Christian Responsibility in an unChristian World

We invite you to join us at our upcoming Christian Responsibility in an unChristian World conference!

In an era increasingly distanced from biblical values, this gathering serves as a beacon for those seeking to uphold their faith amidst prevailing contrary currents. Together, we will delve into the complexities of manifesting our beliefs in environments that often challenge or contradict them.

Our sessions are designed to provide insight and practical strategies for embodying our Christian duties with compassion, integrity, and unwavering love. This conference is an invaluable platform for fellowship, offering a space to connect with like-minded individuals who share the aspiration of living a faith-driven life in a secular world.

Join us for an enriching experience that promises to fortify your spiritual resilience and equip you with the tools to navigate the nuances of expressing your faith gracefully and effectively. Your presence will enrich our collective exploration of what being a light in the darkness means. We look forward to welcoming you!

Our lineup of speakers includes:

Andrew Rappaport is the executive director of Striving for Eternity Ministries and the Christian Podcast Community. He hosts several podcasts: Andrew Rappaport’s Rapp Report, Andrew Rappaport’s Daily Rapp Report, Apologetics Live, and So, You Want to be a Podcaster.

Andrew is the author of the books What Do They Believe, a systematic theology of the major Western religions, and What Do We Believe, a systematic theology of the Christian faith. He also contributed to other books like On the Origins of Kinds and Sharing the Good News with Mormons. Andrew established Equip Conferences (formally Spread the Fire), evangelism training, and outreach events.

Andrew was the English preaching pastor of the Chinese American Bible Church in Freehold, NJ. He is a Bible teacher and international conference speaker and has written numerous Biblical studies. Andrew also teaches seminars on Hermeneutics, Systematic Theology, and much more. Andrew served on the Board of Directors of Solutions Pregnancy and Health Center, a pro-life, crisis pregnancy center. He was active with America’s Keswick, a Christian live-in addiction recovery facility.

Andrew grew up in a Jewish home and was saved at the age of 16 years old. He holds a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies, Magna Cum Laude from Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary, and a B.S. degree from Monmouth University in Computer Science. He and his bride live in Pennsylvania and have two adult children.

Kevin Hay was born and raised in Ohio and brought to saving faith in Jesus Christ at the age of 20. He was one of the founding elders of a church plant in 2009 and was privileged to help lead a church merger in 2012. Before joining the pastoral staff at Redeemer Bible Church in 2023, Kevin served as a Lead Pastor of churches in Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia.

He obtained his MDiv from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2020 and is currently a DMin candidate in Expository Preaching at The Master's Seminary. Kevin has been married to his wife Alicia since 2006, and they have eight precious children: McKenna, Landon, Meela, Madison, Liam, Levi, Mariah, and Maylee.

Kevin enjoys helping people grow in their relationship with Jesus, spending time with his family, reading, writing, watching & playing sports, and having conversations about theology over a good cup of coffee.

John Samson is the founding pastor-teacher of King’s Church in Peoria, Arizona, and an author and conference speaker. He is passionate about the local Church and for the gospel's free offer to be proclaimed far and wide. He has been a contributing writer at Monergism.com's Reformation Theology blog since 2005 and maintains his own internet blog, Effectual Grace.

June 2023 marked 36 years of Christian ministry for John. In that time, he has had a wide range of experience, pastoring churches in both England and the USA, and has included ministry trips to Europe, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Mongolia, in Churches, Camps, Conferences, and Gospel outreach.

Inspired by a deep desire to proclaim the truth of God’s word without compromise, John is known for his simple, down-to-earth, verse-by-verse, expositional preaching. His passion is to proclaim God as He really is and the Gospel as it is, believing that having one without the other is impossible. In light of this, he is happy to affirm historic creeds and confessions of the Church, the Five Solas of the Reformation, and the Doctrines of Grace.

