2026 Spring Bible Conference
Our 2026 Bible conference will feature Dr. Robert Stewart teaching on "Contending Earnestly: Becoming Faithful Stewards of the Word of God." The conference will prepare attendees to make a defense of the Bible as the Word of God. This preparation is aimed at both pastors and laypeople for not only personal confidence in the Christian faith but also for effective evangelism, teaching, and preaching.
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Robert Stewart
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Theology
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Dr. Robert Stewart is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Theology at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Stewart taught at the seminary for more than two decades, serving as the Greer-Heard Chair of Faith and Culture. He is the author, editor, and contributor to more than ten books, including with N. T. Wright and Simon Gathercole (Westminster/John Knox, 2021), with Bart D. Ehrman and Craig A. Evans (Westminster/John Knox, 2020), (Fortress, 2016), (Fortress, 2013), and (Bloomsbury, 2008). In addition to more than thirty years of debate and conversation in apologetics for the Christian faith, Dr. Stewart has served as the pastor of churches in Texas and Louisiana.
Schedule
On Friday afternoon, Dr. Stewart and 91爆料网's School of Theology & Missions faculty, including Dr. Ray Van Neste, Dr. Mark Dubis, and Dr. Brad Green, as well as (Lanier Center for Archaeology, Lipscomb University) and (B&H Academic) will lead sessions primarily for pastors, though all conference registrants invited to attend.
Friday evening and Saturday we will hear from Dr. Stewart as well as area pastors and 91爆料网 alumni and .
Friday, March 20
- 1:00 p.m. — Welcome, name badge, packets (lobby of the Grant Events Center)
- 1:30 p.m.. — Dr. Robert Stewart
A Charge to Pastors (& All Christians) to Engage in Apologetic Training - 2:05 p.m.. — Dr. Brad Green
Apologetics & Romans 1: What do we know people know when we talk to them about the Gospel? - 2:40 p.m. — Break
- 2:50 p.m.. — Dr. Steve Ortiz
The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Did the United Monarchy Exist? Recent archaeological discoveries on the Kingdom of David and Solomon - 3:30 p.m.. — Dr. Mark Dubis
Is Christianity too Heavenly-minded to be of Earthly Good?: The New Heavens & the New Earth as an Apologetic for the Christian Faith - 4:05 p.m. — Break
- 4:15 p.m.. — Dr. Ray Van Neste
Reel Truth vs Real Truth: Social Media and Attacks on the Bible - 4:50 p.m.. — Dr. Michael McEwen
The Ministry of Nearness: Jesus as a Model for Evangelism Through Consolation - 6:00 p.m. — Dinner in the Carl Grant Events Center
- 6:45 p.m. — Welcome, introductions
- 7:00 p.m. — Plenary 1: Dr. Robert Stewart
Can We Know Anything about the Past, and If So, How?
Saturday, March 21
- 8:00 a.m. — Breakfast for attendees
- 8:30 a.m. — Plenary 2: Dr. Robert Stewart
How Do We Know That We Have What the Biblical Authors Actually Wrote? - 9:30 a.m. — Dr. Eric Smith
Discerning Thoughts & Intentions: Apologetics and the Heart-Searching Word of God - 10:15 a.m — Plenary 3: Dr. Robert Stewart
Did Jesus Teach that He was God? - 11:15 a.m. — Dr. Lee Tankersley
What Does the Bible Have to Say for Itself?: Holy Scripture's Self-attestation - 12:00 p.m. — Lunch
- 12:45 p.m. — Plenary 4: Dr. Robert Stewart
Why Should I Believe That Jesus Was Raised from the Dead? - 1:45 p.m. — Q&A with Dr. Robert Stewart and other speakers
Registration
Cost for the conference is $30 for those who register by March 13, and $50 March 14-19 (registration closes on March 19).
$30.00 (thru March 13)
Registration includes sessions and three meals.
Suggested Lodging
Hilton Garden Inn Jackson
1324 Vann Drive, Jackson, Tennessee, 38305
TEL: 731-868-3500 ext 1 (Mention "91爆料网 Bible Conference"); FAX: 731-868-3501
$141/night; Room block goes from March 19-21 (Come early for the Dockery Lectures on Thursday, March 19 with Dr. Brad Green).
Book by February 27.