2023 Conference Schedule
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Blue = for parents in addition to students
Sunday, June 25
CHECK-IN (5–6 p.m.)
EVENING Kick-off Session for Students + Parents (starts 6 p.m.)
Intro: Todd Cothran
Keynote: Frank Turek—“Intro to I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist”
Monday, June 26:
Session 1 Frank Turek: “I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist Part 1: Does God Exist?”
Session 2 Frank Turek: “I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist Part 2: Are Miracles Possible?”
Session 3 Frank Turek: “I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist Part 3: Is the New Testament True?”
Session 4 Frank Turek: “If There Is a Good God, Why Is There Evil?”
Session 5 Frank Turek: “If There Is a Good God, Why Is There Evil?” (Continued) plus Q&A
Session 6 Frank Turek: “How Should We Respond to Transgenderism?”
Tuesday, June 27:
Session 1 Todd Cothran: “Seeing the World As It Is—and Finding Your Place in It”
Session 2 Russ Crawford: “Taking into the Night What You Learned in the Light: The Importance of Thinking Critically”
Session 3 Russ Crawford: “Fallacious Fog: An Introduction to Thinking Critically”
Session 4 Rob Spinney: “What Is Expressive Individualism and Why Will It Make You Miserable?”
Session 5 Rob Spinney: “How to Fight Against Expressive Individualism”
Wednesday, June 28:
Session 1 Sam Raju: “A Personal Apologetic”
Session 2 Sam Raju: “The Problem of Pain and the Goodness of God”
Session 3 Alisa Childers (VIDEO): “Recognizing Progressive Christianity”
Session 4 Luke Forister: “An Eternal Identity”
Session 5 Keith McCurdy: “What Shapes Our Perception?”
Session 6 Keith McCurdy: “Do I Want to Be the Statistic of My Generation?”
EVENING Keith McCurdy—Special Session for Parents: “Raising Sturdy Kids” (6:30–8:30 p.m.)
Thursday, June 29
Session 1 Bill Basener: “The Current State of Evolutionary Science”
Session 2 Todd Cothran: “The Top 5 Problems with Evolution and The Top 5 Evidences for Design”
Mini Session Todd Cothran: Secrets of the Grand Canyon (on biblical archaeology)
Session 3 Peter Forister: “Christianity and Environmentalism: How to Engage Creation Topics in Today’s World”
Session 4 Adam Coleman: “Who Are You? A Biblical Approach to Identity Formation”
Session 5 Adam Coleman: “Can Our Identity Point Us to God?”
Session 6 Elizabeth Parr: “Hope Nourishes Life” (followed by a presentation by Students for Life representatives)
Friday, June 30
Session 1 Luke Forister: “Restless Battleground: Pursuing Christ in the Digital Age”
Session 2 Renee & Todd Cothran: “Real Relationships”
Special breakout time (guys/girls separate)
Session 3 Multiple Speakers: “How to Think & Live Like a Missionary in Any Context”
Session 4 Todd Cothran: “How Christians Have Changed the World—and How You Can Too”
Session 5 Todd Cothran: “Now What?” (wrap-up session)
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING Closing Event for Families: BBQ Picnic (starts 5 p.m.)