Registration opens for IACE's 2021 annual conference
Fort Worth, Texas — Online registration opens October 19, 2020 for the International Alliance for Christian Education’s second annual conference, to be held February 3-5, 2021 at the Riley Conference Center on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth.
Following the IACE’s successful inaugural conference in Orlando earlier this year, the 2021 conference will feature seven major presentations beginning with a dinner Wednesday evening, February 3 and concluding Friday afternoon, February 5.
D. A. Carson, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois and Theologian-at-Large for The Gospel Coalition, will lead off the presentations at the dinner event, examining “A Biblical Theology of Education.”
The following morning, Greg Baylor, Senior Counsel with the Alliance Defending Freedom, will present “Legal Challenges facing Christian Higher Education.”
Also Thursday, Jennifer Marshall Patterson, Director of Reformed Theological Seminary’s Institute for Theology and Public Life in Washington, D.C. will offer her thoughts on “Wisdom for Cultural Challenges over What it Means to be Human.”
IACE president David S. Dockery will address a luncheon group Thursday, bringing members an update on the organization after its first full year of work.
Bill High, CEO of The Signatry, will present “The $68 Trillion Wealth Transfer: The Greatest Opportunity for Christian Education” on Thursday afternoon, to be followed after dinner by a presentation from William Vanderbloemen, who will discuss “Leadership in a Post-COVID-19 Context.”
The conference concludes Friday morning with “Christian Education, Christian Education, or Christian Education,” from Paul Thompson, Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences and Professor of History at North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina, and “A Biblical Theology of Cultural Engagement” from Darrell Bock, Senior Research Professor of New Testament and Executive Director of Cultural Engagement, Dallas Theological Seminary.
“We are incredibly excited about this outstanding lineup of speakers and the wide-ranging topics they will address at the second annual IACE conference,” Dockery said. “We could not be more thankful for our sponsors and friends who have helped us prepare for this important event.
“Moreover, we are hopeful about the opportunity to gather in Fort Worth,” Dockery continued, “and will trust the Lord’s help and blessings for these days as we seek to work together to advance our shared IACE mission.”
Impact 360 is Platinum Sponsor for the conference; Gold Sponsors are Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Global Ministries Foundation; and Thomas Nelson Bibles; Silver Sponsors include Joe and Kelly Armes, Bill and Judy Bradish, The Signatry, The Christian Education Group and Wai-Kwong Seck; and Bronze Sponsors are ANEDOT, B&H Publishers, CLT, Crossway Books, NXTPG, Summit Ministries, and Vanderbloemen Group.
Conference registration is $300 per person, with spouses paying $100. Accommodations can be reserved at the Riley Conference Center, or at the nearby Hampton Inn and Suites Fort Worth Southwest Cityview.
Please address any questions about the event to iace@iace.education.
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