WHAT: An evening to interact with big ideas
WHEN: 7.00pm–9.00pm (AEST) Wednesday 20 September 2023
WHERE: SMBC Croydon Campus, 43 Badminton Road, Croydon OR online
SPEAKERS: Kit Barker, Fiona Isaacs, Max Jeganathan, Stephen Liggins
WHO: All those who want to interact with biblical, robust, holistic discussion
COST: Online = $10, On-campus = FREE (with registration)
SMBC InterAct evenings are about engaging with big ideas, hearing multiple perspectives on the one topic, learning from how others interact with each other, and getting inspired and involved!
They’re about biblical, robust, holistic discussion that doesn’t pretend to know it all but knows that we need each other to get the conversation happening. And, importantly, it’s about encouraging each other in ways to act on what we’re hearing, for God’s glory.
Next in our InterAct series we’ll look at Does Apologetics still work?: Offering answers when all the questions are changing. Is our culture now post-apologetic? Are the methods we've used in the past still valid? Are we answering the questions people are really asking? What can the ancient writers of the Old Testament teach us? How do we listen and learn from the youngest generation?
Come join us – on-campus or online – and bring your friends and church groups – for an evening of rich interaction to challenge your heart, soul, mind and strength.
SPEAKERS:
Kit Barker is SMBC’s Director of Teaching and Learning and lectures in Old Testament. He researches and writes on The Psalms, Ezekiel, Former Prophets, Hermeneutics, Rhetorical Criticism, Theological Interpretation, Biblical Violence, and Forgiveness – including ‘Finding Lost Words: The Church’s Right To Lament’. With his family he attends Narrabeen Baptist Church.
Fiona Isaacs is the School Chaplain at Tara Anglican School for girls. She is currently working on her Doctorate in Ministry, concentrating in the cultivation of healthy spirituality in teenage girls. She has degrees in Theology, Education and Physics. Fiona is also the founder and lead writer for abiding, a not-for-profit producing devotionals that help people to read the Bible with all their heart and mind.
Max Jeganathan is a Senior Research Fellow at CPX. A former lawyer and political & policy adviser, Max was educated at the Australian National University and the University of Oxford and is undertaking a PhD in Law. Max speaks on the intersection between faith, culture, economics, finance, technology and moral reasoning. He has spoken in businesses, universities and political institutions.
Stephen Liggins is a former lawyer and journalist, who pastors a church in the Blue Mountains just outside of Sydney. He has a PhD in New Testament Studies from the University of Sydney and has lectured both locally and overseas. He has written books and articles at an academic and popular level on topics such as the evangelism, apologetics, the teaching of Jesus, ethics, popular culture, sport and travel.
HOST:
Mark Stephens is a Lecturer in New Testament at SMBC. He has been a young adults pastor, spent a decade teaching theology to artists at Excelsia College, and served a two-year stint as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity. Mark has a PhD in Ancient History from Macquarie University and is the author of The End of Thinking?
For more information and to register please go to: https://www.smbc.edu.au/events/smbc-interact-apologetics