Hannibal-LaGrange University • April 14, 8am-5pm
The Missouri Baptist Convention’s Worldview Conference aims to help Christians develop biblical perspectives for transforming lives and communities. This year, the Worldview Conference will equip Missouri Baptist pastors and church members to assess and respond to the family crises facing modern churches and society. With experts like W. Bradford Wilcox, C. Ben Mitchell, Janice Crouse and John Mark Yeats, the conference will cover the spectrum of issues facing families in the 21st-century, from abortion and orphan care to the redefinition of marriage and the importance of both the mother and father in the home. Join us for the 2016 Worldview Conference in the Parker Theatre at Hannibal-LaGrange University, April 14.
Registration
Online Registration is CLOSED, but walk-ins are still welcome! Join us April 14!
Individual: $15
Couple: $20
Student: $5
Speakers
Bradford Wilcox, Director of the National Marriage Project
Dr. Wilcox is director of the National Marriage Project, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, and a member of the James Madison Society at Princeton University. Alongside numerous articles, he authored Soft Patriarchs, New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers and Husbands (Chicago, 2004). He also coauthored Gender and Parenthood: Biological and Social Scientific Perspectives (Colum- bia, 2013) and Whither the Child? Causes and Consequences of Low Fertility (Paradigm, 2013).
Ben Mitchell, Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy, Union University
A well-known Southern Baptist ethicist, Dr. Mitchell serves as Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. Along with addressing ethical issues through media outlets like Baptist Press, he has written numerous articles and has authored/contributed to books, including Christian Bioethics: A Guide for Pastors, Health Care Professionals, and Families (B&H 2014).
Janice Crouse, Executive Director, The Beverly LaHaye Institute
A returning speaker to the Worldview Conference, Dr. Crouse is the executive direc- tor and a senior fellow at The Beverly LaHaye Institute, the think tank for Concerned Women for America. She also served as executive director for the World Congress of Families IX and is author of Children at Risk (Transaction Publishers, 2010) and Marriage Matters (Transaction Publishers, 2012).
John Mark Yeats, Dean, Midwestern Baptist College
Dr. Yeats serves as the undergraduate dean for Midwestern Baptist College on the campus of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City. A church histori- an and theologian, he has authored/contributed to numerous works, including Fran- chising McChurch: Feeding our Obsession with Easy Christianity, The Time is Come: The Rise of British Missions to the Jews, 1808-1818, and Worldviews: Think for Yourself about How We See God. Also, he and his wife, Angie, have adopted four children.
These speakers will be joined by Hannibal-LaGrange University President Anthony Allen, Pathway Editor Don Hinkle and, during panel discussions, by a representative from the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home and Joe Ulveling, family ministry specialist at the Missouri Baptist Convention.
2016 Worldview Conference Schedule
7:30 – 8:00: Attendee Check-In 7:30 – 8:00: Attendee Check-In
8:00 – 8:05: Welcome/Introductions/Announcements (CLC Chairman) 8:00 – 8:05: Welcome/Introductions/Announcements (CLC Chairman)
8:10 – 8:40: Don Hinkle/Dr. Anthony Allen 8:10 – 8:40: Don Hinkle/Dr. Anthony Allen
8:45 – 9:25: Dr. C. Ben Mitchell 8:45 – 9:25: Dr. C. Ben Mitchell
9:30 – 10:10: Dr. Janice Crouse 9:30 – 10:10: Dr. Janice Crouse
10:15 – 10:55: Dr. Brad Wilcox 10:15 – 10:55: Dr. Brad Wilcox
11:00 – 11:10: Joe Ulveling on family ministry in MBC churches
11:15 – 11:50: First Panel: Allen, Mitchell, Crouse, Wilcox, Ulveling
11:50 – 1:05: Lunch 11:00 – 11:10: Joe Ulveling on family ministry in MBC churches
11:15 – 11:50: First Panel: Allen, Mitchell, Crouse, Wilcox, Ulveling
11:50 – 1:05: Lunch
1:10 – 1:50: Dr. Brad Wilcox 1:10 – 1:50: Dr. Brad Wilcox
1:55 – 2:35: Dr. Janice Crouse 1:55 – 2:35: Dr. Janice Crouse
2:40 – 3:20: Dr. C. Ben Mitchell 2:40 – 3:20: Dr. C. Ben Mitchell
3:25 – 4:05: Dr. John Mark Yeats 3:25 – 4:05: Dr. John Mark Yeats
4:10 – 4:20: MBCH Rep on foster care in Missouri 4:10 – 4:20: MBCH Rep on foster care in Missouri
4:25–5:00: Last Panel: Wilcox, Crouse, Mitchell, Yeats, MBCH Rep 4:25–5:00: Last Panel: Wilcox, Crouse, Mitchell, Yeats, MBCH Rep