Confessional Worldview Seminar

From the Confessional Worldview Seminar...

2006-10-19T23:20:00.000-05:00

Thursday, October 19th 10:28pm

I just got home from the seminar. I snuck out early, after cleaning the kitchen, to try to get to bed early...but ended up watching the end of game 7 of the Mets vs the Cardinals. Oh well!

Tonight, I listened to Prof. Lyle W. Lange speak on what is the Confessional Lutheran Worldview. Here are the main points he covered tonight:

We live in a global society with a multitude of worldviews: religious (Christian, Pseudo-Christian, Non-Christian), political, cultural, philosophical and ethical.

There is no one universal worldview held by all who call themselves Christian.

Consider:

Confessional Lutheran - focuses on Christ and His saving work; emphasizes importance of properly using law and gospel, stresses the importance of the means of grace; teaches scripture alone, grace alone, faith alone.
Liberal Lutheran - has adopted the higher-critical approach to the Bible; pays lip service to the Lutheran Confessions; more concerned with outward union than with doctrinal unity.
Roman Catholic - stresses the authority of the church to establish doctrine; focuses on seven sacraments to assist people to work out their own salvation; rejects the three solas of scripture and Confessional Lutheranism.
Orthodox - ultimate goal is deification of man; places authority of the church over authority of the Bible.
Calvinistic - focuses on the sovereignity of God; teaches Bible is a manual for holy living to glorify God; teaches there is no doctrine of Scripture which is unreasonable; TULIP.
Arminian/Wesleyan - teaches prevenient grace; focuses on holiness of living; Wesley's four fundamental theological priniciples: universal salvation, free salvation, full salvation and sure salvation; teaches the second grace sets one on the road to perfection.

CARDINALS JUST WON THE PENANT!!!!!

Holiness/Pentecostal - emphasizes holiness of living; teaches that the second grace gives instantaneous perfection, after which a person may expect the third blessing of speaking in tongues and performing miracles.
Fundamentalism - reaction to 20th century Liberalism; goal was to preserve the fundamentals of Christianity; teaches that America is God's chosen nation; seeks to get the state to enforce Christian values.
Evangelicalism - rooted in 17th century Pietism, 18th century Methodism and 19th century Revivalism. Focuses on law over gospel. Means of grace are mere commands Christ said we should do.

How are we to judge the many different worldview we encounter? Can any human come up with a standard to judge by? No. Only God can give us the standard. The Bible is God's revelation to us, not human speculation about God (2 Pet 1:21). The Bible deals with humanity's greatest need - the need for redemption (Rom 3:23). The Bible transcends age, time and culture (1 Pet 1:25). Jesus says he is the only way to heaven and that the Bible is God's errorless Word (John 14:6 and 17:17) The Bible is the guiding norm and the Lutheran Confessions are the guided norm. The Lutheran Confessions accurately reflect what the Bible teaches, they agree with God's Word and guide our worldview.

What is a biblical Christian (Confessional Lutheran) worldview?

Centered on Jesus Christ and His redemptive work and grounded in scripture.

A biblical Christian worldview can be known only though the proper use of the law and the gospel.

The law is that divine doctrine of Scripture which tells us how we are to be (perfect), what we are to do and not to do, that we haven't met the standard God demands and that we deserve to be punished for our disobedience.
The gospel is that divine doctrine of Scripture which tells us what God has done for our salvation (what has already been done), what God does for our salvation now, and what God will do for us after this life.

There are major differences between the law and the gospel:

Revelation: the law is known to all people by nature and the gospel is known only by revelation from God.
Message: the law tells what God commands us to do and the gospel tells us what God has done for our salvation through Jesus Christ.
The way in which promises are made: all the promises of the law are conditional and all the promises of the gospel are unconditional.
Purpose: The purpose of the law is to convict sinners of their guilt before God and the purpose of the gospel is to give sinners the forgiveness won for them by Christ.
Effect: The law will produce terrors of conscience when it does its work and the gospel will produce faith, love, peace, joy and hope.
Ability to do what is asked: The law drives and condemns; it does not ever motivate to do what is asked. The gospel gives us the desire and ability to do what is asked of us (believe, be baptized, take and eat, rejoice).
For whom each is intended: The law is to be preached to secure sinners (Gal. 5:21) and the gospel is to be proclaimed to sinners (Mt 9:2)

Part II tomorrow morning...

