Welcome to the Mid-South Apologetics Team page!  We are a ministry that would like to explore inter-denominational and inter-disciplinary perspectives for Christian Apologetics!  There are a lot of things to learn from a lot of different places that can unite a lot of different people with the understanding that faith in Jesus Christ is compelling enough to share with everyone, everywhere!

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This page will be a rolling scroll of various events that we are hosting, promoting, or have completed.  LINKS are throughout! Thanks for visiting and leave us a note below!

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NEXT MAT MEETING!
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Our most recent MAT Meeting was held 9/22/23.  Our special guest lecturer was Joseph D. McFatridge discussing the literary genres of Myth, Romantic Heroism, and Fairy Tales, and how they correlate with a Christian worldview.  The lecture with Q&A Session is below...

Here is our livestream presentation of:
How Fairy Tales Exhibit the Beatitudes

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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED OUR...
Mid-South Apologetics Team Conference
"Questions of Faith" Conference 
February 24, 25, 26, 2023
Find below a host of resources and links to presentations...

MAG welcomes radio host and pod-cast producer, Shane Rosenthal, to a weekend conference in Memphis, TN, to discuss the appropriate need for "skeptical inquiry" regarding the Christian faith.  This event will be ideal for those who are both new to, or are thinking about becoming, a follower of Jesus Christ.

Our Friday to Sunday presentations will also include "break-out" presentations that will focus on specific questions people have about the Bible, along with strategies for understaning broad categories of the Christian worldview and convictions utilized everyday even among cultures that do not even think themselves, "Christian."

Be sure to listen to an episode of "The Humble Skeptic" podcast, and then come to our conference with all your questions that will be humbly addressed.

Schedule:

FRIDAY
7:00pm  Is Faith Blind or Irrational?  •  Shane Rosenthal

7:50pm  Q & A Session  •  Moderated by Christopher Neiswonger

(Refreshments)


SATURDAY
8:00am  Breakfast

8:30am  The OMELET of Apologetics  •  Kent Moorlach

10:00am  ReThink Christian Apologetics & Evangelism  •  Jeremy Smith 

10:50am  Q & A Session  •  Moderated by Christopher Neiswonger

11:30am  Dealing with Doubt  •  Shane Rosenthal

12:20pm  Q & A Session  •  Moderated by Christopher Neiswonger

Lunch Break (on campus)

2:00pm  Why Should We Believe the Bible?  •  Shane Rosenthal

2:50pm  Q & A Session  •  Moderated by Christopher Neiswonger

3:30pm  Are the Gospels Credible, Genuine & Authentic?  •  Shane Rosenthal

4:20pm  Q & A Session  •  Moderated by Christopher Neiswonger

Dinner Break

7:00pm  Eyewitness Testimony & The Gospel of John  •  Shane Rosenthal

7:50pm  Q & A Session  •  Moderated by Christopher Neiswonger


SUNDAY
10:00am  Flannel Graph Faith  •  Kent Moorlach

11:00am  Sunday Service (Sermon: Can We Be Certain?)  •  Shane Rosenthal

Resources for Further Study

The Humble Skeptic Podcast
(The above link places programs in chronological order, starting with the pilot episode)

 YouTube Videos of Conference Lectures

 Shane’s Lecture Slides


RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Richard Bauckham, Jesus & The Eyewitnesses (2nd Edition),
The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple
Daniel Boyarin, The Jewish Gospels John Dickson, Is Jesus History?
Eusebius, The Proof of the Gospel
J. Gresham Machen, Christianity & Liberalism,
What is Faith?,
Selected Shorter Writings
Lydia McGrew, Hidden in Plain View, Testimonies to the Truth
Craig Parton, Religion on Trial
John A.T. Robinson, Redating the New Testament
David Rohl, Exodus: Myth or History
Peter J. Williams, Can We Trust The Gospels?

RELATED ARTICLES

"Why Should We Believe The Bible?" 
by Shane Rosenthal  

"On Faith & Doubt" 
by Shane Rosenthal

"What Is the Most Important Thing Taught in The Bible?" 
by Shane Rosenthal  

"On Faith & History"
by Shane Rosenthal

"What’s the Point of Jesus’ Parable of the Rich Man & Lazarus?"
by Shane Rosenthal

RELEVANT WHITE HORSE INN EPISODES

Can We Trust the Gospels?

Is Jesus History?

Eyewitness Testimony in the Gospel of John

Richard Bauckham on the Reliability of John

The Jewishness of John’s Gospel

An Early Date for John’s Gospel?

The Identity of the Beloved Disciple

Can We Trust the Book of Acts?

The Historical Reliability of Acts

​Exodus: Myth or History

The Search for The Historical Joseph