Conference 2021 - August 4 -7
Plowing In Hope: Building A Christian Civilization With Heart, Purpose & Courage
With 2020 finished, and political, ecclesiastical and business forces taking shape around us in the aftermath, the fallout of this past year promises to bring clarity, conflict and purpose in the days ahead.
Even though the 1980’s in America brought parents persecution and even imprisonment for homeschooling, there has perhaps not been a time in recent memory when the national consciousness of the dangers of government overreach and tyranny – and the importance of doing and standing for ourselves – has been so high. Or when the Church of Jesus Christ has been so divided over something as fundamental as whether or not to gather for worship.
We must resist the temptation to view this through the lens of the current crises. Emergency situations are really only situations of heightened realities and consequences reminding us that we need to return to the foundations of God’s social order. Reminding us – if viewed rightly – that God has established timeless and eternal principles of reconciliation and right living for individuals, families and communities.
For the better part of a century much of the Church has been obsessed with an eschatological fervor that had little specific and intentional bearing or reality on here and now. The Gospel became only about asking how to be saved and we forgot to ask this equally important question – What does a saved man do?
Such honest questions lead us to embrace again the value of God’s law while realizing that the Gospel goes further, deeper and wider than we could have ever imagined. It transforms a man’s allegiance, passions, ethics and relationships. It therefore changes the world because it changes us.
We are thrilled to announce Conference 2021 – Plowing in Hope: Building A Christian Civilization With Heart, Purpose & Courage. We hope this conference will show you why this is the only biblical, appropriate, compassionate and faithful response to this past year, and also that it is far superior to the white washed tombs that the West has been constructing for much of the 20th century. God’s plan for individuals, families, churches, communities and states is incredibly exciting. Purposeful. And, it just plain works. So let’s roll up our sleeves, take a big draught of Christ-centered hope, and learn how we can together set about with sword and trowel to join with the church on earth and in heaven in building and advancing the unstoppable Kingdom of Christ with heart, purpose and courage!
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Kevin Swanson
Author, Pastor, Radio Host, DirectorKevin Swanson is a second-generation homeschooler, published author, radio personality, and director of Generations, a ministry dedicated to strengthening Chrisian families across the country. As a homeschool father of five children, Kevin is a nationally recognized speaker on Biblical worldview, home discipleship and education, church relationships, and Biblical family life. Kevin hosts the daily Generations Radio program heard around the world.
Author, Pastor, Radio Host, Director Kevin Swanson
George Grant
Pastor, Parish Presbyterian ChurchGeorge Grant is the Pastor of Parish Presbyterian Church, Director of the King’s Meadow Study Center, Founder of both Franklin Classical School and New College Franklin, and Coordinator of the Chalmers Fund. He is the author of dozens of books in the areas of history, biography, politics, literature, and social criticism and he has written hundreds of essays, articles, and columns. His work on behalf of the homeless, for international relief and development, for racial reconciliation, and for the sanctity of life has been profiled in such varied media outlets as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Focus on the Family, The 700 Club, the Coral Ridge Hour, Point of View, Crossfire, World Magazine, and Christianity Today.
He has pioneered efforts to establish Classical Christian Schools in the US around the world—particularly in the Muslim world (with five large and thriving schools in Iraq, twenty in Indonesia, and three in China).
In addition to his pastoral responsibilities and regular classes in history, literature, theology, and the arts, he maintains an active writing and speaking schedule in this country and around the world. He has academic degrees in Political Science at the University of Houston (B.A.), Philosophy at Whitefield Theological Seminary (M.A., D.Litt., Ph.D.), Humanities at Belhaven College (D. Hum.), and Theology at Knox Theological Seminary (D.Min. Cand.). He makes his home in Middle Tennessee near the historic town of Franklin with his wife and co-author Karen. Together they have three grown children and four grandchildren.
Pastor, Parish Presbyterian Church George Grant
Armen Thomassian
Pastor, Free Presbyterian ChurchRev. Armen Thomassian, 36, grew up in Northern Ireland in a non-Christian home. The Lord saved him at the age of 19, and he quickly threw himself into every evangelistic endeavor he could. Having just turned 24, he was sent to Australia as a lay-preacher by FPC Mission Board and returned two years later to enter the Whitefield College of the Bible. After completing his studies he received a call from Calgary Free Presbyterian Church in Alberta, Canada, and began his ministry in January of 2015. After a few happy years in Calgary, he accepted a call from Faith Free Presbyterian Church and commenced his ministry in December 2018.
Pastor, Free Presbyterian Church Armen Thomassian
Andrew Sandlin
Founder & President, Center for Cultural LeadershipP. Andrew Sandlin is Founder & President of the Center for Cultural Leadership. He is also faculty of Blackstone Legal Fellowship of the Alliance Defending Freedom; the H. Evan Runner International Academy for Cultural Leadership of the Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity; and the De Jong Distinguished Visiting Professor of Culture and Theology of Edinburg Theological Seminary.
He founded CCL in 2001 with the conviction that only eminently equipped cultural leaders will actually create a new Christian culture.
An interdisciplinary scholar, he holds a B. A. in English, history, and political science (University of the State of New York); he was awarded an M. A. in English literature (University of South Africa); he has taken doctoral work in English (Kent State University); and he holds a doctorate in Sacred Theology summa cum laude (Edinburg Theological Seminary). He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society.
He is married and has five adult children and four grandchildren.
Founder & President, Center for Cultural Leadership Andrew Sandlin