The Confessional Worldview Seminar is coming soon!

2006-10-05T09:11:00.000-05:00

To help everyone get registered in time, the deadline has been extended to Friday, October 13th. Although moving the seminar to Minneapolis from the deep Wisconsin woods and shortening the seminar from a week to 2 1/2 days seemed like REALLY GREAT IDEAS, the result has been a DECREASE :( in registration rather than the expected INCREASE :). We are sure that this is a temporary blip on the screen and so the registration deadline has been extended.

If you have been thinking that you really should attend the 2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar, YOU ARE CORRECT. Where else, for such a low price, can hear, learn from and nosh with six of the best Confessional Lutheran minds in modern times? The worldview seminar is a "free" conference which means that all Lutheran synods and any Christian can meet and discuss the state of confessional Lutheran Christian practice today.

Listen to KKMS for new ads that have been purchased for the seminar. Also, plans are underway to have Craig Parton make a guest radio appearance again. I will post the link when it is official.

If there is anything that is keeping you from attending this event, please do not hestitate to contact me or Pastor Brooks. We will do whatever we can to help you attend (no, we probably won't pay for your airfare, but we'll do just about anything else.) A sitter at a low cost? A free cup of Starbucks espresso each morning? Transportation while in town? A place to stay because a hotel is just out of the question...even the very affordable, but clean Red Roof Inn? Ask! Please come!

Presenters

2006-10-04T09:24:00.000-05:00

2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar

Presenters' vitae and abstracts

Prof. Lyle Lange

Abstract: The Confessional Lutheran Worldview
(Thursday, 6:30-8:15 p.m.; Friday, 8:00-9:45 a.m.)

In a global society, Christians are confronted by a myriad of worldviews which offer to deal with mankind’s needs. How are they to judge these various views? Only God Himself gives the standard: His Word, the Bible. Only God’s Word solves everyone’s greatest need—the need for redemption. Only the words and promises of God are good for all people of all times. The Lutheran Confessions accurately reflect God’s Word as they present a worldview centered on Jesus Christ and rooted in Scripture. This presentation begins by defining what constitutes a Christ-centered worldview, followed by a survey of Scripture, and concluding with how other worldviews deviate from God’s Word, undermining both Christ’s work and His revelation to us in Scripture. It is designed to help Christians understand what they face as they strive to preserve and proclaim the confessional and biblical worldview in the twenty-first century.

Vita:

Professor Lyle Lange graduated from Northwestern College in 1965 and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 1969. He has been at Martin Luther College since 1978 where he has taught Christian Doctrine, Old Testament, the Gospels, Acts, the New Testament Epistles, and Western Civilization. He has various synodical and inter-church positions and is currently the chairman of the Theological Commission of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference. His books include Our Great Heritage (editor), Sanctification – Alive in Christ, Outline of the Book of Concord, and God So Loved the World: A Study of Christian Doctrine.

Rev. Steven L. Reagles, Ph.D.

ABSTRACT: Old Kissing Cousins and The DaVinci Code: Eastern Religion, Gnosticism and the “God Within” In American Past and Present Cultural Trends
(Friday, 10:15 a.m.-noon)

Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code exposes people to a Gnostic version of Christ that is foreign to historical, creedal Christianity. In fact, it is at this very point that one realizes that the Gnosticism of Brown’s work deconstructs the Divinity of Christ and like Buddhism and Hinduism argues for trusting a “God within.” The Buddhist and Gnostic view is found everywhere in contemporary American culture. This presentation by Dr. Reagles will provide an historical context for understanding The DaVinci Code and the influence of Gnosticism and Eastern Religion on select aspects of American thinking today.

