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2016 No Pat Answers Annual Conference
Special Youth Meeting Friday Night, April 8th, 7pm, open to the public!
Schedule:
Friday:
6:00 PM Registration Opens
7:00-7:10 PM Opening Remarks
7:10-7:45 PM Worship with Josiah David Haner
7:45-8:30 PM Logan Phillips - “They’re coming for you: 3 ways to withstand the cultural attacks on your faith”
8:30-8:40 PM Break
8:40-9:20 PM Breakout Sessions:
1) ”Losing My Religion: A roundtable discussion about why youth leave the church and what we can do to help." Michael C. Sherrard
2) Apologetics in the Real World: A practical discussion on apologetic issues in real life
9:20-9:30 PM Closing
Saturday:
7:45 AM Doors Open for Registration, Light Breakfast
8:45 AM Welcome - Ray Ciervo
9:00 - 9:50 AM Ray Ciervo - Faithful in the Fight
9:50-10:00 AM Break
10:00 - 10:50 AM Natasha Crain - Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side: Faithful Christian Parenting in a Secular World
10:50-11:40 AM Michael Sherrard - The End of Religious Freedom: How Anti-Intellectualism will Imprison the Church
11:40 - 1:10 PM Lunch on your own
1:10-2:00 PM Kent Suter - Let the Teenagers Come to Me: Embracing Jesus’ Apologetic Methods in Youth Ministry
2:00 - 2:10 PM Break/Transition
2:10 - 3:30 PM Breakout Sessions
3:30 - 3:45 PM Break
3:45 - 4:45 PM Q&A, Closing - Ray Ciervo
Breakout Session Topics:
Mike Sherrard - Relational Apologetics: How to Use Apologetics with your Friends, Neighbors, and Co-Workers.
Kent Suter - Ragamuffin Youth Ministry: Things I’ve Learned from God’s Unconventional Methods
Natasha Crain - Apologetics for Parents: The Why, What, and How of Teaching Kids Apologetics at Home
Ray Ciervo - Finding Yourself on Mars Hill and How to Succeed
Julie Loos - Why the Church Should Care About Standing for Truth on the College Campus
Bios:
Josiah David Haner
Josiah David Haner is a writer, musician, and the worship pastor at Crosspoint Community Church in Peachtree City, Georgia. Beginning on the drums at a very young age, his journey in music has now brought him to a different kind of role in music ministry; one he intends to remain in for a long time. Josiah’s writings have been featured on various apologetics sites including the Poached Egg, and his new EP “Save ME” is available wherever music is sold.Logan Phillips
Logan Phillips is a follower of Jesus Christ, a husband, and youth minister. He holds a B.A in philosophy and religion from Valdosta State University. He thinks the church grows best through discipleship and desires to see people grow in their knowledge, love, and adoration of Jesus.
Full day conference Saturday, April 9th. - Registration Necessary
Saturday Speakers:
Natasha Crain 
Natasha Crain earned her MBA in marketing and statistics from
UCLA and has a certificate in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. She is an active blogger who specializes in the area of Christian parenting and apologetics. She is also the author of Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side: 40 Conversations to Help Them Build a Lasting Faith published by Harvest House, scheduled to be released in March of 2016. Find her blog on christianmomthoughts.com. Watch her promotional video here!
Dr. Ray Ciervo
Dr. Ray Ciervo has 40 years of ministry as pastor, teacher and apologist. He attended a Bible school in Brooklyn, NY and in 1974, was ordained and sent to help establish a church in central New Jersey, where he discipled many and led an association of churches. In 2002, he graduated summa cum laude at Southern Evangelical Seminary with a master of arts in apologetics (MAA). He recently completed his Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree in apologetics. Ray travels and ministers internationally, earning over 150 stamps in his passport. Locally, he presents seminars called ,"No Pat Answers", free of charge, three times a year at Long Branch Covenant Church in Long Branch, NJ. He is the organizer and founder of The New Jersey Christian Apologetics Conference. He is married to the wonderful and encouraging, Joanne and has 3 children, 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Michael C. Sherrard
Michael C. Sherrard is a pastor, the director of Ratio Christi College Prep, the author of Relational Apologetics, and an indie electronic musician having released several albums as well as contributing to many others.
Mike has a B.A. in Religion and a Masters of Divinity with a concentration in Apologetics from Luther Rice Seminary and University, and is currently doing Ph.D. Studies in New Testament under renowned New Testament scholar Prof. Jan Van Der Watt.
Mike has provided us with links to two of his recent interviews to help you get to know him better. Both interviews tackle the question, "What is Relational Apologetics?". One interview is with Sean McDowell and the other is with Janet Mefferd, the talk show host that called out Mark Driscoll for plagiarism.
1. How can we defend the Christian faith with gentleness and respect? with Janet Mefferd
Watch his promotional video here!
Kent Suter
Kent Suter graduated from Providence Christian Academy in 1998 and then went on to Bryan College, earning a double degree in Bible and Christian Education/Youth Ministry. Kent later pursued seminary studies at Southern Evangelical Seminary, where he served as student assistant to President Emeritus Norman Geisler. He completed his Master's Degree in Christian Apologetics 2008.
In 2005, Kent became Youth Pastor at Cornerstone Bible Church near Atlanta, GA. He and his wife Brook have 4 children. Watch his promotional video here!
Julie Loos
