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What do people mean when they say they’re deconstructing their faith?
You have probably heard someone, either in your life or on the internet, claim they are deconstructing, or are a deconstructed Christian. In today’s world, that could mean just about anything. Some use the term to share that they’re analyzing what they truly believe, while others are pushing aside Biblical ideas altogether.
In this talk, Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett shed light on this topic by sharing what deconstruction is, why it’s dangerous, and how to respond to a loved one that is deconstructing their faith with grace and truth.
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The Deconstruction of Christianity
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In The Deconstruction of Christianity, Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett offer a timely exploration of Christian deconstruction, a movement affecting the faith of many. Through a compassionate yet truth-centered approach, they reveal the roots and allure of deconstruction, examining why people question or leave Christianity and how it impacts personal and spiritual relationships. This book equips readers with insights to understand the challenges of Christians deconstructing their faith, respond wisely to loved ones questioning their beliefs, and face their own doubts with clarity and confidence rooted in a biblical worldview.
About the Speakers
Alisa Childers is a wife, mother, author, blogger, speaker, and worship leader. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl and is a popular speaker at apologetics and Christian worldview conferences, including reThink. Her work has been published in The Gospel Coalition, Crosswalk, the Stream, For Every Mom, Decision magazine, and The Christian Post.
Tim Barnett is an apologist and speaker with Stand to Reason (STR), an apologetics ministry dedicated to training Christians to think more clearly about their faith. Tim travels across the USand Canada, speaking to thousands of people each year, and frequently appears on podcasts and YouTube channels.
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Past Events
Faith & Culture
Dr. Os Guinness
A Revolution of Love
Free love has not freed love, it has degraded it. The sexual revolution is the oldest, deadliest, and most seductive of the modern revolutions against the Christian faith. Our best response is not simply to protest or complain, but to live out the Bible’s position, which is the deepest richest view of love ever set out.
Faith & Culture
Joni Eareckson Tada
Engaging Suffering as a Cultural Witness
Courage and good character are rare in today’s culture, even among Christians. Moral purity seems outdated, and suffering is avoided. Yet, we crave authentic leaders with unbreakable character. Joni Eareckson Tada urges us to let suffering shape our character, stating that God grants influence through suffering, not despite it.
Faith & Culture
Samuel D. James
Resilient Faith in a Digital World
Faith & Culture
Alisa Childers & Tim Barnett
Exvangelicals & the Deconstruction of Christianity
Dive into the rising movement of deconstruction in churches. Authors Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett shed light on its allure and challenge to believers. Learn to recognize deconstruction’s signs, counter its arguments, and protect loved ones’ faith.
Family
Brad Wilcox
Discovering The Worth of Marriage
Hear University of Virginia Professor Brad Wilcox, one of America’s preeminent researchers on marriage and the family. Dr. Wilcox will discuss how culture pushes the belief that forgoing marriage and family for education, work and money will lead to happiness. But does it? He will show how getting married, having a family and investing in a strong faith are the true predictors of a flourishing life.
Gender
Laura Perry Smalts
From Transgender to Transformed
Discover the incredible journey of Laura Perry Smalts, author of “Transgender to Transformed.” Listen to her powerful testimony of breaking free from the transgender lifestyle and finding peace in her biological gender through the grace of Jesus Christ. Learn how to approach conversations about gender identity with empathy and understanding, and how to offer support to those navigating their own journey of self-discovery.
Faith & Culture
Alisa Childers
God’s Truth Amidst Cultural Deceptions
Alisa Childers addresses how to navigate the popular slogans that have infiltrated our everyday lives. Phrases like “live your truth,” “follow your heart,” and “you only have one life to live” Alisa showed how these phrases draw Christians away from God with Biblical examples.
Faith & Culture
Dr. Anthony Bradley
Stop Failing Young Men
Dr. Anthony Bradley provides a sobering overview of the challenges facing young men and gives advice on how to confront the problem.
Faith & Culture
Dr. Os Guinness
Our Civilization Moment
This talk seeks to set America’s distress in the setting of the wider crisis of western civilization. For better or worse, the Christian faith has made the West, and the future of the West depends on the state of the Christian faith.
Faith & Culture
Monique Duson
Christianity and Race: The Family of God in a Divided Age
Monique Duson spent 2 decades advocating for the idea of “racial reconciliation”. After the rise of Black Lives Matter, the divide between the races seemed worse than ever. Monique will share her journey away from the “racial reconciliation” model and how the Gospel offers a better hope for racial unity that Jesus Christ secured on the cross.
Faith & Culture
Dr. Ryan Burkhart
Mental Illness, Despair, and the Crisis of Meaning
Dr. Ryan Burkhart shares how you can be kind, be bold, and be light in your circle of influence by understanding the deep needs of others. This begins first with understanding a Christian Biblical Worldview regarding mental health.
Gender
Dr. Abigail Favale
The Genesis of Gender
Gender is a subject that has become so confused in our country., but we can find truth through what the Bible says. Hear Dr. Abigail Favale as she explains how our culture has misunderstood what gender is and uses Scripture to share what God’s true design for gender is.
Sanctity of Life
Alexandra DeSanctis
Tearing Us Apart
Supporters of legal abortion argue that American women can only be equal if they are allowed to obtain abortions, but the reality is that it hurts women more than we know.
Sanctity of Life
Ryan Bomberger
The Beauty of Possibility
Based on Philippians 4:13 and Psalm 139, this powerful presentation shatters the myth of the “unwanted” child, exposes the evil of abortion, and celebrates the truth that we are all wanted by someone.
Family
Katy Faust
The Rights of Children
Katy Faust shares the ways we can stand up for children’s most basic right: to be known and loved by the two people responsible for their existence.
Family
Dr. Kathy Koch
The Potential of Children
Dr. Kathy Koch explores ways parents, grandparents, and other adults can help children develop biblical character.