By Brian Blackwell, Message Staff Writer
MONROE – First Baptist Monroe will host an apologetics conference with the goal of helping Christians to share, discuss and defend their faith. Scheduled for Sept. 14-15, the SALT conference (acronym for Strategic Answers to Life’s Thoughts) will include topics such as the intolerance of tolerance, trusting the Bible, preparing students for the real world, women in Islam, the resurrection of Christ and communicating a biblical worldview.
The featured speaker will be Greg Koukl, an author, professor and talk-show host focusing on defending Christian worldview.
Other speakers scheduled to speak include Steve Cowan, associate professor of Christian studies at Louisiana College, and Bob Stewart, professor of philosophy and theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
The cost for the SALT conference is $10. Registration forms can be found at www.firstmonroe.com.
“One of the things that believers are hesitant to do in this culture is openly dialogue with those who do not agree with the biblical testimony,” said Craig West, pastor of First Monroe. “We wanted to host this conference to give believers some real-life tools and methods to help them to engage their world.
“For a small investment of your time, I believe that this conference could be the difference for the believer who has been sitting on the sidelines, waiting to be the witness Christ calls them to be,” West said.