Vita:

Dr. Steve Reagles teaches courses in communication, media ecology and religious studies at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN. Steve attended WELS elementary and high schools and seminary. Prior to his ordination and ministry as pastor in Jackonsville, Florida he flew as a commercial pilot and worked as an FAA flight instructor in helicopters and airplanes. He served five years in the U.S. Army, including time as a helicopter pilot and Mission Commander of 7/1 Air Cav Troop in Vietnam, 1969-1970. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for Vietnam action he left military service at the rank of Captain, returning to complete his university education, which included three graduate degrees, including an M.Div., an M.A. in Communication at Minnesota State U., and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric & Linguistics at Indiana University-- Pennsylvania. Steve has received several writing awards for his work, including three grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and has been published in various journals, including Concordia Journal. He speaks at numerous professional conferences throughout the country. He and his wife Patti have six children and four grandchildren.

Rev. Edward Bryant

Abstract: The Disciplines of Truth Telling and the Activities of Uncertainty: Assumptions, Message, and Method in American Education
(Friday, 1:30-3:15 p.m.; 3:45-5:30 p.m.)

As parents try to pass on the culture of heritage and faith to their children, they find themselves engaged in skirmishes about mental health screening, federal curriculum standards, and inclusion of "diverse" forms of "families" in curriculum materials. While these are real issues, just the fact that they are subjects for discussion tells us that the position of the front in the war of worldviews has shifted radically. If we are to pass on our heritage of faith and culture to our children, we will need to do more than skirmish over whatever reprehensible scheme is unleashed in the schools this week; we will need to radically reestablish the assumptions upon which the whole educational edifice is built. The whole nature of the educational enterprise has shifted from a set of disciplines equipped to convey truth, to a set of activities calculated to convey only uncertainty, and it has brought private and parochial eduction along with it. It is time to rediscover these disciplines.

Vita:

Rev. Edward Bryant has been involved in education at practically every level for over 30 years. He grew up in a family with a keen interest in education. His father, an M.D. was active in the resistance to “progressive education” in California in the 1950’s. Edward graduated from Western Washington University, a radical bastion of behaviorism, in 1971. He then attended an independent Lutheran seminary while teaching at a connected K-12 parish school, St. Matthew Lutheran in Detroit, a Lutheran school “in the classical tradition.” He was eventually called to assist the pastor and to serve as principal and upper grades teacher, a post that he filled for nearly 12 years. During that time, Edward completed a Masters of Arts in Educational Administration at Pacific Lutheran University. He also served on the board of the Washington Federation of Independent Schools, a group working to cope with state control of non-public schools, and on the Board of Regents of Bethany Lutheran College. His published papers include “Are You Teaching Behavior Mod or Law and Gospel,” “The Christian and the Two Kingdoms,” and “For You and Your Children.” Edward is married to Deborah, and they have four children.

Prof. John Brenner

Abstract: The Spirit of Pietism—Anthropocentrism in the Worldview of American Christianity
(Friday, 6:30-8:15 p.m.)

Lutheran Pietism was as reaction to a perceived lack of spiritual life in the Lutheran territorial churches in 17th and 18th century Europe. Pietism emphasized sanctification over justification and religious experience over doctrine. There are direct historical and theological links between Pietism and the development of Protestantism in America. In fact, the spirit of Pietism is the dominant spirit in American Christianity. It opposes the Confessional Lutheran worldview by raising human experience above the objective truths of God’s Word and making what humans do for God more important than what God has done for sinful human beings in sacrificing his Son for their sins.

Vita:

Prof. Brenner is a 1977 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. He served as a Dean’s Assistant at Northwestern College 1977-1979; a parish pastor at Redeemer Lutheran Church Big Rapids, MI, 1979-1985; and Dean of Students at Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, 1985-1991. Since 1991 he has taught church history, the Augsburg Confession and Apology, and Christian education at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. He also serves as the dean of students. Prof. Brenner has done additional study at Saginaw Valley State University, the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, and Marquette University where he is completing a Ph.D. program in Historical Theology.

