Legacy Disciple Legacy Disciple

What is culture, and what are the worldviews that stand in opposition to biblical Christianity? What are we as Christians to do with culture? Are we to fight against it, or are we to isolate from it? Are we responsible to create it, or in what ways are we responsible to influence it?The answers to these questions will help us understand how to engage a post-Christian culture with the historic truths of the Bible.

You don't need a time machine to understand the historical context of a passage. And you don't need to be a Hebrew or Greek scholar for successful word studies. In this workshop, you'll learn to identify Ancient Near Eastern customs and First Century practices in biblical texts to help transform your study of Scripture. You'll also learn lexical aids that help you conduct fruitful word studies.

Born as the youngest of 20 children in a sharecropping family in rural Mississippi, Fannie Lou Hamer endured more hardship as a child than many do in a lifetime. Like countless others trapped by poverty and racism, Hamer would likely have died in virtually the same situation as she was born. But one fateful evening, she attended a meeting about voting rights, and she altered the course of her life.Hamer became one of the most vocal and eloquent drum majors for justice in the Civil Rights Movement. Despite jail, beatings and brutal verbal attacks, Hamer persisted in the struggle for black rights because of her faith in God. Her story reveals how the Civil Rights Movement was fueled by faith and why current justice movements must also draw on the reservoir of Christian faith to emerge triumphant.

We too often separate the our teaching in the Old Testament from the New. The New is where the story of Jesus begins, so we end up teaching the Old Testament in a moralistic way. The whole theme of the Bible is Jesus is exalted. Learn how to see Jesus as the hero of every passage; how the Gospel applies in whatever passage we may be teaching.

The church should be on the frontlines of cultural engagement and political advocacy. The Christian witness must be applied to society's most pressing issues. The And Campaign will detail what that looks like and why it's important.

Our culture is in dire need of the Song of Solomon and what it has to say about singleness, sex, sexuality, God, marriage and the gospel. After all, the Song of Solomon helps provide answers to questions like: Who should I date? What kind of person does God want me to look for and be? How far is too far in dating? How do I rekindle the passion in marriage? What are healthy ways to communicate and resolve conflict? Should I expect love in my marriage to turn into a faint flicker over time? As important as these questions are, the Song of Solomon can be an intimidating book to read, let alone apply and teach! Its poetic images and ancient near eastern descriptions often get lost on modern ears. This workshop will give life to the poetry for our urban context and provide practical instruction from and interpretive insight into the Song of Solomon in ways that will help with preparing for marriage, counseling, teaching and preaching.