ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Session 1 | Every Believer Confident
9:00 – 9:45 AM
Session 2 | Understanding Unbelievers
10:00 – 10:45 AM
Session 3 | Pulling Down Strongholds
11:00 – 11:45 AM
LUNCH: 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Session 4 | Three Reasons People Don’t Believe:
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Session 5 | Role Play Conversations + Q&A
2:15 – 3:15 PM
Closing
3:15 – 3:30 PM
Speaker Bio
Dr. Mark Farnham has been teaching Apologetics in local churches for almost twenty years. His study of Apologetics has opened doors to interact with people from all walks of life. He is an engaging speaker who combines simple, clear explanations with gripping personal illustrations from fascinating encounters with nonbelievers of all kinds.
Mark served for seven years as a senior pastor in the very skeptical environment of New England. He understands the frustration of trying so many “Come and See” events with little apparent fruit. By training church members to confidently “Go and Tell,” apologetics strengthens the faith and witness of the entire church. His training seminars are aimed at ordinary church members who want to become prepared and confident to share their faith with anyone they meet.
Mark is the director of the Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics program at Lancaster Bible College and Capital Seminary in Lancaster, PA. Mark earned a PhD in Apologetics from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He holds a Master of Theology degree in New Testament from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity degree from Calvary Baptist Seminary. He is the author of Every Believer Confident: Apologetics for the Ordinary Christian (P&R, 2025), and coauthor of Talking About Ethics: A Conversational Approach to Moral Dilemmas (Kregel, 2021) and Talking About Worldviews: A Conversational Introduction to Thinking Philosophically (Kregel, 2025).
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GENERAL INFORMATION
LODGING
Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe
1000 Corporate Drive
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Homewood Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh/Southpointe
3000 Horizon Vue Drive
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Crown Plaza Suites Pittsburgh South, an IHG Hotel
164 Fort Couch Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
DINING
Chipotle
3840 Washington Road
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Chick-Fil-A
1620 Washington Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
El Campesino
4093 Washington Road
McMurray, PA 15317
Fiori's Pizza
3801 Washington Road
Canonsburg, PA 15317
DIRECTIONS
From North:
Take Interstate 79 South to Exit 48. Continue on Morganza Road to Destination.
From South:
Take Rt. 19 North to Gallery Drive.
From East:
Take Parkway 376 West to Interstate 79 South to Exit 48. Continue on Morganza Road to Destination.
From West:
Take Parkway 376 East to Interstate 79 South to Exit 48. Continue on Morganza Road to Destination.
