National Conference on Christian Apologetics 2020

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SIX-DAY VIRTUAL APOLOGETICS EVENT / OCT 12-17

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SIX-DAY VIRTUAL APOLOGETICS EVENT

OCT 12-17

#NCCA / Presented by Southern Evangelical Seminary

100+ HOURS
of Helpful Content

LIVE-STREAMING
w/On-Demand Recordings

OVER 75
High-Quality Speakers

100+ HOURS of Helpful Content — 100+ HOURS
of Helpful Content

LIVE-STREAMING w/On-Demand Recordings — LIVE-STREAMING
w/On-Demand Recordings

OVER 75 High-Quality Speakers — OVER 75
High-Quality Speakers

WHAT IS A VIRTUAL EVENT?

In light of uncertainties regarding venue usage and travel restrictions due to COVID-19, SES made the bold decision to make the 27th annual National Conference on Christian Apologetics a virtual event for 2020. While we will miss being with our attendees in person, we are still able to provide you amazing speakers and even more content. Here are a few highlights:

Plenary and breakout sessions will be live-streamed, and the recordings will be posted back to each session for on-demand viewing within 48-72 hours.
Spanish sessions are also included.
Attendees will have exclusive access to over 100 hours of content for at least three months.
In addition, attendees will have the ability to connect with our wonderful NCCA partners and fellow attendees via the event app or event web app.
The 2020 NCCA will run Monday – Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon ET (Oct. 12-17).
Attendees can download the Attendify app using the links above and search for the “NCCA 2020” event.

REGISTRATION IS ONLY $30! Please note, tickets should be purchased for each person wanting personal access to the event. Families watching a stream together on the same device, for example, do NOT need to purchase individual tickets for each person.

PLENARY SPEAKERS

SCHEDULE

Monday

PLENARY 7:00-8:00PM

Hold Fast to Truth / Abdu Murray

BREAKOUTS 8:15-9:15PM

1. TBA / Richard Land

2. Old Testament: History or Hoax / Kristen Davis

3. Social Justice, Critical Theory, and Christianity: Are They Compatible? / Neil Shenvi

4. Genetic Entropy – We are Going Down, Not Up! / John Sanford

5. Acts Gets Hard Things Right: External Evidence for Acts / Lydia McGrew

6. TBA / Brian Huffling

7. The Big Story and Christian Case Making / Raymond Ciervo

8. The Evil God of the Bible / Steven Lewis

9. Introduction to Western Buddhism / Michael Farley

10. Are God’s Attributes Incoherent and Incompatible? / Kyle Keltz

11. A Biblical Apologetic for Controlled Immigration / Tom Hillegas

12. Christian Exclusivism in a Pluralistic Culture: Is Jesus the Only Way? / Scott Toenges

13. Introduction to Cultural Apologetics / Prem Isaac

14. Relativism, Morality and Sexual Purity: How America’s Non-biblical View of Truth Produced a Non-biblical Understanding Sexuality / Richard Tompkins

