LIFE SITES to EBTC The Bible Training Center to CCCA Canyon Creek Christian Academy to FBC Frisco First Baptist Church Frisco to DTS Dallas Theological Seminary

PRAYER REQUESTS 9.30 Pray for both of our schools, that we might make the most of our time Pray for our continued perseverance as we keep learning how to build a support team Keep praying for my Grandma as she endures living on the farm Please pray for my ankles as they are not healing quickly Pray for the Training Center's class of students on the island of Spanish Wells Pray for the misisonaries around the world Pray for the Foxes and Alicia's pregnacy The continued training of Bahamian students The Return of Christ >>ANSWERED PRAYERS

9.25.06 - Trends and Traps

This is the cover artwork that the seminary boasted for the conference, it is comical yet sobering

Dr. Hannah during his presentation

This is Dr. Jeff Bingham. The picture does not do him justice as I believe he almost 7 feet tall... well at least he looks 7 feet tall.

Here's a wide shot of the audience and stage - this DTS conference was one of the best I have ever attended.

Here's a parting shot of Dr. Hannah's lecture.

Is the Bible outdated? Are Christians out of touch with reality? Or is it possible that the Christian effort to reach out to culture has resulted in the abandonment of the Christian calling? This past Monday I had the privilege of attending a ministry conference at DTS; the issue on the agenda was addressing the Trends and Traps of Today’s Theology.

It was an amazing conference, and I’m more than half tempted to retype everything I learned there, just to share the experience. The conference hosted four thought provoking speakers: Dr. Jeffrey Bingham, Dept. Chair and Professor of Theological Studies at DTS; Dr. John Hannah, Distinguished Professor and teaching for over 30 years; Dr. Scott Horrell, Missionary and Professor at DTS; Dr. Glenn Kreider, Associate Professor of Theological Studies at DTS.

The conference was segmented by these four speakers into the subjects regarding: Orthodoxy and the Scriptures, Challenges to the Gospel, Pluralism and Christianity, and Issues in Eschatology.

My favorite speaker (and professor) is Jeff Bingham, however the session on contemporary challenges to the gospel by Dr. Hannah was absolutely amazing – it alone was worth the price of admission.

Dr. Hannah’s evaluation of the contemporary evangelical church is hopeful yet sobering. Through careful examination of the American church’s journey through the Enlightenment to Post-Modernism, Hannah uncovers a frightening diagnosis of the pulse to American spirituality, which reveals a wealthy and fatting organization that has traded servitude for itunes.

Here are a few observations from Dr. Hannah’s presentation, read on if you dare, for it is not a pretty picture…

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