Faith for Life
The desire to answer the question, “Who am I?” resonates with today’s rising generation. The culture pulls them in a direction that doesn’t align with scripture.
To equip young students with a lifelong faith, we must help them think differently about how their Creator defines them.
Transgenderism has exploded worldwide in the past decade, particularly in the West. The Williams Institute at the UCLA Law School reports that the number of young people identifying as transgender has doubled in the last few years and that one out of five people who identify as transgender are thirteen to seventeen years of age.
On the popular social media platform TikTok, #trans has logged 50.2 billion views as of this writing, nearly doubling within the last year.
The British lesbian activist Kate Harris said,
“Our major concern is that millions of impressionable children are watching these online influencers. It’s no coincidence that the growth of TikTok coincides exactly with the exponential growth of children presenting with gender dysphoria.
Dr. Andrew T. Walker | A Long Journey to Nowhere: How Transgender Ideology became Plausible
In this talk, Dr. Walker will look at the historical, philosophical, ideological, and cultural streams that have led us to the transgender moment. In his talk, listeners will gain an understanding of the subtle ways in which cultural forces work to produce new systems of thought that previous generations would not have understood. The goal of this talk is for Christian leaders to become more attuned to the underlying ethical shifts that forge new paradigms that challenge a Christian way of interpreting reality.
Dr. Kathy Koch | It’s Not Just About Identity: Securing Gender for a Broken Generation
Too many young people believe gender identity can easily change. We culturally have said it’s possible, and even acceptable. Yet, we know theologically that everyone is created in a specific way by an intentional Creator. Learn what we need to believe and what we can do to help secure people’s gender. We don’t need to just be sad, concerned, or angry. We can be proactive!
Jason Jimenez | Strange New Conversations: How to Talk to Your Students About Transgenderism
Whether struggling with their gender identity or receiving an overload of gender-confusing messages on social media, this generation is searching for answers. In this talk, you will learn how to voice concerns to your kids and students about transgenderism, bring clarity to some of the confusion, and gain valuable tactics when discussing the dangerous ideology of the transgender movement.
Jason Jimenez, Dr. Kathy Koch, and Erin Kunkle | Panel Discussion
We will be taking questions from both those submitted during registration and those watching live online
Dr. Kathy Koch | What? So What? Now What?
Because you attended, you will be equipped with wisdom and new understandings. You will have new ideas that will result in new feelings and important reactions. Now, what difference can you make and what will you do? Let’s end with an optimistic look at your future!
Andrew T. Walker, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Apologetics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is an Associate Dean in the School of Theology and the Executive Director of the Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement at Southern Seminary. He is a Fellow in Christian Political Thought at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and serves as the Managing Editor of WORLD Opinions.
Dr. Kathy Koch (“cook”) is the Founder of Celebrate Kids and an associate co-founder of Ignite the Family. She has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in over 25 countries through keynote messages, seminars, chapels, and other events. She speaks at conventions, schools, churches, and pregnancy resource centers, and regularly speaks for Care Net, Summit Ministries, the Colson Center, and Teach Them Diligently. Dr. Kathy is also a popular guest on Focus on the Family radio and other radio talk shows and podcasts. Her podcast, Celebrate Kids with Dr. Kathy, is among the most popular parenting podcasts.
Erin Kunkle is the co-founder of MAVEN (www.maventruth.com). She is a speaker and co-host of the MAVEN parent podcast. She has spoken to parents, mom’s groups, homeschooling groups, and at women’s retreats.
In addition, Erin runs the entire Kunkle household as a master chef, nurse, referee, counselor, and laundry connoisseur. She’s also a veteran homeschooling mom of 12 years. She received her bachelor’s degree in sociology/political science from Biola
University. Erin lives with her husband and their five kids in Southern California.