Theological Commission
The 2024 Free Will Baptist Theological Symposium program is set and now available below. This annual event will be held on the campus of Welch College in Gallatin, Tennessee on October 7-8. The first session kicks off at 6:00pm in the Presidents Dining Room inside Celorio Hall. The event is entirely free. (Lodging is available in several area hotels. When you book, be sure to tell the staff you’re in town for a Welch College event.) Direct any questions you may have to Cory Thompson at fwbtheology@gmail.com.
Monday Evening
6:00 – 6:10
Welcome and Prayer: Matt Pinson, Cory Thompson
6:15 – 7:05
Jesse Owens – Thomas Monck’s Apologia: A General Baptist Use of Reformed Orthodoxy to Defend the Trinity
7:05 – 7:20 Refreshments and Discussion
7:25 – 8:15
Joshua Hunter – Egyptian Anthropogeny in the Book of Jeremiah? The Imago Dei for a Post-Exilic Israel
Tuesday Morning
9:00 – 9:05 Welcome and Prayer
9:05 – 9:55
Alejandro Johnson – More than Fabric and Leather: Toward a Theology of Clothing
9:55 – 10:05 Break
10:05 –10:45
Welch College Chapel – Honoring Dr. Robert Picirilli
10:45 – 11:10
Reception for Dr. Robert Picirilli
11:15 – 12:05
Dr. Robert Picirilli – “Lift Up One’s Horn:” The Meaning of an OT Metaphor
12:05 – 1:35 Lunch
Tuesday Afternoon
1:40 – 2:30
Adam Blehm – What’s So Wrong with Biblical Counseling?
2:30 – 2:45 Refreshments and Discussion
2:50 – 3:40
Sarah J. Bracey – Exploring the Complex Integration of Theology and Psychology
3:40 – 3:55 Refreshments and Discussion
4:00 – 4:50
Martin Sheldon – The Apostle Paul’s Perspective of Humanity
4:50 – 6:30 Dinner
Tuesday Evening
6:35 – 7:25
Matthew McAffee – A Little Lower than Elohim? The Exaltation of Humanity in Psalm 8
7:25 – 7:40 Break
7:45 – 8:35
Panel Discussion – The Genesis of Gender by Abigail Favale
Moderated by W. Jackson Watts
Panelists: Rodney Holloman, Matthew McAffee, Jesse Owens
8:35 – 8:40 Closing Announcements and Dismissal
