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Intensive Bible Training—Apologetics: Present, Explain, Defend

with Alex McFarland and J. Warner Wallace

July 28-August 1, 2025
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From the Garden of Eden to our secular culture today, truth has been under attack. What are some of the most prominent lies people around us believe? How can we stand up and fight for what is right? Come examine the Biblical basis for apologetics and “be prepared in season and out of season” (2 Timothy 4:2, NIV). You will be equipped to share your faith confidently in any situation.

Alex McFarland

Alex McFarland is an evangelist, an apologetics teacher, an author, and is a prominent media voice on behalf of Biblical worldview and culture. He is the founder of Truth for a New Generation apologetics conferences and has spoken or debated at over 200 universities throughout the world. Some of his recent books include The Assault on America: How to Defend Our Nation Before It’s Too Late!; 100 Bible Questions and Answers: Inspiring Truths, Historical Facts, Practical Insights; and 100 Bible Questions and Answers for Families: Inspiring Truths, Helpful Explanations, and Power for Living from God’s Eternal Word.

Alex is passionate about growing the body of Christ and helping fellow believers stand strong in the faith. He was the first Director of Teen Apologetics for Focus on the Family and is the former president of Southern Evangelical Seminary and College. He currently serves as Director of Biblical Worldview at Charis Bible College. Alex is married to Angie, his wife of 35 years, and they live in North Carolina.

J. Warner Wallace

J. Warner Wallace is a cold-case detective; an author; a speaker; senior fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview; and adjunct professor of apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Gateway Seminary, and Southern Evangelical Seminary. His cases have been featured on NBC Dateline and his work has also appeared on a variety of tv news programs such as Fox News and Oxygen True Crime.

By applying his over two decades of investigative experience to God’s Word, Warner has written compelling books such as Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels; Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible; and his most recent publication, The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life.

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