This is one of those conferences when as I listened,
I was wishing more could hear the speakers. I urge you to purchase a set of this conference because it will give you
a solid biblical world view of what the current problems are and how we can begin to address the problems in our own families.
My wife said, "I want our sons to hear these messages!"
In this age of redefining marriage and the family, it is time to
look again at traditional Christian teaching on fatherhood. It is time to return to the Father’s house and to reappropriate
its beauty and order in our churches and our families.
The language and imagery of fatherhood, human and divine, is an integral
part of the Christian revelation and The Fellowship of St. James invites you to join the Touchstone editors and
staff as we reexamine the connection between our churches and our families.
Plenary
Sessions:
TS-44-01 Who’s the Father?
by
David Blankenhorn
Author of Fatherless America and president of the Institute for American Values,
he focused on the impact on America of the absence of fathers, and the need for society at large to rediscover the religious
dimension of fatherhood.
TS-44-02 Why Men Are Leaving the Churches
Read by
James Kushiner.
Leon Podles has studied why so many men have left the churches in his newly published book
The Church Impotent: The Feminization of Christianity. He presents his findings, along with suggestions for how to
encourage men to become fully engaged in the work of the Church, whether as laymen or clergy.
TS-44-03 The Psychology of Fatherhood
by Paul
Vitz
Author of Psychology as Self-Worship and Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology
of Atheism, he taught how the Christian doctrine of God the Father fits with human psychological needs.
TS-44-04 Portrait of a Christian Father
In this touching and sensitive message Mr. Hutchens shares several highlights
of his own upbringing and proclaims the power of a godly father.
TS-44-05 Why We Call God "Father"
by
John Miller
Author of Calling God Father, Essays on the Bible, Fatherhood and Culture, he shows
how the term "Father" is integral to the Biblical revelation of the nature of God.
TS-44-06 Toward the Recovery of Fatherhood
by
John Haas
Mr. Haas is of the International Institute for Culture. He outlined steps that Christians—and
not only fathers—can take to recover the category of fatherhood in our homes and churches.
TS-44-07 The Return to the Father: Patriarchy and Hierarchy
by
Patrick Henry Reardon
Senior editor of Touchstone, he shows that the Christian revelation assumes not only
fatherhood but also a clear understanding of hierarchy; stripping these from our vocabulary and our practice will leave only
an emaciated and unattractive imitation of Christianity.
TS-44-08 Final Discussion
with Plenary Speakers who gave a few noted on their talks and then answered questions.
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This conference gave an articulate defense of the traditional Christian
teaching on fatherhood, with emphasis on the ways that human fatherhood is reflective of the Fatherhood of God. Conference
sessions considered the effects on society of the erosion of fatherhood through feminism and other societal changes.
The speakers examined the Christian understanding
of fatherhood in contrast to the way that contemporary society is recasting it. The concepts are all grounded in the relation
between human fatherhood and the Fatherhood of God within the Holy Trinity.
These workshops on specific topics relate to the theme of the conference
as a whole. These sessions are very practical and stimulating. All the speakers were grounded in the biblical record and the
Christian tradition on the family.
Workshop
Presentations:
TS-44-09 Issues on Fatherhood
with
Touchstone Editors
TS-44-10 Fatherhood in Pop Culture
Denis
Haack
How to use our culture to show truth. Shows how to spend time with young people to reach
them for Christ by using the culture they already identify with.
TS-44-11 Spiritual Dimensions of Fatherhood
D.
Keller
How does God the Father model His fatherhood so we can imitate Him?
TS-44-12 Recovering Fatherhood in Pastoral Care
Tim
Bayly
This is a challenge to pastors to speak the truth about sin to their flock; to love them
enough to discipline them.
There is no tape TS-44-13.
TS-44-14 What Is a Christian Father?
David
Mills & J. Kushiner
TS-44-15 New Testament Exegetical Issues
H.
Wayne House
Why feminism is full of false teaching. Great explanation from Genesis 1 and then into Ephesians.
TS-44-16 Preparing Single Men for Marriage
Kevin
Offner
Could be subtitled "How a man should pursue a woman." Practical advice for today’s
young uncommitted men.
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