So many good memories here, so many lovely Christ-followers! Will we see you at the UCA Conference this year?
Our venue is better and bigger than last year, but we anticipate that we may fill it up! So don’t delay; you can register now here.
This year we’ll have informative, cutting-edge presentations like last year, but we’ll also have less-theoretical offerings in the form of hands-on workshops and meet-ups. But it won’t be the same without you.
Will we see you this year at the conference? Here’s one of the friendly faces and a couple of friendly places who will host us!
You can learn more about the Lawrenceville Church of God here. They are a member of the Church of God General Conference.
You can register for the 2022 UCA conference here.
Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE for the second annual UCA Conference, in Springfield, Ohio, October 13-15, 2022!
You can register right HERE, right now!
The UCA Conference planning committee and the UCA Board of Directors have been hard at work bringing to life what is set to be a spectacular event full of fellowship, food, and teaching! This year, you’ll get the opportunity to network with like-minded believers; to learn about new ministries, projects, and opportunities; to be challenged by insightful academic presentations; and to be enriched by a variety of topical workshops hosted by Unitarian Christians from all over!
We had so many join us last year that we’ve had to open more seats for 2022. However, make no mistake, space for this event is still very limited. We are expecting a large turnout this year, so please DON’T WAIT to sign up and make sure you guarantee your place for yourself, friends, or family members.
Please visit the Conference page for information and to register right away!
We can’t wait to see YOU in Springfield, Ohio this October 13-15!
The Board of the Unitarian Christian Alliance is pleased to announce a general call for papers to be presented at the second annual UCA conference in Springfield, Ohio, October 14 – 16, 2022. (Watch this blog for the opening of registration.)
The UCA Board is excited to announce that our second annual conference will be hosted by the Lawrenceville Church of God in Springfield, Ohio!
The Board hopes to have online conference registration open online some time in the next few weeks.
Check-in for the conference will open at 4:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, October 13, 2022, and the conference will end with the last session after dinner on Saturday, October 15, 2022.
Attendees are invited to attend church on Sunday at our host church or at one of some nearby unitarian Christian churches; details to come.
If your unitarian group, ministry, etc. would benefit from an opportunity to gather in person (e.g. a board meeting), the host church has generously offered to make rooms available before the conference starts that Thursday. If your group is interested, please contact us at conference@unitarianchristianaliance.org.
Also watch this space for coming announcements about submitting a paper to be presented. (The deadline for submissions will be July 1, 2022.)
We hope to see you there!
We already know things we can do better next year, but the consensus is that the first-ever Unitarian Christian Alliance Conference was a big hit, an encouragement and a blessing to many. When I wasn’t busy meeting and having meaningful conversations with many people, I did snap a few phone photos, mostly of the presenters.
Thanks again to all the speakers, volunteers, attendees, and Conference Partners who made this an unforgettable event. Over the coming months we will be releasing professionally-edited content from the conference on our YouTube channel. Stay tuned for further conference-related posts.
Thanks to Patrick Navas for the sweet group shot including my wife!
If it wasn’t for our next Conference Partner, I might not be a unitarian Christian. The Trinities.org blog and the Trinities Podcast by Dr. Dale Tuggy were my crash course in all things Trinity, and conversely, a light for my path to unitarianism. I am certain I am not the only one with this experience, as Dale’s youtube channel alone has over 22 thousand subscribers.
The Podcast is now up over 300 episodes chock full of analytic theological goodness, with interviews of the world’s top scholars on the topic, and Dr. Tuggy’s razor sharp analysis of competing Trinity theories.
The podcast also includes interviews with leading modern day unitarian voices, reviews of classic unitarian works, and examination of important relevant texts from early church history. If you want to be able to understand and challenge the best case Trinitarians (both ancient and recent) put forward, the Trinities podcast is your training ground.
You can also come share your own favorite episodes, and mix it up with his guests and and fans on the Trinities Facebook group. It isn’t for the faint of heart, but I can attest to it being a great place to test your views and connect with serious thinkers on the subject.
The UCA is proud to have Dr. Dale Tuggy serving as Chairman of the Board, to have him presenting at the Conference, and I am very proud to call him my friend.
If you haven’t binged all 300+ podcasts, below are my top 11 (yep, couldn’t get down to 10, so I am cheating) favorite episodes to get you started!
Podcast 22 – A cure for odium theologicum
Podcast 58 – We can’t prove the Trinity by reason alone
Podcast 231 – Swinburne’s Social Theory of the Trinity
Podcast 232- Trinity Club Orientation
Podcast 73 – Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho
Podcast 124 – A challenge to Jesus is God apologists
Podcast 145 – Tis Mystery All the Immortal Dies
Podcast 164 – On Counting Gods
Podcast 189 – The unfinished business of the Reformation
21st Century Reformation is a Christian ministry which is dedicated to the Father himself as the only one who is truly God, and to Jesus, not as God, but as the Messiah – the Christ of God (John 17:3). In doing this, 21st CR brings together some of the best in videos, audios and writings by people from around the world who believe that God is truly one.
