Geisler, Rhodes, & Nash
to Headline
Conference on Biblical Discernment
On April 22-24, Parker
Road Baptist Church, in Florissant, MO, will serve as host for an important
national conference - the St. Louis Conference on Biblical Discernment.
The conference
is being sponsored by Personal Freedom Outreach (PFO) which is an apologetic
and counter‑cult ministry headquartered here in St. Louis. For those unfamiliar with PFO, PFO is an interdenominational
organization that was formed in 1975 to educate Christians about the dangers
of religious cults, teach them how to use the Gospel of Jesus Christ to reach
members of those cults, and warn Christians of unbiblical teachings within
the Church itself.
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The April 22-24
conference will present a tremendous opportunity to learn under nationally
recognized experts in the field of cults and apologetics. This year’s
conference speakers will include: Dr. Norman Geisler, author of over
60 books, teacher for nearly 40 years and President of Southern Evangelical
Seminary in Charlotte, NC; Dr. Ron Rhodes, author, radio talk show guest
and President of Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries; Dr. Ronald
Nash, author and philosophy professor at Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Louisville, Ky.; Rev. Richard Fisher, senior researcher
and writer for PFO’s The Quarterly Journal and pastor of Laurelton
Park Baptist Church for over 30 years; and Mr. Ralph Muncaster, a former
skeptic of the Bible, author
and founder of Strong Basis to Believe Ministry. In addition to these outstanding teachers there
will be other lecturers as well. |
 Dr. Norman Geisler |
Those attending the conference will also have an opportunity
to attend six different workshops from a list of some 42 planned for the event.
These multiple workshops will cover the prominent cults of Jehovah’s Witnesses,
Mormons and others, along with Charismatic Extremism, the New Age Movement,
Shepherding and Aberrational Groups, Satanism and the Occult, World Religions,
plus discernment, counseling and theological issues. Each of the workshops
has been designed to equip Christians with the knowledge of how to effectively
respond to the various counterfeit gospels and subtle heresies presently facing
the Church.
In
comparison to the cost of attending other conferences, the St. Louis Conference
on Biblical Discernment is very minimal.
The entire three days of meetings is only $60 for pre‑registration
before March 21, and $75 on or after March 22 through on-site registration
time. (Registering before the conference is highly recommended.) The conference also offers a reduced rate for
pastors, full-time Bible school
students and faculty. A limited number
of reservations for a banquet on Thursday evening are also being accepted at a
cost of $15.
This will
be an event which will enhance both a minister’s and layman’s ministry alike.
It’s an excellent opportunity to learn how to equip oneself against
false teachers and learn to discern! To register, learn more about the conference
or request a conference brochure, call Personal Freedom Outreach at (314)
921‑9800 or write to PFO, P.O. Box 26062, St. Louis, MO 63136.