Make Plans to Attend this Important Conference

 

April 22-24, 2010

Saint Louis Conference on
Biblical Discernment


PFO will again sponsor its biennial national conference on apologetics, worldviews, evangelism, biblical spirituality, disciplines, and discipleship with nationally known experts conducting multiple plenary sessions and workshops.
 

Rev. G. Richard Fisher Dr. Gary. E. Gilley Dr. Robert P. Lightner Dr. Paul L. Maier Dr.  Ron Rhodes Pastor Dave Swavely


Plenary and Workshop Session Leaders:

 • Rev. G. Richard Fisher  —
Director for Personal Freedom Outreach and the senior researcher/writer for The Quarterly Journal.  Pastor Fisher served as pastor of Laurelton Park Baptist Church in Bricktown, N.J., for over 40 years, from 1968 until his retirement in June 2009.  He also was part of the teaching staff at Central Jersey Bible Institute for over three decades, where he had served as Dean of the school.  He has led over 30 tours of the Holy Land and has co-authored The Confusing World of Benny Hinn.


 • Dr. Gary E. Gilley  — 
Pastor of Southern View Chapel in Springfield, Ill.  Dr. Gilley is also a director for Personal Freedom Outreach and a researcher and writer for The Quarterly Journal.  He received his B.A. from Moody Bible Institute and his M.B.S. and Th.D. from Cambridge Graduate School.  He is a frequent speaker at Bible conferences and the author of four books including, Is That You Lord? and This Little Church Went to Market.  He is also a board member of Brazil Gospel Fellowship Mission and New Tribes Missions.


 

• Dr. Robert P. Lightner  —
Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology, Adjunct Professor in Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary.  Dr. Lightner joined the Dallas Seminary faculty in 1968 after teaching for seven years at Baptist Bible College/Seminary in Johnson City, New York, and also teaches at the Seminary’s extension sites.  A professor of all the doctrines of Systematic Theology, Dr. Lightner has authored Handbook of Evangelical Theology, Portraits of Jesus in the Gospel of John, and over twenty other theological volumes.


 

• Dr. Paul L. Maier  — 
Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University.  Dr. Maier serves as Second Vice President of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and is also a historical novelist whose expertise in first-century history and extensive travels in the Middle East and Asia Minor provide historical authenticity to his writing.  He has authored numerous scholarly books including, In the Fullness of Time: A Historian Looks at Christmas, Easter and the Early Church, Josephus – The Essential Writings, and Eusebius – The Church History.


 

• Dr. Ron Rhodes  —  
President of Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries.  Dr. Rhodes is an Adjunct Professor of Theology at Dallas Theological Seminary (Dallas, Texas), Veritas Evangelical Seminary (Murrieta, Calif.), and Biola University (La Mirada, Calif.).  With over 1.5 million books in print, he is the author of the popular “Reasoning from the Scriptures” series and over fifty other apologetic works including, The Complete Guide to Bible Translations, The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations, and The Wonder of Heaven.


 

• Pastor Dave Swavely  — 
Pastor of Faith Church in Malvern, Pa.  Pastor Swavely (M. Div., The Master’s Seminary) began his ministry as an assistant to Dr. John MacArthur and a staff member at Grace Community Church in Los Angeles. He has over fifteen years of extensive experience in biblical counseling, and is the author of Decisions, Decisions and Who Are You to Judge? and has co-authored the books, Life in the Father’s House: A Member’s Guide to the Local Church and From Embers to a Flame: How God Can Revitalize Your Church.


 

For additional information about our conference leaders, click on the leader’s name to visit the biography page of the website of the ministry, teaching institution, or church which they are associated.
 


 

Alongside the seven plenary sessions, four 75-minute workshop sessions are scheduled for the 2010 Conference.  You will be able to choose from at least four different workshops during each session.

Click here for the titles, descriptions and times of all plenary and workshop sessions.
 

Additional Workshop Session Leaders:

Dr. Steven Tsoukalas Marcia Montenegro


• Dr. Steven Tsoukalas is Assistant Professor of Apologetics and Christian Thought at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson Mississippi.  He has also been a researcher and missionary to adherents of pseudo- and non-Christian religions since 1986 and is Executive Director of Sound Doctrine Ministries in Exeter, N.H.  Steve is the author of Masonic Rites and Wrongs, Knowing Christ in the Challenge of Heresy, Christian Faith 101, and The Nation of Islam.
 

• Marcia Montenegro, who trusted Christ in December 1990, is a former professional astrologer, past president of the Metropolitan Astrological Society, and taught astrology for over five years. She was also involved for a number of years in psychic development, and in various Eastern, New Age and occult beliefs. She now has a ministry, Christian Answers for the New Age (CANA), and the author of Spellbound: The Paranormal Seduction of Today’s Kids.  Marcia is a member of Cherrydale Baptist Church, Arlington, Va.

