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Exegeting and Engaging Culture: Lessons in Hollywood

19 May 2025 | Brian Chan

Discover and discuss principles for understanding the culture of a community and interacting with it for effective Gospel engagement. Learn from the strategies of a pastor, artist, and workshop speaker to actors, directors, and writers in the entertainment centre of the world – Hollywood.

Discipleship for Evangelism Among Muslims

20 May 2025 | Beth Peltola

Imagine a worldwide Church mature in the Christian faith, dedicated to Jesus and His holy ways, ready to boldly explain Him to the Islamic world. If the latest statistics are correct, a quarter of the world’s population signs up to Islam. That means the Church, you, and I have a big mission job ahead of us. This exciting field of Christian mission becomes even more urgent when we consider that there are more Muslims in the world than atheists. Islam is spreading in numbers, especially in Europe.

Navigating Transience: The Eternal Kingdom in a Changing World

5 May 2025 | Stef Liston

“As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18, ESV) This talk explores the challenges contemporary leaders face in an environment where nothing seems fixed—high mobility, economic pressures, and waves of social issues constantly reshape the cultural landscape. What was once only true of the city is now true almost everywhere.

The New Covenant Implications for Ministry Today

20 May 2025 | Peter Mead

In this talk, we consider other New Testament passages that address the New Covenant, and draw together an applied biblical theology of this great theme of Scripture. What are the implications of being ministers of the New Covenant in the 21st Century? How will understanding the New Covenant help us, not only in our preaching, but also in our leadership, in our pastoring, and in our role as Christ’s ambassadors in this world?

Can I Trust the Bible? Defending the Bible’s Reliability, Part 1

22 May 2025 | Darrell Bock

"How does one approach defending the Bible when many people around you do not regard it as an inspired book? Defending the Bible’s reliability in part assumes someone is interested in that question. What happens if they have no regard at all for the biblical text? Apologetics today needs to give more thought to where people are coming from as we engage them about faith.

Can I Trust the Bible? Defending the Bible’s Reliability, Part 2

22 May 2025 | Darrell Bock

"How does one approach defending the Bible when many people around you do not regard it as an inspired book? Defending the Bible’s reliability in part assumes someone is interested in that question. What happens if they have no regard at all for the biblical text? Apologetics today needs to give more thought to where people are coming from as we engage them about faith.

Discipling Women: Where Have We Gone Wrong and How Can We Get It Right?

18 May 2025 | Michelle Clifford

Why is it that so many women are believers but not disciples? How can we faithfully call women to true discipleship? In this talk, we discuss the current landscape of women’s discipleship, are reminded of why discipleship is so important, and gain practical resources in paving the way forward for women to make disciples who make disciples.

Art as an Act of Hospitality

18 May 2025 | Natalie Meeks

1 Peter 4:9-10 tells us that hospitality is a spiritual gift to be shared with loved ones and strangers alike. In fact, the Greek word translated as 'hospitality' is actually a combination of two words—philos, meaning 'affection' and zenos, meaning 'stranger.' Philoxenia – hospitality – is a sacred duty, signifying affection toward strangers. How then can the artist practice this hospitality through their art?

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership

19 May 2025 | Andrew Dickson

Being a leader in the church today is hard. So many different aspects of leadership can leave your soul feeling angry and anxious, disappointed and discouraged, envious and exhausted, lonely and lost. How can you help your broken and hurting soul? What can you do to overcome the struggles that might tempt you to give up and instead continue in ministry with joy and faithfulness? This talk explores these questions and dive deeply into the Bible to offer some everyday steps you can take to strengthen your soul, for the benefit of yourself and those you lead.

An Interview with Leading Philosopher and Theologian William Lane Craig

7 Jan 2026 | William Lane Craig

Join Peter Saunders, CEO of the International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA), as he talks with Dr. William Lane Craig about his calling as a Christian philosopher and theologian. Dr. Craig shares lessons learned from his experiences and offers advice for Christian academics about how to be faithful in their callings.

How Do We Grow in Our Transformational Knowledge of God and Self?

21 May 2025 | Jelena Sivulka

How does knowing ourselves impact our ministry, our faith, and our community? Our own identity cannot be rightly understood apart from a deeper relationship with God. The more we know Him, the more we come to know ourselves, for we are created in His image. This session puts into practice some of the tools we can use to help us discover ourselves and be shaped in His likeness.