament, and more. Then I turned the questioning around on them as I played ‘devil’s advocate’ on the arguments they had learned. It was simply a great time!
One aspect of this camp really impressed me. We did not have a cool t-shirt, or a big name band, or any games, or any specific push to be ‘relevant’ to teenagers. Even so, the camp kept growing in numbers from day one onward. Wow! We definitely are going to do this camp again!
If you’d like to do something like this at your church, please let us know how we can help you.
MJ
SAT’s
Hey Students – Are you ready for your SAT’s? No, not those…I’m talking about STUDENT APOLOGETICS TRAINING!
*First Annual Student Apologetic Day Camp across the street from NASA!
*$75 covers your meals and camp fees (Deposit of $25 due by June 9th * See forms below)
(5 Full Scholarships are available on a competitive basis – See below for details)
Sponsored by:
Reasonable Faith Houston Chapter
Confident Christianity Apologetics Ministry
Hosted by:
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Presenters & Plenary Speaker:
Mary Jo Sharp, MA in Christian Apologetics, Biola University
Paul Shockley, Philosophy (doctoral candidate), Texas A&M University
Scott Swiggard, Doctoral Candidate in Leadership, Capella University
Chris Bolyard, MS in Educational Administration, University of Houston-CL
Roger Sharp, MA in Christian Education, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Topics:
Conversational Apologetics
God & Creation: Evolution, Theistic Evolution, Old Earth, Young Earth
How To Deal With Doubt
Sin – What is it?
Greg Koukl’s “Tactics”
Social Media & Apologetics
The Problem of Pleasure
Cultural Apologetics: Connecting Truth to Culture
Islam
Various Worldview Topics
Can’t come for the entire camp? That’s ok………..come when you can. Feel free to bring your skeptical friend along. This camp is designed to tackle the tough questions of the Christian worldview. Come learn from those who deal with these topics on a daily basis.
Questions?
asharpfamily@aol.com
713-417-5733 cell (ask for Roger)
REGISTER HERE:
| Camp Options |
| Pre-Register (All three days) $25.00 Wednesday Only $30.00 Thursday Only $30.00 Friday Only $30.00 Any Two Days Of Camp $60.00 Entire Camp (All three days) $75.00 Sponsor-A-Camper $75.00 |
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Roger