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2012 Annual Conference Report

Posted by Trinity in Articles
February 29, 2012

TFA_Newsletter_Template10_2.jpg A Christian Perspective on America's Role in the World Download the full PDF version View Conference photos Trinity Forum Academy hosted over sixty guests at Osprey Point Retreat & Conference Center for a collaborative weekend focused on understanding the Christian call to civic responsibility in the context of American foreign policy. The keynote speakers, themselves longtime friends and colleagues, brought world-class expertise in policy-making, foreign affairs, and religious liberty with... Read More

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2011-2012 Curriculum Tracker

Posted by Trinity in Articles
February 29, 2012

classof2012.jpg We invite you to follow along with the Class of 2012 as they read, discuss, and engage the central themes of our curriculum: spiritual formation, history of ideas, and the opportunities and challenges of the modern world. Read more about our approach to the curriculum. Speakers Readings / Topics Activities / notes Summer 2011 Guinness, The Call Bonhoeffer, Life Together The Gospel of Mark Defoe, Robinson Crusoe Keller, King's Cross Packer, Keep in Step with the Spirit Week 1 David Covington... Read More

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Covs_kiss_2.jpg Week 23: Sharon Covington delivered three lectures on gender, speaking to the practical implications of a biblical doctrine of human sexuality. Sharon drove home the point that because both men and women are created in the imago dei, both reflect equally the nature of God and together contribute towards a fuller picture of the character of God. Further, the importance of having one's identity in Christ must always take precedence over one's gender identity, for when gender identification usurps... Read More

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Week 22: Charlie Drew

Posted by Trinity in Program Updates
February 20, 2012

Charlie_Drew.jpg Week 22: Charlie Drew, head pastor of Emmanuel Presbyterian in Manhattan and author of several books, came to the Academy to talk to the Fellows about calling, drawing from his book A Journey Worth Taking. Charlie explained to the Fellows that our callings are not always clear, and the clarity with which we may sense our callings changes throughout our lives. Thus, our core purpose in life is not to fulfill a particular calling but to pursue Christ, submiting daily to Him as He reveals to us how... Read More

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