Announcing Two More Speakers
Editor’s Note (2/8/2021): Below is a blog originally published in 2020 before we had to postpone the conference a year. The Stewarts are slated to speak at our 2021 conference, and their session topics are likely to be similar to those listed below.
We are delighted to announce that Michael and Elizabeth Stewart will join our slate of 2020 Think Well speakers. As my personal colleagues and friends, this dynamic duo of a couple have agreed to spend the full week with us, and I could not be more excited. I believe they will truly be a blessing to all of us on both the head and heart level.
Originally from Mississippi, Michael and Elizabeth live in Indian Land, SC, just across the border from North Carolina. They have two young boys, William and John. Both work for Dr. Ken Boa's Reflections Ministries, which is how I became acquainted with them (I am an editor and writer for Reflections).
Who Is Michael Stewart?
A teacher, writer, and editor across academic and ministry settings, Michael has significant expertise in apologetics and is passionate about helping people see the beauty and power of Scriptures. He is currently vice president of Ken Boa's Reflections Ministries and Omnibus Media Ministries. He holds a BA in philosophy/religion from Mississippi State University and an MA in biblical studies/languages from Southern Evangelical Seminary (a seminary with an emphasis on apologetics). He has worked as minister of education for GraceLife Church in Pineville, NC (near Charlotte), and as editor for the Cobb Institute of Archaeology. He hosts an apologetics forum at GraceLife called In Question.
For a sampling of Michael's preaching, check out his sermon on the sanctity of human life from earlier this year.
Here are two In Question forums he hosted with Ken Boa, one on the existence of God and the other on the compatibility of science and faith.
Who Is Elizabeth Stewart?
Elizabeth is the worship leader at GraceLife Church in the Charlotte, NC, area. She holds a BA in music from Hunter College, New York City. She serves as the artistic director for Reflections Ministries and is currently pursuing a master’s in biblical and theological studies through Dallas Theological Seminary.
In 2019 she led worship at the Billy Graham Training Center, and she has been an integral part of leading worship for the National Conference on Christian Apologetics (2013–2016). She has spoken at women’s conferences, with some of her favorite topics to address being issues surrounding comparison, the importance of story, suffering and redemption, and restoration in the Psalms. Elizabeth is a classically trained pianist as well as a songwriter and video producer.
Check out Elizabeth's recent "Shaped by Suffering" video project for Reflections. Also, she tells some of her life story here in an interview on Becoming with Brittany.
The Stewarts at Think Well
Michael will be speaking on a variety of apologetics topics, ranging from the existence of God to God's design for male/female and marriage to how we're to respond when leaders walk away from the faith. Elizabeth will speak on identity and success as well as image and comparison. Each will help lead special break-outs with the guys and girls at Think Well, too.
