Updated Schedule
Plenary Speakers
Thursday: David VanDrunen
Thursday: David VanDrunen
Thursday: David VanDrunen
The Rev. David VanDrunen MDiv, JD, ThM, PhD
Dr. VanDrunen, a minister of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, began teaching at Westminster Seminary California in 2001. He formerly served as a pastor of Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Hanover Park, IL, and currently serves on the Orthodox Presbyterian Church’s Committee on Christian Ed
The Rev. David VanDrunen MDiv, JD, ThM, PhD
Dr. VanDrunen, a minister of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, began teaching at Westminster Seminary California in 2001. He formerly served as a pastor of Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Hanover Park, IL, and currently serves on the Orthodox Presbyterian Church’s Committee on Christian Education and Subcommittee on Resources for the Churches. He does much of his current research and writing at the intersection of systematic theology, biblical studies, ethics, and legal and political theory. He was the recipient of the Acton Institute’s Novak Award for 2004, a visiting fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University in 2009, and a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology for 2016-17.
Dr. VanDrunen is the author or editor of twelve books, most recently Politics after Christendom: Political Theology in a Fractured World (Zondervan, 2020), named Book of the Year (2021) in Politics and Public Life by Christianity Today. His scholarly articles have appeared in many journals, including Journal of Reformed Theology, Journal of Law and Religion, and Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics.
Friday: David Bahnsen
Thursday: David VanDrunen
Thursday: David VanDrunen
Prior to launching The Bahnsen Group, David spent eight years as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and six years as a Vice President at UBS. David oversees the management of over $3.5 billion in client assets. He is consistently named one of the top financial advisors in America by Barron’s, Forbes, and the Financial Times.
He is the s
Prior to launching The Bahnsen Group, David spent eight years as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and six years as a Vice President at UBS. David oversees the management of over $3.5 billion in client assets. He is consistently named one of the top financial advisors in America by Barron’s, Forbes, and the Financial Times.
He is the son of the gifted theologian and apologist Greg. L Bahnsen. This conference is named in honor of Greg Bahnsen.
Saturday: Douglas Wilson
Thursday: David VanDrunen
Saturday: Douglas Wilson
Doug Wilson is a reformed theologian and pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, faculty member at New Saint Andrews College, and author and speaker.
Wilson co-founded the Reformed cultural and theological journal Credenda/Agenda and has been a contributor to Tabletalk, a magazine published by R. C. Sproul's Ligonier Ministries. He has
Doug Wilson is a reformed theologian and pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, faculty member at New Saint Andrews College, and author and speaker.
Wilson co-founded the Reformed cultural and theological journal Credenda/Agenda and has been a contributor to Tabletalk, a magazine published by R. C. Sproul's Ligonier Ministries. He has been a prominent advocate for classical Christian education, and laid out his vision for education in several books and pamphlets, especially in Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning and The Case for Classical Christian Education.
Keynote Speakers
Thursday: Joe Boot
Friday: Jeffery Ventrella
Friday: Paul Viggiano
Rev. Dr. Joseph Boot is a cultural apologist/philosopher, Founder and President of the Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity, and founding pastor of Westminster Chapel, Toronto. Joseph is originally from Great Britain and has worked in the fields of Christian apologetics, worldview education and church leadership for over twenty years.
Friday: Paul Viggiano
Friday: Jeffery Ventrella
Friday: Paul Viggiano
Paul Viggiano has been the pastor of the Branch of Hope OPC for 30 years. The "Soli Deo Gloria" radio program is broadcast every Sunday on KKLA 99.5 FM in Los Angeles.
Paul has a Master’s in Apologetics from Biola University, and has been an instructor at various high schools and colleges. He attended Talbot Seminary, King’s College Semina
Paul Viggiano has been the pastor of the Branch of Hope OPC for 30 years. The "Soli Deo Gloria" radio program is broadcast every Sunday on KKLA 99.5 FM in Los Angeles.
Paul has a Master’s in Apologetics from Biola University, and has been an instructor at various high schools and colleges. He attended Talbot Seminary, King’s College Seminary, Bahnsen Theological Seminary, Westminster Seminary, and Fuller Seminary and is the author of more than 20 books..
