Outline

Key Verse

Registration

https://sro.breezechms.com/form/285ecb80 

Goals

To make a case for the authenticity of the Gospels and their testimony about the Lord Jesus Christ

Day 1: The Gospels

Day 2: The Person of the Lord Jesus Christ

Resources

• The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
• Evidence that Demands a Verdict - Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell
• Timeless Truth in Truthless Times - George Bassilious
  

Schedule

Day 1:

• Early morning: 1st hour, Morning Dox
• Drive to location (Lake Yale? SSCRCC?)
• 12pm: 3rd hour, 6th hour
• 12:30pm: Lunch
• 1:30pm: Introduction
• 2:00pm: Station 1
• 2:45pm: Station 2
• 3:30pm: 9th hour
• 3:45pm: Free time
• 5:15pm: Wash up
• 5:30pm: 11th hour, Dinner
• 6:30pm: Station 3
• 7:15pm: Station 4
• 8:00pm: 12th hour, Midnight Praise
• 9:00pm: Free Time, Snacks, Activity, Bonfire, 
• 11:00pm: Lights Out

Day 2:

• 8:30am: Divine Liturgy
• 11:00am: Brunch
• 12:00pm: Introduction
• 12:30pm: Station 1
• 1:15pm: Station 2
• 2:00pm: Free Time
• 4:15pm: Wash up
• 4:30pm: 11th Hour, Dinner
• 5:30pm: Station 3
• 6:15pm: Station 4
• 7:00pm: Conclusion
• 7:30pm: 12th Hour
• 8:00pm: Movie Night (Snacks, Popcorn)
• 10:00pm: Midnight Praise

Stations

Introduction

A Movie put on by the servants/youth that introduces the same/similar premise as the beginning of Case for Christ. In the movie, our "Lee Strobel" is a lawyer or a journalist, and he has a team of four (servants who will act as the tour guide: one from HSB, MSB, HSG, MSG) that he charges at the end of the movie to go and investigate. He'll introduce the four pieces of evidence they are looking for:

Need to choose from these what can make a compelling station, and what is most relevant for our times.

If possible for this to be a two-day convention (e.g. at Lake Yale), that may also be good to cover more material. We could also have a intro on day 2 that summarizes the reliability of the Gospels, and brings Lee back asking "ok what about Jesus Himself?" introducing the second day. If it's two days, that may also give us time to watch the actual Case for Christ movie at the end of Day 2.

• The Eyewitness Evidence
  • Can the gospels be trusted (Ch 1 CfC)
  • Do the gospels stand up to scrutiny (Ch 2 CfC)
• The Documentary Evidence
  • Were the gospels reliably preserved? (Ch 3)
  • Is there evidence for Jesus outside of the Gospels? (Ch 4)
• The Scientific Evidence
  • Archaeology (Ch 5)
• The Rebuttal Evidence
  • Is Jesus of History same as Jesus of Faith? (Ch 6) - - not sure what this chapter means. Need to read it again
• The Identity and Psychological Evidence
  • Was Jesus really convinced that He is the Son of God? (Ch 7)
  • Was Jesus crazy when he claimed to be Son of God? (Ch 8)
• The Profile and Fingerprint Evidence
  • Does Jesus fulfill the attributes of God? (Ch 9)
  • Did Jesus - and Jesus alone - match the identity of the Messiah? (Ch 10)

The four servants (and Lee) should be dressed in a costume that they will wear on the day of the Apologetics

Day 1 Station 1: The Eyewitness Evidence

Day 1 Station 2: The Documentary Evidence 

• Discuss the Documentary Evidence of the Gospels
• The contemporariness of the gospel manuscripts compared to other ancient texts
• The oldest NT manuscript is P52 from the Gospel of John
• Create a facsimile of the P52 Manuscript
  • Design and 3d print a template for cutting the papyrus with an exacto knife
  • Design and 3d print templates for painting/writing the Greek (front and back)
  • Provide a laminated label about P52 and the verses it contains "What is truth"
  • Provide a frame and some transparent plastic to encase it in
  • This idea comes from the work of Wes Huff on YouTube

Day 1 Station 3: The Scientific Evidence

Day 1 Station 4:

Day 2 Station 1: The Rebuttal Evidence

Day 2 Station 2: The Identity and Psychological Evidence

Day 2 Station 3: The Fingerprint Evidence

Day 2 Station 4: 

Day 2 Movie Night: 

• Watch the Case For Christ movie

Conclusion

A Movie that brings back the four to summarize and conclude the evidence. The conclusion can have a "post-credit scene" that teases next year's apologetics convention which will be about the Resurrection

Interactive Stations Ideas From Previous Conventions

• Escape Room
  • I think this could work really well here. Needs to be well thought out and executed
• Blocks Game
  • Someone did a game before with all the books of the Bible written on blocks and they had to order them or stack them. Could work very well for the "Fingerprint evidence" (Prophecies)
• Court Case
  • I think this can work really well in a topic like this... examining the specific kinds of evidence and scrutinizing them
• TikTok Station
  • Finding relevant TikToks and responding to them, even recording the response that each kid would give
• Podcast Station
  • This can also work really well. Needs good preparation for exactly what will be said and how
• Museum Station
  • This could work really well for a Documentary Evidence station, but a craft may be more effective here