Husband and wife team Dan and Sharon Gill truly are “helping people to receive the ‘One God Message’ around the world.” If you haven’t heard their testimony about studying themselves out of Oneness Pentecostalism and into unitarian “one God” belief, take a moment to read their story. Hopefully it will make your day as it did mine.
And if you haven’t visited their refreshed website, you are missing out! It is beautiful, and absolutely packed with content. There are sections on:
Additionally, make sure to subscribe to the 21stCR youtube channel, which features a great cross section of collected unitarian material, and is constantly adding new content!
The UCA is very grateful for the Conference Partnership of 21stCR, and proud to be working arm in arm with them, in their mission to continue the Reformation in the 21st century.
At Atlanta Bible College (ABC), faith, ministry, and academics collide into a life-changing, educational experience for all. We strive for students to grow their faith and deepen their relationship with God, our Father, who created us and his Son, Christ Jesus, who redeemed us. Students will also be given the opportunity to connect with like-minded believers which facilitates fellowship unlike any other. Most importantly, students at Atlanta Bible College will learn how to equip themselves to follow the path that God lays out for anyone who chooses to believe in the Messiah.
What I so appreciate about ABC is how they helped me to organize my knowledge of the Bible. Prior to attending, I had a fairly decent knowledge of the Scriptures, having read all the way through once or twice. Sitting in church services and seminars for years had taught me much. In fact, one mentor even questioned what good attending ABC would do for me. So when I came down to Georgia to attend, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Looking back on this 15 years later, I’m so glad I went!
Several huge benefits come to mind. Firstly, my biblical knowledge was like an untamed garden. Sure, I knew a verse here and there, but I didn’t have a very good mental map for how the Bible fit together. Sitting through Old Testament Survey and then New Testament Survey, I was able to see the big picture. I developed a sense for the history of redemption as well as how the prophets fit with the historical books and the epistles fit within Acts.
Taking Basic Bible Doctrine and Systematic Theology helped me immensely as well. Those classes gave me mental shelves on which to put different doctrines so they wern’t a jumbled mess on my mental floor. Learning about categories like soteriology, harmartiology, and ecclesiology expanded my thinking. Approaching theology in a systematic way also helped me to see the dependency and relationship between doctrines.
I could go on and on about how my education at ABC provided me with a welcoming community, introductions to lifelong mentors, and an education I still depend on every day. However, I would leave you with one more benefit that taking college level Bible classes provided me. So much of our church or YouTube education puts little or no responsibility on the student. People are encouraged to sit and listen–and I get that. People are tired from a long day at work or they’re too busy to do homework and write essays. However, at ABC, like any college, the expectations are much higher. You will have homework; you will memorize key information; you will write papers. And to be honest, though writing is hard work, those assignments probably helped me grow more than anything else I did while at ABC.
If you would like to go down to their campus and become a full or part-time student, you can apply to attend here. They’ve also got distance-learning classes you can take from the comfort of your home. Also, check out their Academic Catalog to see what courses they offer and their Academic Calendar to see when classes will begin for next semester.
I’ll leave you with a list of ABC’s objectives. If these sound good to you, you should consider getting in contact with them to figure out how you can become a student at ABC.
Lastly, I’d be remiss if I failed to mention that you can get ABC swag at their online store and you can support the good work that the college is doing by donating here.
We’re delighted to have the Williamsburg Christadelphian Foundation as a Conference Partner this year. They state that their mission is “to help individuals, families and groups (ecclesias) grow their faith.”
Clearly inspired by James 2:14-26, this international ministry aims to grow faith in community by serving others, based “on Biblical principles expressed in the hope of the Gospel—the gift of His Son and the coming Kingdom of God.” What sort of service?
To the poor, we show faith through humanitarian assistance provided with outstretched hands and Christian integrity. To those whose faith is waning, we rekindle it through shared service and an uplifted spirit. To the young, we provide transforming programs to prepare and inspire lifetimes of faith.
Their six-month FaithLaunch 2 program (which is just starting in October 2021) aims to equip young adults 18-35 to embark on a life of discipleship, and they even have “a collection of prayer resources to help you in your personal prayer life.” You’ll want to explore their stable of podcasts, and videos as well.
Music is another aspect of their work, from original recordings of hymns, to virtual choirs, to a support network for those involved in music ministry. They also give vital aid to immigants, meet needs arising from the Covid-19 crisis, and their White Fields mission initiative has place “140 volunteers in 20 countries on 5 continents.”
WCF will be represented at the conference by Beth Lansing. Be sure to stop by their table to find out more about how this amazing organization is serving as salt and light in this broken world.