Dr. David N. Menton

Abstract: Evolution: Science or Scientism?
(Saturday, 8:00-9:45 a.m.)

Evolutionist Julian Huxley has declared that “the whole of reality is evolution - a single process of self transformation.” Today people hear in science curriculum controversies in our schools that “nothing in biology makes sense without evolution.” Many people are confused when evolution is touted as a “fact” and at other times as a “theory.” While it is possible for a scientific phenomenon to be at one and the same time a fact, a theory, and even a law, evolution qualifies as none of these. This presentation will examine the limitations of science in addressing the question of origins and show that empirical scientific evidence is entirely consistent with the Biblical truth. The things God has made attest to His eternal power and Godhead (Rom. 1:20).

Abstract: Implications of Evolutionism
(Saturday, 10:15 a.m.-noon)

Many Christians have attempted to accommodate an evolutionary worldview into Christianity. This compromise is not only unnecessary but undermines the very Gospel of Jesus Christ. Even the widely held view of an old earth (4.5 billion years) makes death natural and removes the causitive link between sin and death. This presentation will compare and contrast the biblical teaching of Creation with the materialistic worldview of evolution, including the influence Darwinism and Darwin and on today’s culture. Examples will be given of spokesman from several major Christian denominations that have compromised on evolution and show the devastating effects it has had on their doctrine and view of God and man.

Vita:

Dr. David Menton received his undergraduate degrees in biology and chemistry from Minnesota State University and his Ph.D. in cell biology from Browns University. Since 1966 he served as Associate Professor of Anatomy at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Menton is member of the American Association of Anatomists and has been honored with numerous recognitions, including “Professor of the Year” in 1998. He has written numerous articles in technical and scientific journals dealing with the wound healing, biomechanics of skin and epidermal barrier function. He has lectured throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Turkey, Trinidad, Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and Peru on the Creation-Evolution controversy. He is a member of Faith Lutheran Church (CLC) in Ballwin, MO where he has served as president, elder, and SS teacher of high school youth. He has also served as Technical Advisor for the Institute for Creation Research out of San Diego and is currently a Seminar Lecturer with Answers in Genesis, Florence, KY.

Craig Parton

Abstract: The Defense of the Faith in the Marketplace of Ideas
(Saturday, 1:30-3:15 p.m.; 4:45-5:30 p.m.)

This presentation will trace what apologetics is and what it is not, the need to pursue the apologetical task, why most Christians do not do apologetics (sociological and theological reasons), the rise and challenge of secularism, and suggestions for defending the faith with both the tough and tender minded non-Christian…..”

Vita:

Mr. Craig Parton, Esq. is a trial lawyer and managing partner of the oldest law firm in the Western United States--Price, Postel and Parma of Santa Barbara, California. Upon graduation from college, he spent seven years on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ, the last four of which were spent as national lecturer for Crusade. Mr. Parton traveled to over 100 universities and colleges across the country defending the Christian faith through lectures and debates. He received his Master’s degree in Christian Apologetics under Dr. John Warwick Montgomery at the Simon Greenleaf School of Law, an institution devoted to the integration of Christian faith and legal reasoning. Craig Parton is also the United States Director of the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights in Strasbourg, France (www.apologeticsacademy.eu). His latest book is entitled “The Defense Never Rests: A Lawyer’s Quest for the Gospel.” He has published articles in both law reviews and in theological journals, including Modern Reformation, Logia–A Journal of Lutheran Theology, and the Global Journal of Classical Theology.

Rev. David Kind, Banquet Speaker

Rev. David Kind, LCMS pastor at the University Lutheran Chapel at the University of Minnesota, has agreed to be the featured speaker at the banquet for the 2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar to be held at King of Grace Lutheran Church in Golden Valley, Minnesota. His presentation is titled: Confessing Christ on Campus, the confessional Lutheran approach to campus ministry and missions and its impact on students today.

