The Spirit of the Age: Age of The Spirit

Plenary Speakers

Daniel Akin
Richard Gaffin
Daniel Hyde
Conrad Mbewe
Richard Phillips

Workshop Speakers

Jonathan Master
David Murray
Scott Oliphint

Pre-Conference

Pentecost and the Work of The Spirit Today,
Richard Gaffin

Schedule
Hotels

Locations

April 13-15, 2018
First Christian Reformed Church (of Byron Center) 
8541 Byron Center Avenue SW
Byron Center, MI 49315 
Audio coming soon

April 27-29, 2018
Proclamation Presbyterian Church
278 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Advance registration is closed
Walk ins are still welcome

Daniel Akin is married to Charlotte Akin. They have been married since May 27, 1978 for 35 years. They have four sons who are all currently serve in the ministry. He has 3 daughters-in-law and 10 grandchildren! Dr. Akin currently serves as the president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and is a professor of preaching and theology. Dr. Akin is passionate for a great commission resurgence in North America and around the world. He sees the calling of SEBTS to serve the churches of the Southern Baptist Convention by equipping the men and women sent to us to be great commission leaders who will build great commission churches. This agenda is placed upon us by the final marching orders of our commander-in-chief, King Jesus, who commanded us to go and make disciples of all the nations (Matthew 28:18-20). Dr. Akin and his wife Charlotte have traveled to Sudan, Turkey, Middle East, Kenya, Asia, Central Asia, Thailand, India and Paraguay serving our students and missionaries and helping share the gospel.

Richard Gaffin is professor emeritus of biblical and systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He joined the faculty of Westminster in 1965 and is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. He is the author of numerous books and articles including Perspectives on Pentecost, Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul’s Soteriology, and By Faith, Not By Sight: Paul and the Order of Salvation.

Daniel Hyde has been the pastor of Oceanside United Reformed Church since its inception in 2000. Besides being a local pastor, he serves in a variety of ways for the extension of Christ’s kingdom. He teaches a variety of courses at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, Mid-America Reformed Seminary, and the Instituto João Calvino in Recife, Brazil. He serves on the Advisory Council of Word & Deed Ministries. And he has written fifteen books, including Welcome to a Reformed Church: A Guide for Pilgrims and God in Our Midst: The Tabernacle and our Relationship with God.

Jonathan Master teaches theology, church history, and New Testament at Cairn University. He also oversees Cairn’s honors program, a part of Cairn’s Center for University Studies. Dr. Master also serves as the Alliance editorial director of the online magazine Place for Truth, as well as co-host of the podcast Theology on the Go (both sponsored by the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals). He has authored the book A Question of Consensus (Fortress Press) and a number of articles, in addition to editing The God We Worship (P&R). Prior to teaching, he served in pastoral ministry for ten years.

Conrad Mbewe has served as pastor of Kabwata Baptist Church since 1987 and has been the principal of the Lusaka Ministerial College during various periods of its existence. He is a graduate of the Cape Town Baptist Seminary in South Africa. He holds a Master of Arts (MA) in Pastoral Theology and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Missions. He is the chancellor of the African Christian University, and is a board member of the Central Africa Baptist College and the Covenant College Zambia. He is the author of Maintaining Sexual Purity, Foundations for the Flock, Insights from the Lives of Olive Doke and Paul Kasonga for Pioneer Church Planting and Mission Today, Transforming Our Working Culture, Your Discipleship Manuel, By Fire & By Cloud – A History of Kabwata Baptist Church, and Pastoral Preaching – Building a People for God. He is also the editor of Reformation Zambia. He is married to Felistas and they have 6 adult children and 2 grandchildren.

David Murray is pro­fes­sor of Old Tes­ta­ment and prac­ti­cal the­ol­ogy at Puri­tan Reformed The­o­log­i­cal Sem­i­nary. He was born in Glas­gow, Scot­land and worked for five years in finan­cial ser­vices before being con­verted to Christ. He stud­ied for the min­istry at Glas­gow Uni­ver­sity and the Free Church of Scot­land Col­lege (Edin­burgh). He was a pas­tor for 12 years, first at Lochcar­ron Free Church of Scot­land and then at Stornoway Free Church of Scot­land (Con­tin­u­ing). He and his wife, Shona, have five chil­dren: Allan, Angus, Joni, Amy, and Scot. He blogs at Head Heart Hand.

Scott Oliphint is professor of apologetics and systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to coming to Westminster, Dr. Oliphint, an ordained pastor in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, was a pastor in Amarillo, TX, his hometown. Dr. Oliphint is the author of Reasons for Faith: Philosophy in the Service of Theology and God with Us. In addition to these (and other) books, Dr. Oliphint has authored numerous scholarly articles. He has lectured around the world, from London to Jakarta to Hong Kong. 

Richard Phillips is chair of the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology. Rev. Phillips also serves as senior minister of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC. An officer in the United States Army for thirteen years, Phillips commanded tank units and later served as assistant professor of leadership at West Point before resigning with the rank of major to enter the ministry. He is the author of numerous books, including, The Masculine Mandate: God’s Calling to Men and I Samuel Reformed Expository Commentary.