Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel
By / Aug 26

ERLC set to host 2016 National Conference ‘Onward’ August 25-26 in Nashville, Tenn.
By / Mar 8

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 8, 2016The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention will host its 2016 National Conference, Onward, August 25-26 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.

This third annual conference will equip attendees on gospel-centered cultural engagement so they can interact with an increasingly hostile and shifting culture without compromising the unchanging truths of the Bible.

Conference speakers will participate in plenary sessions, panel discussions and breakout sessions on a variety of issues touching every aspect of cultural engagement, including the arts, politics, sports, race, sexuality, parenting, millennials and everyday life.

Key speakers and topics include:

– “Russell Moore”:http://www.russellmoore.com/, President, ERLC – Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel

– “Matt Chandler”:http://www.thevillagechurch.net/about/staff/member/595002/, Lead Teaching Pastor, The Village Church – Unbuckling the Bible Belt: Cultural Engagement in the Capital of Cultural Christianity

– “Andy Crouch”:http://andy-crouch.com/, Executive Director, Christianity Today – Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk, and True Flourishing

– “Jackie Hill-Perry”:http://www.humblebeast.com/jackie-hill/, Poet, Artist with Humble Beast Records – Millennials and Cultural Engagement

– “Gabe Lyons”:http://qideas.org/contributors/gabe-lyons/, Founder, Q Ideas – Good Faith: Being a Christian When Society Thinks You’re Irrelevant and Extreme

– “Andy Stanley”:http://northpoint.org/messages/, Founder, North Point Ministries – Leadership, Preaching, and Cultural Engagement: A Conversation with Russell Moore

– “Bryan Loritts”:http://bryanloritts.tumblr.com/, Lead Pastor, Abundant Life Christian Fellowship – Right Color, Wrong Culture: The Gospel and Multi-Ethnic Cultural Engagement

– “Darrin Patrick”:http://thejourney.org/people/darrin-patrick, Lead Pastor, The Journey Church – The Dude’s Guide to Marriage: Love and Fidelity in a Hookup Culture

Commenting on the National Conference, Moore said:

I am thrilled about the 2016 ERLC National Conference Onward focusing on cultural engagement. We want to equip Christians to apply the gospel to everyday life. Thats why we have invited an amazing lineup of speakers to cover an ambitious set of topics. In an increasingly complex world, we must prepare Christians to engage the culture without losing the gospel.

Previous topics addressed at ERLC National Conferences include the gospel, homosexuality and the future of marriage and the gospel and politics.

Registration is now open and conference details and speaker information can be found “online.”:https://erlc.com/events/nationalconference2016

Follow the conversation on Twitter by following @ERLC, @dmoore and #ERLC2016.

The Southern Baptist Convention is Americas largest Protestant denomination with more than 15.8 million members in over 46,000 churches nationwide. The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is the SBCs ethics, religious liberty and public policy agency with offices in Nashville, Tenn., and Washington, D.C.

To request an interview with Russell Moore

contact Elizabeth Bristow at 202-547-0209

or by email at [email protected]

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Russell Moore’s book “Onward” wins Christianity Today 2016 Book of the Year
By / Dec 16

NASHVILLE Tenn., Dec. 16, 2015Russell Moores latest book, Onward: Engaging Culture without Losing the Gospel, was announced today as the recipient of the “Christianity Today 2016 Book of the Year,”:http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2016/january-february/beautiful-orthodoxy-book-of-year.html?start=1 winning the overall category, Beautiful Orthodoxy.

Christianity Todays editorial team chose books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought and culture. Onward also won the top award in the Politics and Public Life category.

Moore provides a primer on how our commitments to Christ and his kingdom (as opposed to our political, social and cultural agendas) should shape not only how we live our lives, but also what our lives should say to a watching, listening world, said Harold Smith, president and CEO of Christianity Today.

Onward was published in August 2015 and released by B&H Publishing Group. The book was also named a “2015 Top 5 Religion Title”:http://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2015/religion#book/book-5 by Publishers Weekly in November.

Dr. Moore is uniquely gifted to speak to the issues of our day, said B&H Trade Book Publisher, Jennifer Lyell. From his early days working on political campaigns, to dean at one of the largest seminaries in the world, all while preaching in churches small and large across the country for decades, Dr. Moores perspective is grounded by biblical truth, rooted in theological depth and seasoned by the people hes met through decades of gospel ministry. This all combines with the pen of writer as gifted as any I have ever met, to produce messages that have the potential to shape a generation. We at B&H Publishing Group are so grateful for the recognition that Onward has received and believe that it is very much deserved.

The Southern Baptist Convention is Americas largest Protestant denomination with more than 15.8 million members in over 46,000 churches nationwide. The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is the SBCs ethics, religious liberty and public policy agency with offices in Nashville, Tenn., and Washington, D.C.

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To request an interview with Russell Moore

contact Elizabeth Bristow at 202-547-0209

or by email at [email protected]

Visit our website at www.erlc.com

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