Rev. David A. Kind has been campus pastor at University Lutheran Chapel in Minneapolis since 2001, serving the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. A native of Wisconsin, Kind is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota (class of '92) and was active in ULC's campus ministry as a student. Kind received his MDiv degree from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne Indiana in 1996. He has served as pastor of: First Lutheran Church in Waldorf and St. John's Lutheran Church in Minnesota Lake, Minnesota (1996-1999), and as a recruiter for Concordia Theological Seminary (1999-2001).

While serving at ULC Pastor Kind has been involved in Higher Things (Dare to Be Lutheran!) as a conference chaplain and breakout session speaker; and in Christ On Campus, the campus ministry arm of HT, as a member of Christ On Campus leadership team. He also has served as a regional pastoral advisor for Lutheran Student Fellowship, the LC-MS national student group.

Kind is the author of the book About Our Liturgy: History, Meaning and Practice. His sermons have also been featured in the journal "Concordia Pulpit Resources".

Registration extended to October 12!

2006-09-29T09:12:00.000-05:00

I just received exciting news! Registration for the 2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar has been extended to October 12th and we are placing ads on local radio station KKMS 980. You can register online.

Registration closes October 5th!

2006-09-24T20:54:00.000-05:00

The closing date for registration for the 2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar is fast approaching. Register by October 5th!!! Click here for online registration.

Don't miss out on this stellar line up of speakers:

Professor John Brenner - The Spirit of Pietism
Rev. Edward Bryant - Truth and Uncertainty: Assumptions, Message and Method in American Education
Rev. David A. Kind - Confessing Christ on Campus
Prof. Lyle Lange - The Confessional Lutheran Worldview
Dr. David Menton - Evolution: Science or Scientism and Implications of Evolutionism
Mr. Craig Parton - The Defense of the Faith in the Marketplace of Ideas
Dr. Steven Reagles - The DaVinci Code, Eastern Religion and Gnosticism

Click on the name of each presenter for a little more about them. Several have been featured on the popular radio show, Issues, Etc. All have published various works. This is a fantastic line-up of speakers! Sign up today!!!

30 Days left to register for seminar and book your room!

2006-09-06T11:34:00.000-05:00

Craig Parton to be guess on KKMS 980AM this Saturday!

2006-09-06T11:14:00.000-05:00

Fantastic news!!! Attorney Craig Parton and Christian apologist extraordinaire is going to appear as a guest on Minneapolis station KKMS 980 AM this Saturday morning (09/9/06) from 11:30am to 1pm. He will answer questoins while promoting the 2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar being held at King of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Golden Valley, October 19 - 21, 2006.
KKMS 980AM has online streaming. The call-in number is: 651-289-4499

KKMS is also the local home for Pastor Todd Wilken's outstanding program, Issues, Etc , heard Sunday nights at 9pm locally.

Please spread this exciting news!

Who's Craig Parton? Mr. Craig Parton, Esq. is a trial lawyer and managing partner of the oldest law firm in the Western United States--Price, Postel and Parma of Santa Barbara, California. Upon graduation from college, he spent seven years on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ, the last four of which were spent as national lecturer for Crusade. Mr. Parton traveled to over 100 universities and colleges across the country defending the Christian faith through lectures and debates. He received his Master’s degree in Christian Apologetics under Dr. John Warwick Montgomery at the Simon Greenleaf School of Law, an institution devoted to the integration of Christian faith and legal reasoning. Craig Parton is also the United States Director of the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights in Strasbourg, France (www.apologeticsacademy.eu). His latest book is entitled “The Defense Never Rests: A Lawyer’s Quest for the Gospel.” He has published articles in both law reviews and in theological journals, including Modern Reformation, Logia–A Journal of Lutheran Theology, and the Global Journal of Classical Theology.

