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Defending the Faith 2023 Calvary Chapel Southwest Pastors and Leaders Conference

Handout

Welcome to the 2023 Pastors and Leaders Conference: Defending the Faith! This handout will be your guide as you attend the conference. You can find the schedule, merchandise discounts, places to eat, and more!

If you have any questions or need assistance please ask one of the volunteers.

Speakers Schedule

Day 1

Monday
Worship
Reach Worship Team
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 1
Frank Turek
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
The Biblical Imperative of Apologetics
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Speaker Info

Frank Turek Frank Turek

Frank Turek

Author and Speaker

Monday at 1:00 - 1:40 PM
Monday at 7:25 - 8:15 PM

Dr. Frank Turek, President of CrossExamined.org, is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of five books: Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God, Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make their Case, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Correct, Not Politically Correct, and Legislating Morality. As the President of CrossExamined.org, Frank presents powerful and entertaining evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools, and secular college campuses.

Frank hosts an hour-long TV program each week called I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. His radio program and podcast called I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist with Frank Turek airs on 182 stations every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. eastern and is available continuously on the free CrossExamined App.

Frank is a widely featured guest in the media as a leading apologetics expert and cultural commentator. He has appeared on hundreds of radio programs and many top TV networks including: Fox News, ABC, and CBS. He also writes a column for Townhall.com and several other sites. A former aviator in the US Navy, Frank has a master’s degree from George Washington University and a doctorate from Southern Evangelical Seminary. He and his wife, Stephanie, are blessed with three grown sons and two grandsons (so far).

Session 2
Peter Gurry
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Reliability of the New Testament Text
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Speaker Info

Peter Gurry Peter Gurry

Peter Gurry

Associate Professor of New Testament, Director of Text & Canon Institute

Monday at 2:00 - 2:45 PM

Peter Gurry joined the Phoenix Seminary faculty in 2017 and teaches courses in Greek Language and New Testament literature. His research interests range across the history and formation of the Bible, Greek grammar, and the history of New Testament scholarship. He has presented his work at the Society of Biblical Literature, the Evangelical Theological Society, and the British New Testament Conference. He and his wife have six children, two cats, and a tortoise and are members at Whitton Avenue Bible Church. He has been known to enjoy cheap fast food, good typography, and Jack London stories.

Session 3
Panel Discussion
3:05 PM - 3:55 PM
Navigating Doubt in Ministry
Dinner Break
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Worship
Reach Worship Team
7:00 PM - 7:25 PM
Session 4
Frank Turek
7:25 PM - 8:15 PM
I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist: Evidence for Miracles and the Resurrection
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Speaker Info

Frank Turek Frank Turek

Frank Turek

Author and Speaker

Monday at 1:00 - 1:40 PM
Monday at 7:25 - 8:15 PM

Dr. Frank Turek, President of CrossExamined.org, is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of five books: Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God, Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make their Case, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Correct, Not Politically Correct, and Legislating Morality. As the President of CrossExamined.org, Frank presents powerful and entertaining evidence for Christianity at churches, high schools, and secular college campuses.

Frank hosts an hour-long TV program each week called I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. His radio program and podcast called I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist with Frank Turek airs on 182 stations every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. eastern and is available continuously on the free CrossExamined App.

Frank is a widely featured guest in the media as a leading apologetics expert and cultural commentator. He has appeared on hundreds of radio programs and many top TV networks including: Fox News, ABC, and CBS. He also writes a column for Townhall.com and several other sites. A former aviator in the US Navy, Frank has a master’s degree from George Washington University and a doctorate from Southern Evangelical Seminary. He and his wife, Stephanie, are blessed with three grown sons and two grandsons (so far).

Day 2

Tuesday
Worship
Reach Worship Team
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Session 5
Interview with Natasha Crain
9:20 AM - 10:05 AM
The Challenge of Secularism
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Speaker Info

Natasha Crain Natasha Crain

Interview with Natasha Crain

NATIONAL SPEAKER AND AUTHOR

Tuesday at 9:20 - 10:05 AM
Tuesday at 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Natasha Crain is a speaker, blogger, podcaster, and author of four books who equips Christians to think more clearly about holding to a biblical worldview in an increasingly challenging secular world. Her latest book is Faithfully Different: Regaining Biblical Clarity in a Secular Culture.

She is also the author of three apologetics books for parents: Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side, Talking with Your Kids about God, and Talking with Your Kids about Jesus. Natasha is a frequent guest on radio and TV shows across the US and Canada.

She has an MBA from UCLA and a certificate in Christian apologetics from Biola University. A former marketing executive and adjunct professor, Natasha lives in Southern California with her husband and three children. She writes at natashacrain.com.