 

 


 

Conference Schedule:

Thursday — April 22nd

2:00 p.m. Conference Welcome and Plenary Session #1
 • Is the Modern Church Reaching Out or Selling Out? – Gary E. Gilley
3:30 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. Workshop Session #1
• Are There Alternative Christianities? - Ehrman and the Gnostics – G. Richard Fisher
• The Godless Crusade of the New Atheism – Gary E. Gilley
• Oprah and Invasion of the New Spirituality – Marcia Montenegro
• Unlocking the Mysteries of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol – Ron Rhodes
• Decision Making Questions – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Dave Swavely
5:15 p.m. Afternoon Break
6:00 p.m. Banquet
7:30 p.m. Plenary Session #2
 • Contending for the Faith Without Being Contentious – Robert Lightner


Friday — April 23rd

9:00 a.m. Plenary Session #3
 • The Bondage of Ancestral Bondage Teaching – Richard Fisher
10:15 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Workshop Session #2
• The Ancient-Future Faith Movement – Gary E. Gilley
• The Angel Called God and His Angels – Robert P. Lightner
• What’s Your Sign? The Bible & Astrology in Age of Aquarius – Marcia Montenegro
• An Overview of World Religions – Ron Rhodes
• Foundational Christian Epistemology – Steven Tsoukalas
12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. Plenary Session #4
 • The Case Against Judging – Dave Swavely
2:45 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Workshop Session #3
• Joel Osteen – The Prosperity Gospel Goes Mainstream – Gary E. Gilley
• The Angel Called Satan and His Angels – Robert Lightner
• The Reformation – Reclaiming the Church from Corruption – Paul L. Maier
• What You Need to Know About Homosexuality – Ron Rhodes
• Uniqueness of Christianity: Highly Probable or Absolutely Certain? – Steven Tsoukalas
4:30 p.m. Dinner Break
7:00 p.m. Plenary Session #5
 • Jesus of Nazareth – What Else Do We Know? – Paul L. Maier


Saturday — April 244th

9:00 a.m. Plenary Session #6
 • Where Is the Discernment? – Ron Rhodes
10:15 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Workshop Session #4
• Does Beth Moore Have a Hermeneutic? – G. Richard Fisher
• The Apostle Paul and the Spread of Christianity – Paul L. Maier
• The Vampire Bites - A Biblical Look at Today’s New Heroes – Marcia Montenegro
• The Seven E’s of Entertainment – Dave Swavely
• Christ as God through What He Says and Does – Steven Tsoukalas
12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. Plenary Session #7
 • A Faithful Church in Deceptive Times – Gary E. Gilley
2:45 p.m. Conference Concludes

Click here for the descriptions of all plenary and workshop sessions.

Registration Information:

Pre-Registrations (through March 31, 2010)

 Individual Pre-Registration

$75.00

 Husband & Wife Pre-Registration

$125.00
 Student/Faculty or Minister Pre-Registration* $60.00
 Conference Daily Rate Pre-Registration (Thursday or Saturday) $25.00
 Conference Daily Rate Pre-Registration (Friday) $40.00


Standard Registrations (April 1 through On-Site)

 Individual Standard Registration $95.00
 Husband & Wife Standard Registration $150.00
 Student/Faculty or Minister Standard Registration* $75.00
 Conference Daily Rate Pre-Registration (Thursday or Saturday) $30.00
 Conference Daily Rate Pre-Registration (Friday) $50.00


Conference Banquet (Thursday, April 22, 6:00 p.m.)
 

Conference Banquet Reservations† $15.00

*Active full-time high school, college, or seminary students/faculty and ministers on a local church staff.
 (Please provide copy of school ID for students; church publication with name listed or business card for ministers.)
†Register early for conference banquet. Reservations are limited and accepted on a first-come, first-sold basis.

Click here for a printable Conference Registration Form with $5.00 discount

Click here for a printable Conference Flyer with Registration Form

Make checks payable to:
PFO Saint Louis Conference

and mail to:
Personal Freedom Outreach
P.O. Box 26062
Saint Louis, MO 63136-0062
(314) 921-9800
 

Hosted at:

Grace Baptist Church
3601 Ehlmann Road
Saint Charles, Missouri 63301

Conference Location: Grace Baptist Church is located at 3601 Ehlmann Road in Saint Charles, MO.  The church is ½ mile north of I-70 at Cave Springs Road / Harry S. Truman Boulevard (Exit #225).  Go ¼ mile north on Harry S. Truman Boulevard, and make a left turn onto Franks Drive.  Follow Franks Drive for ¼ mile into church campus.  From Highway 370, take the Harry S. Truman Boulevard / Cave Springs Road (Exit #2) south 1.2 miles to Ehlmann Road.  Turn right onto Ehlmann Road and travel ½ mile to the church. Grace Baptist Church is 12 miles from the Saint Louis International Airport and minutes from motels and a wide variety of restaurants. Please call PFO at (314) 921-9800 for additional information.

Click here to visit Grace Baptist Church’s website
 

Click here for printable directions to Conference Site

 Motel information for those traveling to the Conference from outside the Saint Louis area.


 

Motel Information

Printable Conference Flyer (.pdf file)

Printable Registration Form (.pdf file)

Printable Directions (.pdf file)