Check out these great links:

* Coming Home: An Interview with Craig Parton

* Luther Lite and Reformation Schmooze By Craig Parton

* The Defense Never Rests: A Lawyer's Quest for the Gospel by Craig A. Parton

* From Arrowhead to Augsburg: Bill Bright in the Light of the Lutheran Confessions by Craig A. Parton

Online Registration

2006-09-02T08:40:00.000-05:00

The online registration feature at King of Grace's website is an easy way to register for the 2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar! Remember that there are only 33 days left to register...

Banquet Guest Speaker announced

2006-09-01T08:31:00.000-05:00

Rev. David Kind, LCMS pastor at the University Lutheran Chapel at the University of Minnesota, has agreed to be the featured speaker at the banquet for the 2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar to be held at King of Grace Lutheran Church in Golden Valley, Minnesota. His presentation is titled: Confessing Christ on Campus, the confessional Lutheran approach to campus ministry and missions and its impact on students today.

Rev. David A. Kind has been campus pastor at University Lutheran Chapel in Minneapolis since 2001, serving the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. A native of Wisconsin, Kind is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota (class of '92) and was active in ULC's campus ministry as a student. Kind received his MDiv degree from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne Indiana in 1996. He has served as pastor of: First Lutheran Church in Waldorf and St. John's Lutheran Church in Minnesota Lake, Minnesota (1996-1999), and as a recruiter for Concordia Theological Seminary (1999-2001).

While serving at ULC Pastor Kind has been involved in Higher Things (Dare to Be Lutheran!) as a conference chaplain and breakout session speaker; and in Christ On Campus, the campus ministry arm of HT, as a member of Christ On Campus leadership team. He also has served as a regional pastoral advisor for Lutheran Student Fellowship, the LC-MS national student group.

Kind is the author of the book About Our Liturgy: History, Meaning and Practice. His sermons have also been featured in the journal "Concordia Pulpit Resources".

Registration

2006-08-25T23:49:00.000-05:00

Registration Form (registration deadline is 10-5-2006)

Name: _________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________
City, State, Zip: ___________________________________
Home phone: (____) _____ - _______
Work phone: (____) _____ - _______
Email address: ________________________

Registration Fees - check all that apply

____ Seminar with meals and snacks (2 meals on Friday and 1 on Saturday)
$95.00 per person or $75.00 per student

____ One day only - includes one meal and one day of presentations
$50.00 per person

____ Optional Saturday Evening Banquet
$20.00 per person

Total Enclosed: ____________________

Please make checks payable to King of Grace Lutheran Church

Mail check and this completed form to :
King of Grace Lutheran Church
Attn: Confessional Worldview Semianr
6000 Duluth Street
Golden Valley, MN 55422

Any Questions? Special Requests? Call Pastor Matthew Brooks at King of Grace'

763-546-3131 or email mbrooksATkog-elsDOTorg

Transportation

2006-08-25T23:45:00.000-05:00

King of Grace will provide a shuttle service between the two hotels and the church for those requesting service. Shuttle service is also available from the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. Call Pastor Matthew Brooks at 763-546-3131 or email mbrooksATkog-elsDOTorg.

Lodging

2006-08-25T23:35:00.000-05:00

If you need lodging in the Minneapolis area while you attend the 2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar, a block of rooms (under the name "King of Grace") has been set up at two neighboring hotels.

These two blocks of rooms will be lifted on 10/5/2006, so be sure to reserve a room now.

Best Western Kelly Inn
27058 Annapolis Lane North
Plymouth, MN 55441
763-553-1600

Rates: $84 per night for two queen beds and $99 per night for a family suite

Red Roof Inn
2600 Annapolis Lane North
Plymouth, MN 55441
763-553-1751

Rates: $55 to $65 per night

Both hotels feature:

Adjacent restaurants: Green Mill Pizza and Pannekoeken Huis
Continental breakfast included with a room
Located only 5 miles from King of Grace at the junction of Interstate 494 and Highway 55, not far from several shopping areas including Ridgedale.
King of Grace will provide transportation from the hotels to the church and back each day.

