The 2024 Francis Schaeffer Institute Conference
sEPTEMBER 27-28, 2024

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

JAKE MEADOR

Jake Meador is the editor in chief of Mere Orthodoxy. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, First Things, National Review, Commonweal, The University Bookman, and Christianity Today. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and children.

DR. GAVIN ORTLUND

Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is a pastor, author, speaker, and apologist for the Christian faith. He serves as the President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. He is the author of eight books, including,  Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t and What It Means to Be Protestant.

About

Many people today don't understand why the Christian faith is necessary. The modern age allows us to live in a buffered way, cut off from the spiritual realities of our own existence and the world.

In such a context, Christianity seems to come from an entirely foreign world that makes no practical or emotional sense. The core claims of Christian theology are often met with a shrug, while some of its moral claims are met with outrage. Rarely are Christianity’s claims met with a sense of intrigue or curiosity. How can believers engage a disenchanted people to portray a dynamic experience of Christ that breaks through the buffered self? This conference will address the cultural hardening to Christian revelation and the unique evangelistic challenges and opportunities it creates, drawing on the work of Charles Taylor.

Join us for the 2024 Francis Schaeffer Institute Conference at Covenant Theological Seminary.

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TiCKETS

  • Individual: $149

  • Married couples: $199

  • Students: $35

For information about group rates, contact Joel Hathaway.

Schedule

Friday, September 27

5:00 p.m. – Dinner
7:00 p.m. – Jake Meador: “Machines in the Gray Zone: Understanding Our Cultural Moment”
8:00 p.m. – Break
8:15 p.m. – Dr. Gavin Ortlund: “How the Modern World is Searching for Enchantment”

Saturday, September 28

8:30 a.m. – Light continental breakfast
9:15 a.m. – Dr. Gavin Ortlund: “Sharing the Gospel in a Time of Disenchantment”
10:30 a.m. – Break
10:45 a.m. – Jake Meador: “The Society of St. Anne’s: Christian Belonging in God’s Creation”
11:45 a.m. – Break
12:00 p.m. – Panel Discusion
12:45 p.m. – Conference end

Travel

 

Location

All plenary talks will take place in Rayburn Chapel on the campus of Covenant Theological Seminary.

Address

12330 Conway Road
St. Louis, MO 63141