Kamloops Christian Education Conference

11/09/2024

MEN: Breakfast is served at 9:00 AM! Join us this morning for a cup of coffee and a reminder from Scripture that it's okay to be ticked off at what passes for manliness in today's society. See you at 9:00

09/23/2024

The moment has arrived! Check out our new conference website and get your SUPER Early Bird Discounted Tickets Today!

Also, please be advised that our new page is found over at Watchmen's Conference. We will not be posting regular updates here for much longer. We look forward to seeing you in May.

Rooted in the call of God in Ezekiel 33:1-9, the Watchmen Conference exists to glorify God by uniting Christians in worship and equipping disciples to declare the whole counsel of God's Word...

09/04/2024

Hey Victoria friends, I'll be in town Thursday, September 26, to speak at Victoria Church of the Nazarene, alongside David Hunt, about better education options for your kids. I hope you'll join us!

08/13/2024

Welcome to Kamloops First Baptist Church where you can learn more about the Gospel and Jesus Christ through the expositional preaching of the Bible. We worship God by loving Him and each other, inviting everyone into God's family, and equipping them to be like Jesus, serving our community and t...

07/23/2024

297 DAYS UNTIL THE NEXT WATCHMEN'S CONFERENCE!

Hey everybody, get excited to welcome Nancy Pearcey and others to Kamloops in just a short 297 days! It's still too soon to buy tickets for this years' conference, but please save the date on your calendar: May 16, 2025.

A few tidbits...

First, we are renaming our conference to The Watchmen's Conference, as there are other themes and Biblical topics that we want to address in the future, apart from education.

Second, all the conference videos have been posted to our FB page, and you can also find them on our website. Go ahead and re-watch all that deep, meaty teaching. Then tell your friends. Then check back periodically for more updates. More information will be coming soon, so stay posted!

Kamloops Christian Education Conference informs parents about education options, including classical, homeschooling, & curriculum.

07/23/2024

What is Classical Education? by Dustin Savage

Many are confused about the difference between modern education, or "regular" education, as opposed to the nuances of Classical Education. We're confident that once you've considered the beauty, virtue, and goodness of the classical approach, you won't accept anything less.

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07/23/2024

Education as Part of the Cultural Mandate from Genesis 1

Many Christians are unaware that the establishment of schools, the teaching of great truths, and the formation of hearts and minds is an activity which ought to fall under the scope of the cultural mandate found in Genesis 1. But what does that mean? In short, for Christians to separate out from public schools and to start distinctly Christian schools is necessary for the proper formation of culture in obedience to God's calling for the foundation of society. Follow along as James Casson unpacks Genesis 1.

Many Christians are unaware that the establishment of schools, the teaching of great truths, and the formation of hearts and minds is an activity which ought...

07/23/2024

"The Liturgy of Immorality in Public Education" with Paul Dirks

It is often said that students within the public education system just need to learn reading, writing, and arithmetic. But this view of education is extremely truncated. Education, even in its simplest form, is the attempt by educators to form the person toward some goal or object. As such, education will inescapably involve soul, mind, body, and spirit, which means that all education is inescapably moral. And we find this liturgy within the Public Education system, and we find that it is forming students towards immorality.

Paul Dirks is a husband, father of five, and lead pastor at New West Community Church, where he has served for fourteen years. He has been highly involved in s*x and gender issues, advocating for women's s*x-based rights and against child-medical transition, appearing before the Senate on Bill C-16, and organizing public rallies. Recently he has helped launch a classical Christian school: COMPASS Community Learning Centres, and a classical Christian liberal arts college, New Antioch Institute. He is the author of "Is There Anything Good About Hell?" and "Deep Discipleship for Dark Days."

"The Liturgy of Immorality in Public Education" with Paul DirksIt is often said that students within the public education system just need to learn reading, ...

07/23/2024

"Revolting Against Design" with Paul Dirks

Is it as bad as we've been told? In fact, it is worse. The examples of immorality within the public education system, along with their concomitant approval from students and faculty, are moribund. They are easy to find anywhere, and they proliferate everywhere. The progress of the Public Education system to this point has been rooted in Marxist Philosophy, Theory, and Ideals, a philosophy which emerges over time with the trappings of a religion, but it is a religious movement centered on self without reference to God. This is what has transformed public education into the current moral revolution we see today.

Paul Dirks is a husband, father of five, and lead pastor at New West Community Church, where he has served for fourteen years. He has been highly involved in s*x and gender issues, advocating for women's s*x-based rights and against child-medical transition, appearing before the Senate on Bill C-16, and organizing public rallies. Recently he has helped launch a classical Christian school: COMPASS Community Learning Centres, and a classical Christian liberal arts college, New Antioch Institute. He is the author of Is There Anything Good About Hell? and Deep Discipleship for Dark Days.

"Revolting Against Design" with Paul DirksIs it as bad as we've been told? In fact, it is worse. The examples of immorality within the public education syste...

07/23/2024

There is No Neutral Ground: The dogmatic presumptions in Canadian Public Education with André Schutten.

“There is no neutral ground in the universe,” C.S. Lewis once wrote. So what does that mean for public education? Do our children just learn the facts at state-run institutions, or do these schools also teach from a religious perspective? If so, which religion is it and is it at all compatible with historic Christianity?

About André Schutten. André is a lawyer, called to the Ontario bar in 2011. He serves as Senior Counsel and Director of Training & Development at Christian Legal Fellowship. He researches and writes on law and public policy, particularly from a Christian perspective, and conducts regular analysis on the impact of different government bills and court judgments. He has represented Christian groups in various court interventions, having made arguments before the Supreme Court of Canada in four cases and written and oral arguments in Superior and Appellate courts in five provinces.

There is No Neutral Ground: The dogmatic presumptions in Canadian Public Education with André Schutten.“There is no neutral ground in the universe,” C.S. Le...

07/23/2024

Follow along for a lively discussion on the benefits of Christian Education verses Public Education from our Kamloops Christian Education Conference. Panelists delve into the differences between homeschooling verses attending the school house, discuss the spiritual trajectory of public education, give practical advice for Christian education and so much more.

God's Word instructs us to give our lives over to Him as an act of "reasonable worship." In order to understand the impact of this, we must first ask the que...

05/21/2024

"Strange New World: How the Ideas of the Past are Transforming Law & Education Policy Today" with Andre Schutten

Ideas have consequences. Leaning on the work of Carl Truman, Neil Shenvi, and Pat Sawyer, André Schutten demonstrates how philosophical ideas from the past, unmoored from Scriptural truths, have led to legal changes in Canadian social policy, changes that have already profoundly revolutionized Canadian public education with dire consequences.

About André Schutten. André is a lawyer, called to the Ontario bar in 2011. He serves as Senior Counsel and Director of Training & Development at Christian Legal Fellowship. He researches and writes on law and public policy, particularly from a Christian perspective, and conducts regular analysis on the impact of different government bills and court judgments. He has represented Christian groups in various court interventions, having made arguments before the Supreme Court of Canada in four cases and written and oral arguments in Superior and Appellate courts in five provinces.

Strange New World: How the Ideas of the Past are Transforming Law & Education Policy Todaywith Andre Schutten Ideas have consequences. Leaning on the work of...