Session 6
Greg Koukl
10:25 AM - 11:10 AM
Truth is Not Ice Cream
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Greg Koukl Greg Koukl

Greg Koukl

PRESIDENT OF STAND TO REASON

Tuesday at 10:25 - 11:10 AM
Tuesday at 1:45 - 2:30 PM

Greg started out thinking he was too smart to become a Christian and ended up giving his life for the defense of the Christian faith. A central theme of Greg's speaking and writing is that Christianity — if it's properly understood and properly communicated — makes the most sense of the world as we find it.

Greg has spoken on more than 80 college and university campuses both in the U.S. and abroad and has hosted his own call-in radio show for 30 years advocating “Christianity worth thinking about.” An award-winning writer and best-selling author, Greg has written seven books, including Tactics — A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions; The Story of Reality — How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between; and Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air.

Greg received his Masters in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, graduating with high honors, and his Masters in Christian Apologetics with honors from Simon Greenleaf University. He is an adjunct professor in Christian apologetics at Biola University.

Lunch Break
11:15 AM - 1:30 PM
Workshop 1
Natasha Crain
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Equipping Our Kids in Apologetics
Location: Sanctuary
Workshop 2
The Hands of Hope Team
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Caring for People After an Abortion
Location: Kids Chapel
Workshop 3
Calvary Christian School
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
The Heart of Christian Education
Location: Game Room
Session 7
Greg Koukl
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Faithfulness is Not Theologically Complicated
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Speaker Info

Greg Koukl Greg Koukl

Greg Koukl

PRESIDENT OF STAND TO REASON

Tuesday at 10:25 - 11:10 AM
Tuesday at 1:45 - 2:30 PM

Greg started out thinking he was too smart to become a Christian and ended up giving his life for the defense of the Christian faith. A central theme of Greg's speaking and writing is that Christianity — if it's properly understood and properly communicated — makes the most sense of the world as we find it.

Greg has spoken on more than 80 college and university campuses both in the U.S. and abroad and has hosted his own call-in radio show for 30 years advocating “Christianity worth thinking about.” An award-winning writer and best-selling author, Greg has written seven books, including Tactics — A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions; The Story of Reality — How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between; and Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air.

Greg received his Masters in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, graduating with high honors, and his Masters in Christian Apologetics with honors from Simon Greenleaf University. He is an adjunct professor in Christian apologetics at Biola University.

Session 8
Live Q&A Panel Discussion
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Text your questions to 520-222-9139
Dinner Break
3:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Worship
Reach Worship Team
7:00 PM - 7:25 PM
Session 9
Leighton Flowers
7:25 PM - 8:15 PM
Toppling T.U.L.I.P.
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Speaker Info

Leighton Flowers Leighton Flowers

Leighton Flowers

DIRECTOR OF EVANGELISM AND APOLOGETICS

Tuesday at 7:25 - 8:15 PM
Wednesday at 10:40 - 11:25 AM

Dr. Leighton Flowers was named the Director of Evangelism and Apologetics for Texas Baptists in 2018. In addition to preaching on a wide range of biblical subjects, Leighton regularly travels to churches of all sizes to conduct seminars that specialize on evangelism and apologetics. He has participated in debates with leading apologists and led training conferences for the Annual Convention, Conclave, Apologetic Conferences, and the SBC Annual Convention. Previously, he served as the Director of Youth Evangelism for Texas Baptists for 13 years.

Leighton and his wife Laura, a Licensed Therapist in Richardson, have four children (Colson, Cooper, Esther and Caden) and live in North Garland just outside of Dallas where he also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Theology for Trinity Seminary.

Leighton earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Theology from Hardin-Simmons University (1997); a Masters of Divinity with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2000); and completed his Doctorate at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (2016).

Communion
8:15 PM - 8:30 PM

Day 3

Wednesday
Worship
Reach Worship Team
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Session 10
David Guzik
9:25 AM - 10:15 AM
Understanding the Judgment and Justice of God
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Speaker Info

David Guzik David Guzik

David Guzik

Pastor and Bible Commentator

Wednesday at 9:25 - 10:15 AM

David Guzik is a pastor, Bible teacher, and author of a widely used Bible commentary. David has been in Christian service for more than 35 years, including two church plants and more than seven years as a missionary in Germany, as director and teacher for an international school (Calvary Chapel Bible College Germany).

David’s podcasts are available on iTunes and on an RSS Feed for Android users. You can find more of David’s video teaching on his YouTube Channel. Enduring Word, David’s daily radio program, can be heard on many stations across the country and on the internet.

David earned a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1991. Through the years of David’s pastoral ministry and writing of the Bible commentary, he had no formal Bible College or seminary training. David earned a Masters of Divinity (MDiv) degree from Calvary Chapel University in 2021. David is married to Inga-Lill for more than 39 years and together they have three adult children and two grandchildren.

