We at BtT invite you to join us for our February conference, “City within a City: Church, Culture, & Counter-Culture (Feb 5-6, 2010). The conference features five plenary sessions (Danny Akin, Matt Chandler, David Platt, JD Greear, and Clayton King) and 30 breakout sessions (Chandler, Platt, McKinion, Reid, Finn, Ashford, King, Greear, etc.).

This is our annual collegiate conference and is focused on college-aged students, but we welcome seminary students, young professionals, and mature high school students. We expect a maximum-capacity 1,350 attenders (the sooner you register, the better). To register online, click here.

Below, we have provided you with a summary of the conference including its theme, and breakout session topics.

Theme: “A City within a City: Church, Culture, & Counter-Culture.” God’s church always finds herself in the midst of a broader human culture. Though the church is a part of that culture, she also bears witness to a Reality greater than the culture. For this reason, we as believers have the great privilege and responsibility of finding ways—in our colleges, workplaces, neighborhoods, and communities—to display the truth, goodness, and beauty of God and his gospel. Come and join us as we explore ways of bearing witness to God and his gospel in the midst of a skeptical, morally confused culture.

Plenary Speakers

Friday 1: Danny Akin

Friday 2: Matt Chandler

Saturday 1: Clayton King

Saturday 2: David Platt

Saturday 3: J. D. Greear

 

Breakout Sessions

The Church and Her Treasure (The Gospel):

What is the Gospel?  (Matt Chandler)

What is God’s purpose for “the church”? (John Hammett)

What is the church’s responsibility to the nations? (David Platt)

How do I read the Bible (OT and NT) in a Christ-centered and gospel-centered manner? (Steve McKinion)

How will Scripture memory transform my life, and how can I get started memorizing Scripture? (Andy Davis)

How do I share the gospel on a secular college campus? (Tim Miller)

How do I live a gospel-centered life? (Chad Hood)

How do I introduce the gospel in interpersonal conversation? (Clayton King)

How does a right understanding of the gospel fuel the local church’s global mission? (Dave Owen)

Is it possible to have spiritual awakening on a college campus? (Alvin Reid)

 

The Church in Relation to Society & Culture:

Does God care about my college major and my future job? (Jeremy Chasteen)

Does God care about the arts, the sciences, and the public square? (Nathan Finn)

How can a Christian watch movies and listen to music in a way that pleases God? (Bruce Ashford)

How does the gospel change the way we think about sex, money, and power? (Heath Thomas)

 

The Church in a Skeptical Culture:

What are the basic tools for defending the Christian faith? (Jamie Dew)

How does the Gospel affect my intellectual life? (David Nelson)

Why should I believe that God exists? (Steve Ladd)

Why follow Jesus rather than Muhammad? (George Robinson)

Why should I believe that the Christian gospel is true? (David Hogg)

Why should I trust the Bible (even if Bart Ehrman says that I shouldn’t)? (Ed Gravely)

If God is good, why doesn’t he stop suffering and evil?  (Jeremy Evans)

What about those people who have never heard the gospel? (Ben Merkle)

What about science, faith, and evolution? (Ken Keathley)

Is there any such thing as absolute truth? (Ed Gravely)

What are some apologetic strategies for public discourse and debate about spiritual and moral issues (Acts 17)? (Dennis Darville)

 

The Church in a Morally Confused Culture:

How do I answer questions about homosexuality? (Mark Liederbach)

How should I think about abortion? (Amber Lehman)

How should I think about God, sex, dating, and marriage? (J. D. Greear)

Should Christians ever support war? (Daniel Heimbach)

Does Scripture teach that women are inferior? (Mark Liederbach)