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PLANO, Texas — "I believe we're on the vanguard of a new movement of Christian thinkers that the church has never seen before, and it has me so optimistic."
Dr. Jeremiah Johnston of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano has good cause for such optimism: this week, Prestonwood's Biblical Worldview Conference (BWC) drew nearly 5,000 attendees from over 20 states with the singular aim of becoming better equipped to reach the culture for Jesus Christ.
As Prestonwood's Associate Pastor of Apologetics and Cultural Engagement, Johnston has led the BWC — billed as the nation's largest apologetics event — for the last three years, during which he says it's gone from being exclusively geared toward Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) students to drawing students from 17 other schools, in addition to homeschool groups, co-ops and others from across the nation.
Over that period, says Johnston, BWC has become "more missional" in its focus.
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Dr. Jeremiah Johnston of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano has good cause for such optimism: this week, Prestonwood's Biblical Worldview Conference (BWC) drew nearly 5,000 attendees from over 20 states with the singular aim of becoming better equipped to reach the culture for Jesus Christ.
As Prestonwood's Associate Pastor of Apologetics and Cultural Engagement, Johnston has led the BWC — billed as the nation's largest apologetics event — for the last three years, during which he says it's gone from being exclusively geared toward Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) students to drawing students from 17 other schools, in addition to homeschool groups, co-ops and others from across the nation.
Over that period, says Johnston, BWC has become "more missional" in its focus.
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Megachurch heralds 'new movement of Christian thinkers' as thousands attend apologetics conference
Prestonwood Baptist Church s Biblical Worldview Conference BWC in Texas drew nearly 5,000 attendees from over 20 states with the singular aim of becoming better equipped to reach the culture for
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