15. Is there a Special Apologetic for the Jewish People / Cary Weisbaum

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

*All times are Eastern

Tuesday

PLENARY 7:00-8:00PM

Hold Fast to the Good / Richard Howe

BREAKOUTS 8:15-9:15PM

1. The Latest Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus / Gary Habermas

2. The Price of Panic: How the Tyranny of Experts Turned a Pandemic Into a Catastrophe / Jay Richards

3. Why I am Not a Theistic Evolutionist / Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana

4. Three Dimensional Apologetics: Being A Certain Kind of Apologists / David Geisler

5. Literary Devices in the Gospels: Fact or Fiction? / Lydia McGrew

6. TBA / Brian Huffling

7. Proven Strategies to Introduce Your Muslim Friend to the Word of God / J. Anthony Hildahl

8. The Golden Rule and its Evidential Value in Worldviews and Religions / Corey Miller

9. Right For You, But Not For Me-The Christian Role In Political Discourse / Steven Garofalo

Breakout 10 / TBA

Breakout 11 / TBA

Breakout 12 / TBA

Breakout 13 / TBA

Breakout 14 / TBA

Breakout 15 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

*All times are Eastern

Wednesday

PLENARY 7:00-8:00PM

Hold Fast to Faith / Richard Land

BREAKOUTS 8:15-9:15PM

1. The Cross and the Cancel Culture / Abdu Murray

2. The Sexual Holocaust: The Worst Humanitarian Crisis in History / John Sanford

3. TBA / Tim McGrew

4. The Simple Triune God / Travis Campbell

5. The Four Words of God: General and Special Revelation / Ken Boa

6. TBA / Doug Potter

7. Diagnostic Discipleship: the Integration of Apologetic Methodology to Strengthen the work of Evangelism and Making Disciple-Makers / Thomas McCuddy

