2021 Theology Conference
The Promise of Life
God’s Plan for His People in the Covenant of Works
Join us October 8–9, 2021 at Providence OPC in Pflugerville, Texas for our annual theology conference.
After a year off, we cannot wait to get back together. We will explore God’s purpose for his people in the covenant of works and how Christ now secures that blessed future in our place.
Pflugerville, Texas
October 8–9
Theme
This year, we will consider, “The Promise of Life: God’s Plan for His People in the Covenant of Works.” In contrast to Roman Catholic, modernist, and evangelical approaches, we will explore a thoroughly Reformed understanding of God’s relationship to Adam as he was created. We will learn how Jesus Christ ultimately brings us to the glorious future which God originally offered to Adam in the garden of Eden.
Location
Providence Orthodox Presbyterian Church
17712 N Heatherwilde Blvd
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Phone: (512) 989–3500
Schedule
Saturday, October 8th
- 8:00–9:00 am — Registration
- 9:00–10:00 am — Camden Bucey, Nature, Grace, and Covenant: The Deeper Protestant Conception and Twentieth Century Roman Catholicism
- 10:30–11:30 am — Danny Olinger, Geerhardus Vos and the Covenant of Works (lecture handout)
- 11:45–12:45 pm — Lunch
- 1:00–2:00 pm — Jim Cassidy, “This is a Myth”: Barth’s Rejection of the Covenant of Works
- 2:30–3:30 pm — Lane Tipton, Perichoresis, Endoxation, and the Glory-Spirit: Foundations for Image-Endowment and Covenant Theology in the Work of Meredith G. Kline
- 3:30–4:00 pm — Concluding Comments, Questions, and Answers
Sunday, October 9th — Pflugerville
Providence Presbyterian Church
17712 N Heatherwilde Blvd
Pflugerville, TX 78660
- 10:00–10:45 am — Sunday School
- 11:00 am–12:00 pm — Morning Worship
Sunday, October 9th — South Austin
South Austin Presbyterian Church
7103 Oak Meadow Drive
Austin, TX 78736
- 10:00 am — Morning Worship
- 11:30 am — Sunday school
VIP Dinner
We will host a special dinner and lecture at Jack Allen’s Kitchen (Oak Hill location) on the evening of Friday, October 8, 2021. A cocktail hour begins at 5:30 pm, followed by dinner at 6:30 pm.
Hotel Accommodations
Discounted room rates are available at the Hampton Inn Austin-Round Rock.
Group Name: Reformed Forum Room Block
Group Code: RFG
Check-in: October 7, 2021
Check-out: October 10, 2021
Hampton Inn Austin-Round Rock
100 Dell Way
Round Rock, TX 78664
(512) 634–2404
Speakers
Danny Olinger
Rev. Olinger serves as General Secretary for the Committee on Christian Education for the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. He is the author of Geerhardus Vos: Reformed Biblical Theology, Confessional Presbyterian.
Jim Cassidy
Jim is the pastor of South Austin Presbyterian Church. He is the author of God’s Time for Us (Lexham Press) and has taught a course on The Westminster Shorter Catechism, which is available through Reformed Academy.
Lane Tipton
Dr. Tipton serves as pastor of Trinity Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Easton, Pennsylvania and fellow of biblical and systematic theology at Reformed Forum. He is the author of Foundations of Covenant Theology and has taught several courses available through Reformed Academy.
Camden Bucey
Camden is a minister at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, Illinois and executive director of Reformed Forum. He is the author of Lamentations, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah: A 12-Week Study (Crossway) and Karl Rahner: Great Thinkers (P&R Publishing). His course, Introduction to Covenant Theology, is available through Reformed Academy.
Contact Us
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