Also, a limited number of people may stay with King of Grace members at no charge. Call Pastor Matthew Brooks at 763-546-3131 or email mbrooksATkog-elsDOTorg for more information.

Overview of the 2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar

2006-08-25T23:25:00.000-05:00

Eternal life is free for us, but it cost God's Son His life. Faith takes hold of it. But Satan and the world want to steal it. They do so by undermining Christ and His Word. They do so by false ways of thinking and living - what Paul calls "hollow and deceptive philosophies" or worldviews.

"See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ." Colossians 2:8

There are many popular worldviews in conflict with Christianity. Some are obvious, some are not. But they all whittle away at faith if not resisted.

This 3-day Worldview Seminar is designed to compare the truth of God's Word - the Christian Worldview - with conflicting worldviews. The seminar will equip Christians to identify more easily the false from the true so they can in turn guard their faith and help others guard theirs.

Schedule

2006-08-25T23:09:00.000-05:00

Thursday, October 19th

5:30pm - 6:30pm ~ Social Hour
6:30pm - 8:16pm ~ Presentation 1: Prof. Lyle Lange, The Confessional Lutheran Worldview
8:30pm - 10:00pm ~ Tabletalk

Friday, October 20th

8:00am - 9:45am ~ Presentation 2: Prof. Lyle Lange, The Confessional Lutheran Worldview, continued
Break
10:15am - 12:00pm ~ Presentation 3: Dr. Steven Reagles, The DaVinci Code, Eastern Religion and Gnosticism
12:00pm ~ Lunch
1:30pm - 3:15pm ~ Presentation 4: Rev. Edward Bryant, Truth and Uncertainty: Assumptions, Message and
Method in American Education
Break
3:45pm - 5:30pm ~ Presentation 5: Rev. Edward Bryant, Truth and Uncertainty: Assumptions, Message and Method in American Education
Supper
6:30pm - 8:15pm ~ Presentation 6: Prof. John Brenner, The Spirit of Pietism
8:30pm - 10:00pm ~ Tabletalk

Saturday, October 21

8:00am - 9:45am ~ Presentation 7: Dr. David Menton, Evolution: Science or Scientism?
Break
10:15am - 12:00pm ~ Presentation 8: Dr. David Menton, Implications of Evolutionism
12:00pm ~ Lunch
Break
1:30pm - 3:15pm ~ Presentation 9: Mr. Craig Parton, The Defense of the Faith in the Marketplace of Ideas
Break
3:45pm - 5:30pm ~ Presentation 10: Mr. Craig Parton, The Defense of the Faith in the Marketplace of Ideas
Break
6:30pm ~ Banquet
8:30pm - 10:00pm ~ Tabletalk and wrap-up

Drum roll begins...

2006-08-07T08:45:00.000-05:00

This is a test email post! Brochure and seminar information are soon going online!!! Finally.

Presenter update

2006-06-15T15:01:00.000-05:00

Just heard Dr. Veith won’t be able to present at Worldview this fall. He’s taking a new job in Virginia. So far we have Steve Reagles (prof at Bethany), Craig Parton, and John Brenner (prof at WELS seminary).

2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar blog

2006-05-17T19:50:00.000-05:00

The 2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar now has a blog! It will be a place to get more information about the upcoming seminar and ask questions.

The 2006 Confessional Worldview Seminar will have a new home this year. King of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Golden Valley, Minnesota will host this year's seminar. King of Grace is so pleased, honored and excited to host this event!

Key planners for this year's seminar are Pastor Matthew Brooks of King of Grace and Pastor Thompson, formerly chaplain of the Schwan's Center (previous host of the seminars. Pastor Thompson now serves and ELS congregation in Audubon, Minnesota. The two pastors are also long-time friends and are enjoying working on this project together. I have offered my help in keeping this blog and assisting them in planning.

Presenters will be formalized soon! Craig Parton has indicated that he is interested, so we are hoping to firm up his commitment very shortly.

Add this blog to your RSS feed and stay tuned for updates!