Session 11
Leighton Flowers
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM
How Soteriology Impacts Evangelism
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Speaker Info

Leighton Flowers Leighton Flowers

Leighton Flowers

DIRECTOR OF EVANGELISM AND APOLOGETICS

Tuesday at 7:25 - 8:15 PM
Wednesday at 10:40 - 11:25 AM

Dr. Leighton Flowers was named the Director of Evangelism and Apologetics for Texas Baptists in 2018. In addition to preaching on a wide range of biblical subjects, Leighton regularly travels to churches of all sizes to conduct seminars that specialize on evangelism and apologetics. He has participated in debates with leading apologists and led training conferences for the Annual Convention, Conclave, Apologetic Conferences, and the SBC Annual Convention. Previously, he served as the Director of Youth Evangelism for Texas Baptists for 13 years.

Leighton and his wife Laura, a Licensed Therapist in Richardson, have four children (Colson, Cooper, Esther and Caden) and live in North Garland just outside of Dallas where he also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Theology for Trinity Seminary.

Leighton earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Theology from Hardin-Simmons University (1997); a Masters of Divinity with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2000); and completed his Doctorate at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (2016).

Map

Food Trucks
Food Trucks are located east / right of the Main Buildings under the Solar Panels.
Sanctuary Events
Workshop 1 and all Sessions will be located in the Sanctuary.
Kids Chapel
Workshop 2 on Tuesday located in this room.
Game Room
Games are available to play with others. Come and join the fun!
Workshop 3 on Tuesday is located in this room.
Restrooms
Restrooms are located where it says Men or Women. In the main building there are extra restrooms available. Take the stairs opposite to the last doors into the sanctuary. You will find the bookstore, elevator and the restrooms on the right.
Cry Room
Cry Room is located on the north side on the left before the elevator. Not inside the sanctuary.
Childcare/Kids Ministry
Childcare is located in the 2nd building to the right of the Main Entrance. Please pickup your children during the breaks.
Got Questions?
If you have any questions or need assistance please ask one of the volunteers.
Hint: The very helpful volunteers are the ones wearing the redish/maroon lanyards and are probably smiling at you right now!
conference building map

Merchandise

Conference Merch

Defend your faith and buy our sweet merch! You can either buy it online or at the tables near the Coffee Shop.

Promo: Visit the merch tables at the conference for in-person discounts.

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Bookstore

Located in the main building on the second floor above the Coffee Shop.

Discounts

Alisa Childers' books cost $15 each
20% off purchases of $75 or more
Specials on Sterling Silver Jewelry and other items
Visit the bookstore to enter the raffle, no purchase necessary.

Speakers Merch

Visit the merch area near the coffee shop for speaker's books.

Food Trucks

Food Trucks are available during the lunch break on Day 2. They will be located under the Solar Panels east / right of the Main Buildings.

Pricing and menus are available at the Food Trucks.

Bubba-Que Smokehouse BBQ & Tex-Mex
BBQ and Tex-Mex
Haus of Brats
Authentic German Food
Lahaina's Shave Ice
Hawaiin Shave Ice
Roadrunning Wood Fired Pizza
Pizza
Sonoran Mexican Cuisine
Mexican

Restaurants

Coupons

Download the coupons from the cards below. Show the coupons at the restaurants for the discount.

Exception for Baggins: You must place your order online and pick it up at location. Coupon Code: CVY15

Baggin's
Coupon Online Order Only
Gourmet Sandwiches
Culinary Dropout
American Cuisine
Eclectic Cafe
Mexican & global dishes, including gluten-free options
Mama's Famous Pizza & Heros
Pizza and Hero
Prep & Pastry
American Cuisine
Tommy D's
Chicago Style Craft Eats
Tucson Tamale
Mexican
Zona 78
Italian

Exhibitors

We are thankful for our exhibitors who have helped sponsor this conference. Please check them out in the 2nd building.
Biblical Counseling Academy
A Ministry of Calvary Chapel Glenwood Springs
We train and certify biblical counselors to serve Jesus in the local church.
Covenant Ministries
Covenant Ministries, Inc. is dedicated to biblical counseling/discipleship and training others to use their gifts to help others become like Christ.
Calvary Chapel University
We serve lifelong learners and the ministries of churches worldwide by offering undergraduate and graduate programs in a Christ-centered community.
Hands of Hope
Unexpected Pregnancy Support; Specialized Counseling; Education & More.
Operation Eternal Freedom
Christ centered healing for trauma survivors and those with PTSD, as well as training and offering materials for church leaders to provide help for their people.
Phoenix Seminary
Phoenix Seminary exists to train men and women for Christ-centered ministry for the building up of healthy churches in Phoenix and beyond.
Uturn for Christ
Residential Restoration Ministry for those caught in the sin of addiction.
Reach College
A Ministry of Calvary Tucson
Christ-centered education through courses in theology, apologetics, and leadership, one-on-one mentorship, and hands-on ministry training.
Inspired Travel
Inspired Travel
Full Service Travel Management Company With Israel & Footsteps Tours.
Running Light Ministries
Helping Christians Caught in the Trap of Sexual Bondage Through Bible-Based Accountability, Resulting in a Greater Joy of Life in Christ.