Lance and I just caught wind of the following event over at New Orleans BTS and wanted to pass the word to ministers in Texas.  Sounds like a worthwhile event that we hope a few of your ministries can attend.  We don't really know too much about the specifics of the event so if you're interested you should click on the event link found at the bottom of the text below.  Hope everyone had a great week last week and in case you were wondering, Annual Meeting went well!!

Collegiate Ministers – 

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has an exciting opportunity for you and your students!  NOBTS is hosting Defend the Faith on January 8-13, 2012 and would be honored for you and your students to attend.

Defend the Faith is a five-day, five-night conference in Christian apologetics training featuring quality biblical, philosophical, and theological instruction with outstanding worship.  Held on the main campus of NOBTS, Defend the Faith will feature speakers such as Gary Habermas, Paul Copan, Mary Jo Sharp, Mike Licona, James Walker, Robert Bowman, Bob Stewart, and many others.  Topics include Science and Christianity, The New Atheism, The Resurrection of Jesus, The Reliability of the New Testament, Islam, World Religions, Mormonism, New Age Spirituality, along with other hot-button apologetic and polemic issues.

NOBTS is proud to offer special pricing for Defend the Faith to any Collegiate Minister interested in bringing a group. 

For the Collegiate Minister who brings a group of 3 or more:

• Receive one FREE Leader Room (for 2 people)
• $120 Conference Fee waived
• Travel assistance available for those who qualify:

For the Collegiate Student:

• Reduced Package A: Conference only - $100 ($20 savings)
• Reduced Package B: Conference and 12 meals - $200 ($40 savings)
• or Reduced Package C: Conference, 12 meals and housing - $230 ($80 savings)

Travel Assistance (as calculated by MapQuest)

• Round-trip under 250 miles: $0 Assistance
• Round-trip 250-500 miles: $100 Assistance
• Round-trip 500-1,000 miles: $200 Assistance
• Round-trip over 1,000 miles: $400 Assistance

To receive this special pricing, you must register for this event through the Baptist College Partnership Program.  Please contact Robby Pearson at bcpp@nobts.edu or 504.282.4455 x8171.  For more information about Defend the Faith 2012, see www.defendthefaith.net or http://www.nobtsapologetics.com.