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Key Verse


Registration

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

Goals

To make a case for the authenticity of

  • Are the Gospels andReliable
    • their testimony about the Lord
  • Is Jesus Christ

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    • 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

  • 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

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)1)
    • Do the gospels stand up to scrutiny (Ch 2 CfC)2)
  • 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

  • Evidence servantsthat (Demands a Verdict - Josh McDowell and Lee)Sean McDowell
  • Timeless Truth in Truthless Times - George Bassilious

    • Stations

    Introduction

    Movie should beintroduce dresseda compelling story line that the students can relate to:

    four characters in a costume that they will wear on the day of the Apologeticsit

    Day 1 Station 1: The Eyewitness Evidence
    Day 1 Station 2: The DocumentaryScientific 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
    • CreateThe aArchaeological facsimileEvidence 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
      Gospels
    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 3:4: 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
    New Ideas
    • Surrounded (by Jubilee)
      • Potentially a "Debate Station" at the end
    • Give students a notebook so they can write their own "Case for Christ"
      • Structured
      • Print out "Case for Christ by: ________ (Name)"
    • Podcast
      • Needs more structure
      • Less hosts
    • Stations:
      • Combine Documentary and Archaeology (Scientific) into a station
      • Important nowadays is: "Jesus never said He was God" (Psychological)
    Action Items
    • Intro and Conclusion Station:
      • Write Script for movie/skit
      • Potential Introduction
        • Orthodox Youth whose ["best friend", "family member", etc.] is [unbeliever, doubting, falling away, lost sheep, just 'following what they learned' etc.] - he wants to convince him that Christianity is right (and to make his faith personal), but he's been "sleeping" in sermons, skipping Sunday School, etc. his spiritual life is empty
        • What's the convo between the two youth?
          • Casual - Could be that the youth is just struggling with "why do we have to keep doing this" - "why are we 'wasting' all this time"
      • Conclusion
        • Being able to ask questions in a moment of doubt; learning these things: allows me to enhance and grow my personal relationship with God
    • Finalize Which station topics we want to discuss
    • Attach format to each station
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