Friday: Jeffery Ventrella
Friday: Jeffery Ventrella
Friday: Jeffery Ventrella
Jeffery J. Ventrella serves as senior counsel and senior vice president of training for Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he oversees the design and implementation of the ADF Blackstone Legal Fellowship, a renowned legal internship program for outstanding law students, and the ADF Areté Academy, a corresponding program for college
Jeffery J. Ventrella serves as senior counsel and senior vice president of training for Alliance Defending Freedom. In this role, he oversees the design and implementation of the ADF Blackstone Legal Fellowship, a renowned legal internship program for outstanding law students, and the ADF Areté Academy, a corresponding program for college upperclassmen and recent graduates on a path to future leadership positions in law and public policy.
Saturday: Jeff Durbin
Friday: Jeffery Ventrella
Friday: Jeffery Ventrella
Jeff Durbin is Pastor/Elder of Apologia Church in Tempe since it was founded in February of 2010. He worked for many years as a hospital chaplain. He has participated in outreach to various religious organizations nationwide and has even engaged in public debate against Atheism. He also leads Apologia’s ministry, End Abortion Now, whose g
Jeff Durbin is Pastor/Elder of Apologia Church in Tempe since it was founded in February of 2010. He worked for many years as a hospital chaplain. He has participated in outreach to various religious organizations nationwide and has even engaged in public debate against Atheism. He also leads Apologia’s ministry, End Abortion Now, whose goal is to criminalize and end abortion through the work of the local church and state legislation.
Featured Speakers
Featured Speaker: Jason Gallagher
Featured Speaker: Jason Gallagher
Featured Speaker: Jason Gallagher
Jason Gallagher is a regular host on Apologetics.com Radio Show and is passionate about evangelism. He received two degrees from UC Davis and a Masters in Engineering from Stanford University. Jason worked on NASA’s Space Shuttle program, to design the James Webb Space Telescope for Northrop Grumman, to work on military aircraft, subsea v
Jason Gallagher is a regular host on Apologetics.com Radio Show and is passionate about evangelism. He received two degrees from UC Davis and a Masters in Engineering from Stanford University. Jason worked on NASA’s Space Shuttle program, to design the James Webb Space Telescope for Northrop Grumman, to work on military aircraft, subsea vehicles and is currently working on 3D printing and automation technologies for an advanced manufacturing technology company.
Featured Speaker: Jacob Daniel
Featured Speaker: Jason Gallagher
Featured Speaker: Jason Gallagher
Jacob Daniel, Ph.D., is an international speaker, apologist, and cultural analyst. He is the founder of Heritage Counsel, a project dedicated to advance the transforming truth of Christian faith and promote its excellence in the public square. He received his pre-doctoral degree in India and did advanced studies in International Developme
Jacob Daniel, Ph.D., is an international speaker, apologist, and cultural analyst. He is the founder of Heritage Counsel, a project dedicated to advance the transforming truth of Christian faith and promote its excellence in the public square. He received his pre-doctoral degree in India and did advanced studies in International Development at the University of Manchester (UK). It was during this time his interest in theology and philosophy grew; subsequently, he went to the University of Oxford to study theology.
Featured Speaker:
Featured Speaker: Jason Gallagher
Featured Speaker: Chris Neiswonger
Joel Ellis has been in full-time pastoral ministry since 1998, serving congregations in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia before moving to Arizona in 2013. Originally called to ministry in the Churches of Christ where he had been raised, Joel came to understand the doctrines of grace and embrace the Reformed faith through God’s kind provi
Joel Ellis has been in full-time pastoral ministry since 1998, serving congregations in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia before moving to Arizona in 2013. Originally called to ministry in the Churches of Christ where he had been raised, Joel came to understand the doctrines of grace and embrace the Reformed faith through God’s kind providence as he preached through books of the Bible. The community church which called Joel to Arizona in 2013 became Reformation Orthodox Presbyterian Church in 2016. Joel and his wife Kirstie have five children.
Featured Speaker: Chris Neiswonger
Featured Speaker: Chris Neiswonger
Featured Speaker: Chris Neiswonger
Christopher Neiswonger JD, MA is the principle organizer of the God and Governing conference and The Bahnsen Conference. He was the host of the Apologetics.com radio program on KKLA 99.5 in Los Angeles for 16 years. He worked in the International Legal Depart of World Vision International on human trafficking and human rights offenses ag
Christopher Neiswonger JD, MA is the principle organizer of the God and Governing conference and The Bahnsen Conference. He was the host of the Apologetics.com radio program on KKLA 99.5 in Los Angeles for 16 years. He worked in the International Legal Depart of World Vision International on human trafficking and human rights offenses against women and children and has served in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Church in America and is currently the Minister of Graceview Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP) in Southaven, Mississippi.