8. Discipleship in Apologetics Teen Ministry / Mark Phillips

9. The Power of Purpose for Impact in Apologetics and Discipleship / Michael Kozlinski

10. The Bible, Are There Any Errors? / Harold Hansen

11. John of Damascus Updated: Islam IS a Heresy / Daniel Janosik

Breakout 12 / TBA

Breakout 13 / TBA

Breakout 14 / TBA

Breakout 15 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

*All times are Eastern

Thursday

PLENARY 7:00-8:00PM

Hold Fast to Love / Frank Turek

BREAKOUTS 8:15-9:15PM

1. Open Q&A with Frank Turek / Frank Turek

2. Creating Life in the Lab / Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana

3. An Exclusive Gospel in an Inclusive World / Bob Stewart

4. TBA / Tim McGrew

5. Van Til’s Trinitarianism: A Reformed Critique / Travis Campbell

6. Critical Theory and Christianity: A Deep Dive / Neil Shenvi

7. The Uniqueness of Biblical Theism: A Robust Approach to the Defense of the Faith / Ken Boa

8. TBA / Mel Winstead

9. Transhumanism: The Gospel of Guided Human Evolution through Science and Technology / Christopher Haun

Breakout 10 / TBA

Breakout 11 / TBA

Breakout 12 / TBA

Breakout 13 / TBA

Breakout 14 / TBA

Breakout 15 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

*All times are Eastern

Friday

PLENARY 7:00-8:00PM

Hold Fast to Human Dignity / John Stonestreet

BREAKOUTS 8:15-9:15PM

1. TBA / John Stonestreet

2. Why Should I Believe? / Alycia Wood

3. The Apologetics of Paul / Bob Stewart

4. Doubting Our Doubts–How to Deal With Doubt / Brett Kunkle

5. TBA / TBA

6. TBA / TBA

7. How to Implement a Discipleship Apologetic Model in the Local Church / Terren Dames

8. No Other Book: Why We Can Trust the Bible! / Lawrence Helms

Breakout 9 / TBA

Breakout 10 / TBA

Breakout 11 / TBA

Breakout 12 / TBA

Breakout 13 / TBA

Breakout 14 / TBA

Breakout 15 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

*All times are Eastern

Saturday

PLENARY 12:00-1:00PM

Hold Fast to the Bible / Daniel Wallace

BREAKOUTS 1:15-2:15PM

1. Weathering Climate Change / Hugh Ross

2. Textual Variants and the Verity of Scripture / Daniel Wallace

3. Struggling to Believe / Alycia Wood

4. Why Should We Think the Bible is an Authority in Modern Times? / Brett Kunkle

5. TBA / Richard Howe

6. Evidence for the Bible’s Supernatural Origin: Fulfilled Messianic Prophecies / Brian Henson

7. The 1st Responder Apologist / Del Potter

8. Do Your Homework! / Kathryn Camp

9. Defending the Christian Faith in Africa / Simon & Nel Brace

Breakout 10 / TBA

Breakout 11 / TBA

Breakout 12 / TBA

Breakout 13 / TBA

Breakout 14 / TBA

Breakout 15 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

PLENARY 2:30-3:15PM

Hold Fast to the Gospel / Hugh Ross

PLENARY 3:30-4:15PM

Hold Fast to Courage / Kristen Davis, Gary Habermas, Jay Richards

PLENARY 4:30-5:15PM

Hold Fast to Hope / Will Ford III & Matt Lockett

*All times are Eastern

Monday

PLENARY 7:00-8:00PM

Hold Fast to Truth / Abdu Murray

BREAKOUTS 8:15-9:15PM

1. TBA / Richard Land

2. Old Testament: History or Hoax / Kristen Davis

3. Social Justice, Critical Theory, and Christianity: Are They Compatible? / Neil Shenvi

4. Genetic Entropy – We are Going Down, Not Up! / John Sanford

5. Acts Gets Hard Things Right: External Evidence for Acts / Lydia McGrew

6. TBA / Brian Huffling

7. The Big Story and Christian Case Making / Raymond Ciervo

8. The Evil God of the Bible / Steven Lewis

9. Introduction to Western Buddhism / Michael Farley

10. Are God’s Attributes Incoherent and Incompatible? / Kyle Keltz

11. A Biblical Apologetic for Controlled Immigration / Tom Hillegas

12. Christian Exclusivism in a Pluralistic Culture: Is Jesus the Only Way? / Scott Toenges

13. Introduction to Cultural Apologetics / Prem Isaac

14. Relativism, Morality and Sexual Purity: How America’s Non-biblical View of Truth Produced a Non-biblical Understanding Sexuality / Richard Tompkins

15. Is there a Special Apologetic for the Jewish People / Cary Weisbaum

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA
Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

*All times are Eastern

Tuesday

PLENARY 7:00-8:00PM

Hold Fast to the Good / Richard Howe

BREAKOUTS 8:15-9:15PM

1. The Latest Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus / Gary Habermas

2. The Price of Panic: How the Tyranny of Experts Turned a Pandemic Into a Catastrophe / Jay Richards

3. Why I am Not a Theistic Evolutionist / Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana

4. Three Dimensional Apologetics: Being A Certain Kind of Apologists / David Geisler

5. Literary Devices in the Gospels: Fact or Fiction? / Lydia McGrew

6. TBA / Brian Huffling

7. Proven Strategies to Introduce Your Muslim Friend to the Word of God / J. Anthony Hildahl

8. The Golden Rule and its Evidential Value in Worldviews and Religions / Corey Miller

9. Right For You, But Not For Me-The Christian Role In Political Discourse / Steven Garofalo

Breakout 10 / TBA

Breakout 11 / TBA

Breakout 12 / TBA

Breakout 13 / TBA

Breakout 14 / TBA

Breakout 15 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

*All times are Eastern

Wednesday

PLENARY 7:00-8:00PM

Hold Fast to Faith / Richard Land

BREAKOUTS 8:15-9:15PM

1. The Cross and the Cancel Culture / Abdu Murray

2. The Sexual Holocaust: The Worst Humanitarian Crisis in History / John Sanford

3. TBA / Tim McGrew

4. The Simple Triune God / Travis Campbell

5. The Four Words of God: General and Special Revelation / Ken Boa

6. TBA / Doug Potter

7. Diagnostic Discipleship: the Integration of Apologetic Methodology to Strengthen the work of Evangelism and Making Disciple-Makers / Thomas McCuddy