Aaron Brewster is the president of Evermind Ministries, the chief editor of Striving for Eternity, and a member of the Christian Podcast Network. He is an ACBC-certified biblical counselor, writer, preacher, and conference speaker. He also hosts the Truth.Love.Parent. podcast and The Celebration of God podcast.

Aaron counsels and speaks on a wide range of topics, but he specializes in family, discipleship, education, and worship and trains the next generation of biblical counselors.

Having been a family counselor since 2007, an associate administrator at Schaumburg Christian School, director of Schaumburg Christian Day Camp, and lead residential counselor at Victory Academy for Boys, Aaron has extensive experience with at-risk teens, broken families, struggling marriages, and parenting difficult children.

Aaron was born again at the age of 9 and dedicated himself to full-time Christian service at 12. He earned his MS in Biblical Counseling from Bob Jones Seminary and a BA in Camp Ministry from Bob Jones University. He, his wife, and their two children currently live in Brevard, NC.

In his free time, Aaron is into beekeeping, gardening, martial arts, mountain biking, writing & performing music, poetry, rock climbing, survival training, tabletop games, ultimate frisbee, and white-water rafting.

The Evermind Ministries family includes Faithtree Biblical Counseling & Discipleship, Truth.Love.Family., and The Year Long Celebration of God. Visit the website and download the Evermind App to learn more.

Dan Kreft, the Seven-Foot Apologist, is a cross-generational teacher, itinerant speaker, and author of the three-volume book, “Jesus” Is Not the Answer to Every Sunday School Question. In addition to his own ministry, he serves as an adjunct instructor for Mike Riddle's Creation Training Initiative. He is on the board of directors for the Apologetics Forum of Snohomish County (WA).

Dan earned a BS in electrical engineering from Northwestern University, where he gained notoriety by becoming the first NCAA Division I student-athlete to keep what would later come to be known as a "blog," which earned him an invitation to write for Sports Illustrated. After graduating, he played professional basketball for three years, including a rather memorable encounter against Shaquille O'Neal.

Though he's been developing websites professionally since 1995, Dan’s passion is equipping and encouraging the body of Christ to confidently deliver biblical responses to skeptical assaults on our faith. He places particular emphasis on the sufficiency and authority of Scripture, starting with the very first verse.

Dominick Grimaldi is a reformed theologian with a shepherd’s heart. He graduated from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree and a Biblical Studies concentration in 2015. Pastor Dominick was married to Rachel on January 7, 2012. He was licensed and ordained into the gospel ministry by First Southern Baptist Church of Scottsdale.

You will find it easy to relate with Pastor Dominick, who has a unique ministry. Born and raised in New York City, he was introduced at an early age into a life of organized crime which ultimately led to time spent in Federal prison. God in his mercy used this time to draw Dominick to himself and reveal to him the plan he ordained for his life. Dominick preached for four and half years in prison before being released. He continued to speak in churches and conferences around the country until God called him as the senior pastor of First Southern Baptist Church Black Canyon City in 2010 where he served until God moved him to Desert Sky Baptist Church in 2016.

Just before coming to Desert Sky Baptist Church, Pastor Dominick underwent major brain surgery where the Lord preserved him through a brain aneurysm.

Jay Miller is the Pastor of Vail Valley Baptist Church. Jay moved to Tucson in 2001 after leaving the Army. He earned a B.S. in Molecular Biology in 2010 and an M.A. in Theological Studies in 2012. Jay and his wife, Angel, were married in 2004 and have two children: David and Samara.

Jay came to Vail Valley in May of 2021 after serving 18 years in mental health nursing and healthcare IT. He started in ministry for 10 years as a volunteer prison pastor with Prison Fellowship Ministries. He is passionate about Puritan prayers, expositional verse-by-verse preaching, and reformation theology.

You can find Jay on Spartan runs, F3, or the Do Jang working on his next Taekwondo black belt in his free time. He loves to read and is a devoted U of A Hockey fan.