In the meantime, why not head over to Reformation Journal and find something good to read?

Warren’s Power Point presentation is available here (left click to open, right click and choose “save as” to save):
Lover’s Quarrel

The audio recording of Warren’s lecture is available here in two parts.  Click to listen or right click and choose “Save As” to download to your computer.

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Join us for the final lecture in our Charlotte Thursdays series on May 1 beginning at 7pm.

Since World War II, there has been a flowering of evangelical activity and parachurch organizations. But something troubling has happened in spite of this growth - and the political and financial power it has created. Overall church attendance is not growing. America’s high divorce rate is just one of many melancholy cultural indicators. Is it possible that the “evangelical movement” has not been an antidote for this decline, but has actually caused this decline in the health and vigor of the true body of Christ? Using solid research and original interviews with some of America’s leading Christian thinkers, journalist and editor Warren Smith examines the condition of the evangelical movement, offering an assessment of what’s gone wrong as it has grown in power and size - and what must be done if it is to be “salt and light” in a culture in need of redemption.

His professional accomplishments include the publication of over 1000 articles on a variety of business, social, and literary topics. His essays, reviews, interviews, and articles have also been included in various books, including “Public Relations,” one of the most widely used college journalism textbooks in the world. He served as editor of Tales from the High Country, published in 2003, and its sequel, More Tales from the High Country, scheduled for a 2008 release date. A collection of his interviews with conservative leaders, Voices That Carry, was published in 2005. He is the co-author, with Dr. Alex McFarland, of the book Stand Strong in College, a college “spiritual survival guide,” published by Tyndale Publishers in August of 2007. His latest book, A Lover’s Quarrel With The Evangelical Church is due from Authentic Books/Paternoster Press in December 2008.

Before turning his attention to Christian publishing, Warren wrote and published outdoor and adventure stories for such magazines as “Alaska” magazine, “High Country” magazine, “High Adventure” magazine, and “Sports Afield.”

Professional and civic honors include selection to Outstanding Young Men In America and Who’s Who Among American Executives. In 1997 The Business Journal of Charlotte chose him as one of Charlotte’s “40 Under 40,” an annual list of the city’s business and civic leaders under the age of 40.
As a publisher, Warren’s papers have reported on some of the most important stories of our time. The Charlotte World, which he edits and publishes, has won many awards from the Evangelical Press Association (EPA) and the Fellowship of Christian Newspapers (FCN). In both 2005 and 2006, it was named “Christian Newspaper of the Year.” In 2007, Warren was named “Columnist of the Year” by these organizations.

Warren has been an active supporter of the Boy Scouts for more than 30 years. He is an Eagle Scout and he served for seven years on the staff at Philmont Scout Ranch. He is the immediate past president and a current board member of the Philmont Staff Association.

His education includes a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in English, both from the University of Georgia. In addition to his work in Christian and secular media and publishing, he spent seven years as a senior marketing professional with the international firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

He and his wife Missy have four children, and they live in Charlotte, North Carolina. He speaks often at churches, conferences, and other Christian and political events.

The recording of the event is available here:

(Left click to listen, right click and choose “save target as” to save to your computer)

PersonhoodLecture Part1

PersonhoodLecture Part2

Personhood Q_A

The download of Dr. Gentry’s is available below. (Left click to listen now, right click and choose “save target as” to save to your computer.)

Gentry Lecture Part 1

Gentry Lecture Part 2

(Left click on the links to listen to the lectures.  To save them to your computer, right click on the link and choose “Save target as”)

Part 1: Introduction to Paganism Lecture Part1
Part 2: The Five Points of Paganism Lecture Part2

Also, Dr. Jones used a visual aid during the second lecture.  Though my drawing skills leave much to be desired, it may be helpful to see the following (which he refers to during the lecture): 5PointsofPaganism

Dr. Peter Jones, author of The God of Sex and Stolen Identity, is currently a professor at Westminister Theological Seminary in California and the Executive Director of Truth eXchange. Previously he served as Professor of New Testament at Westminster Seminary in California for 12 years and presently serves on the executive committee of the World Reformed Fellowship.  Dr. Jones will be speaking on the topic “The Danger of the New Spirituality.”

We’ll kick things off at 8:30am, with coffee and breakfast foods available from 8-8:30am.  Dr. Jones will give two lectures with a short break inbetween for coffee and stretching.  We’ll wrap up the day by 11:00am.