8. Discipleship in Apologetics Teen Ministry / Mark Phillips

9. The Power of Purpose for Impact in Apologetics and Discipleship / Michael Kozlinski

10. The Bible, Are There Any Errors? / Harold Hansen

11. John of Damascus Updated: Islam IS a Heresy / Daniel Janosik

Breakout 12 / TBA

Breakout 13 / TBA

Breakout 14 / TBA

Breakout 15 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

*All times are Eastern

Thursday

PLENARY 7:00-8:00PM

Hold Fast to Love / Frank Turek

BREAKOUTS 8:15-9:15PM

1. Open Q&A with Frank Turek / Frank Turek

2. Creating Life in the Lab / Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana

3. An Exclusive Gospel in an Inclusive World / Bob Stewart

4. TBA / Tim McGrew

5. Van Til’s Trinitarianism: A Reformed Critique / Travis Campbell

6. Critical Theory and Christianity: A Deep Dive / Neil Shenvi

7. The Uniqueness of Biblical Theism: A Robust Approach to the Defense of the Faith / Ken Boa

8. TBA / Mel Winstead

9. Transhumanism: The Gospel of Guided Human Evolution through Science and Technology / Christopher Haun

Breakout 10 / TBA

Breakout 11 / TBA

Breakout 12 / TBA

Breakout 13 / TBA

Breakout 14 / TBA

Breakout 15 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

*All times are Eastern

Friday

PLENARY 7:00-8:00PM

Hold Fast to Human Dignity / John Stonestreet

BREAKOUTS 8:15-9:15PM

1. TBA / John Stonestreet

2. Why Should I Believe? / Alycia Wood

3. The Apologetics of Paul / Bob Stewart

4. Doubting Our Doubts–How to Deal With Doubt / Brett Kunkle

5. TBA / TBA

6. TBA / TBA

7. How to Implement a Discipleship Apologetic Model in the Local Church / Terren Dames

8. No Other Book: Why We Can Trust the Bible! / Lawrence Helms

Breakout 9 / TBA

Breakout 10 / TBA

Breakout 11 / TBA

Breakout 12 / TBA

Breakout 13 / TBA

Breakout 14 / TBA

Breakout 15 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

*All times are Eastern

Saturday

PLENARY 12:00-1:00PM

Hold Fast to the Bible / Daniel Wallace

BREAKOUTS 1:15-2:15PM

1. Weathering Climate Change / Hugh Ross

2. Textual Variants and the Verity of Scripture / Daniel Wallace

3. Struggling to Believe / Alycia Wood

4. Why Should We Think the Bible is an Authority in Modern Times? / Brett Kunkle

5. TBA / Richard Howe

6. Evidence for the Bible’s Supernatural Origin: Fulfilled Messianic Prophecies / Brian Henson

7. The 1st Responder Apologist / Del Potter

8. Do Your Homework! / Kathryn Camp

9. Defending the Christian Faith in Africa / Simon & Nel Brace

Breakout 10 / TBA

Breakout 11 / TBA

Breakout 12 / TBA

Breakout 13 / TBA

Breakout 14 / TBA

Breakout 15 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 1 / TBA

Spanish Breakout 2 / TBA

PLENARY 2:30-3:15PM

Hold Fast to the Gospel / Hugh Ross

PLENARY 3:30-4:15PM

Hold Fast to Courage / Kristen Davis, Gary Habermas, Jay Richards

PLENARY 4:30-5:15PM

Hold Fast to Hope / Will Ford III & Matt Lockett

*All times are Eastern

PARTNERS

Coming Soon

If you are interested in being an NCCA Partner, download our Opportunities Guide HERE

“Of all the many apologetic conferences at which I speak, the annual sessions every October at Southern Evangelical Seminary are the largest and the most enjoyable.”

“Best conference I've ever been to!”

“An accessible crash course that will sharpen the mind of the established Christian apologist, or open the floodgates for the curious newbie.”

“This is a fantastic conference! If you don't leave this conference equipped to defend the faith, then you didn't pay attention or must have slept in. I strongly recommend this conference to both church leaders and laypersons alike.”

#NCCA / Presented by Southern Evangelical Seminary

100+ HOURS of Helpful Content

LIVE-STREAMING w/On-Demand Recordings

OVER 75 High-Quality Speakers

WHAT IS A VIRTUAL EVENT?

PLENARY SPEAKERS

SCHEDULE

PARTNERS

Coming Soon

100+ HOURS
of Helpful Content

LIVE-STREAMING
w/On-Demand Recordings

OVER 75
High-Quality Speakers