THIS CONFERENCE IS FREE
Why a new conference?
Orange County, the second most populace county in the state of California—home to several world-renown mega-ministries, location of major Christian Universities, birthplace of the Whitehorse Inn and Modern Reformation Magazine—does not have a regular or annual conference to proclaim the the impact or significance of Reformation Christianity. To remedy this situation, a gathering of several Reformed/Presbyterian pastors and ministry leaders are uniting to promote the first annual Reformation OC Conference the weekend of October 28-30, 2011.
“We have to wait five years, or so, for a Ligonier Conference to come near our county, and the occasional presentation from a Reformed luminary at a church in town does not bring out enough people seeking to learn more about Reformation theology,” stated Rev. Kent Moorlach, Pastor of Communion Presbyterian Church of Irvine and Reformation OC Conference organizer. “But at our upcoming conference, we will have ministers from local ARP, KAPC, OPC, URC, and “MacArthur-esque” churches all speaking to a variety of topics designed to challenge and instruct attendees to appreciate the doctrines of grace.”
Join us!
The two day conference and Sunday evening Reformation Service will feature 5 main session speakers:
- PCA Elder, Christopher Neiswonger of Apologetics.com will speak on “The Genius of Protestantism,”
especially when contrasted with the ecclesiology of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
- OPC Pastor, Paul Viggiano of Branch of Hope and KKLA radio broadcaster, will discuss “The Apologetics of the Westminster Divines.”
- URC Pastor and author, Daniel Hyde of Oceanside United Reformed Church will summarize his recent text, “Welcome to a Reformed Church.”
- National religious broadcaster, Philip DeCourcey of “Know the Truth”
radio will present,
“The Power of Protestant Pulpits (An examination of Reformation movements founded upon the authority of God’s Word).”
- ARP Pastor, Kent Moorlach, will be preaching at the Sunday Evening Reformation Service in the Crystal Cathedral of Garden Grove on the topic, “The Glory of God.”
“There seems to be a renewed appreciation of Reformation theology in the county. Movements such as “Together for the Gospel,” “The Gospel Coalition,” and new church plants aiming for Reformed distinctiveness are taking root.
We’d like to capitalize on that.” Said Moorlach. “We also know that people are busy, so we wanted the conference in the center of the OC, which is Irvine, and we wanted to provide a free conference that would offer people both a Friday Night or Saturday Morning option. We would love for people to attend both days; but if folks only have time for one or the other, they will benefit from both main session and breakout speakers.”
The Reformation Conference will be held at Communion Presbyterian Church of Irvine and complete conference information can be accessed at www.ReformationOCconference.com
7 Comments on "Reformation OC Conference (Oct 28-30)"
Thanks for the promo!
The conference went really well! We were very encouraged by those who presented and those who attended!
Everyone left with positie comments about attending next year! Hope to see you then!
Peace
This conference was so encouraging! The Reformation is alive and growing in Orange County!
I cannot in good conscience attend nor recommend a “Reformation” gathering that includes errorists who reject the Sacraments and practice the heresy of re-baptizing. As a brother, I must urge you to 1. Replace Baptist speakers with confessional Lutherans next year. 2. Recommend only confessional Anglican, Reformed or Lutheran Churches, no anaBaptists. 3. Worship should be liturgical, such as compline to end the 2012 conference. It is contradictory to to have enemies of the Reformed and Lutheran Faiths speak at a Reformation Conference. Attend? Of course, but speakers should be Presbyterian, Reformed, or Lutheran!
Wow… So much for church unity, eh? Are you calling all Baptists heretics?
There can be no unity if a group rejects the Sacraments, perverting them in “ordinances” and denies Children the blessings connected with being baptized. The Sacraments are important. Yes, baptists are heretics! There assemblies are not true Churches, so there is no damage done to the unity of the Church catholic!
In Christian charity Charles,
It has been demonstrated to you on other postings on other sites that you’re completely inconsistent in what you are arguing! Monergism is an IMPORTANT foundational conviction of those who are finding unity for the cause of Christ and his Gospel. I wish you would recognize that the term “catholic” is based upon the ancient creeds and confessions we all embrace.
You are free to begin your own website for a group of people who are able to supposedly “unite” on your view of the sacraments — good luck bringing “confessional Lutherans” and “Reformed / Presbyterians” together! Not even Luther and Calvin could accomplish it!
Charles, it has been said that when our Puritan forefathers came to the new world, they brought two books with them: the Geneva Bible and Pilgrims Progress. Of course, Pilgrims Progress was written by John Bunyan–a reformed baptist.
I am sorry you feel conscience-bound to not attend this Conference; however, your repeated inconsistency in denouncing our Baptist brothers while at the same time demanding a Lutheran speaker be invited to present at the conference continues to baffle me. Presbyterians and Lutherans differ on the sacraments just as much if not more than Presbyterians and Baptists. Please tell me how you can condemn the one while advocating for the other!
As a confessional Presbyterian, I recognize that I differ from my baptist brothers on some very important issues. I also recognize I differ from my Lutheran brothers on some very important issues. Christian charity (as well as the ninth commandment–that’s the 8th commandment for our Lutheran brothers) requires that I represent those who differ from me honestly. There were no “anabaptist” speakers at the Reformation OC Conference, only Baptists. And like my Puritan forefathers in the faith, I will continue to benefit greatly from these Baptist brothers with whom I disagree on the sacraments as they encourage me to live a godly life.