International Graduate Student Ministry – Gracepoint Berkeley

For this tour we will remain in the southwest sector of the compass long enough to examine a special sub-category of the discussion on the design of the state. In particular, we want to take a brief look at the question, “What should God’s minister on earth (Romans 13:4) look like? What is a proper form for this agency that is divinely appointed and commissioned to administer justice, punish evil, and encourage goodness among its citizens or subjects?” We will approach this task by considering the American Experiment.

Home Church – Chul and Sharon’s house (10:30am)
Address: 1034 Trellis Ln, Alameda, CA – rides provided
For rides please contact Joseph Yu @ 510-846-2727 or joseph.yu [at] igsmonline.org

Home Church – Thomas and Kate’s apartment (10:30am)
Address: 2037 Central Ave. Apt E, Alameda, CA 94501
For rides please contact Shufei Lei @ 510-410-8143 or shufei.lei [at] igsmonline.org

This lesson takes us to the southeast sector of the Truth compass for a tour of the socialsphere that Dr. Tackett characterizes as the heart and soul of Christianity: the Mystical Union (Latin, Unio Mystica) between God and man. Here, in the most intimate and profoundly mysterious sphere of the “Intimate Three” (family, church, and the God-man relationship), we have the privilege of pondering exactly what it is that Christ has purchased for us at the price of His precious blood shed on the cross for our sins: not simply salvation from hell, but an invitation into the Godhead itself, where we may experience the incomprehensible wonder of oneness with the Creator of the universe.

Home Church – Alameda  (10:30am)
Chul and Sharon’s House
Address: 1034 Trellis Ln, Alameda, CA – rides provided
For rides please contact Joseph Yu @ 510-846-2727 or joseph.yu [at] igsmonline.org

Home Church – Berkeley (10:30am)
Dana House
Address: 2440 Dana St., Berkeley, CA 94704

During the course of Tour 5 we took a good look at a few of the miraculous ways in which the physical universe declares the glory of its Maker. Now we turn south to consider some of the amazingly detailed reflections of God’s nature inherent in the social order. According to Dr. Tackett, the evidences of the divine imprint that we see in this realm are even more awe-inspiring and more indicative of the heart of the Creator than the marvels of DNA replication or the complexities of the blood-clotting system. But for this very reason they also stand closer to the focal point of the Cosmic Battle.

Home Church – Alameda  (10:30am)
Chul and Sharon’s House
Address: 1034 Trellis Ln, Alameda, CA – rides provided
For rides please contact Joseph Yu @ 510-846-2727 or joseph.yu [at] ismberkeley.org

Home Church – Berkeley (10:30am)
Dana House
Address: 2440 Dana St., Berkeley, CA 94704

Our annual Worldview Camp at Gracepoint Fellowship Church, Berkeley, will be from 6/17-20 this summer in Alameda. Our guest speaker will be Sean McDowell! Here’s a little about him:

EDUCATOR: Head of the Bible Department at Capistrano Valley Christian Schools, where he teaches the courses on Philosophy, Theology, and Apologetics. He graduated summa cum laude from Talbot Theological Seminary with a double Master’s degree in Theology and Philosophy. Sean received the “Educator of the Year” for San Juan Capistrano, 2008. His apologetics training was awarded Exemplary Status by the Association of Christian Schools International.

SPEAKER: Popular speaker at camps, churches, schools, and conferences nationwide. Sean has spoken for organizations including Focus on the Family, Campus Crusade for Christ, Youth Specialties, Wisdom Works and the Association of Christian Schools International. Sean is the national spokesman and a conference speaker for Wheatstone Academy (www.wheatstoneacademy.com), an organization committed to training young people with a biblical worldview. Sean has also appeared as a guest on radio shows such as The Hugh Hewitt Show, Focus on the Family, Point of View, the Frank Pastore Show, the Michael Reagan Show, Converse with Scholars, Stand to Reason, and more.

AUTHOR: Sean is the co-author of Understanding Intelligent Design along with William A. Dembski (Harvest House, 2008), Evidence for the Resurrection (Gospel Light, 2009) and More Than A Carpenter with Josh McDowell (Tyndale, 2009). Sean is the General Editor for Apologetics for a New Generation (HH, 2009). Sean has also written Ethix: Being Bold in a Whatever World (B&H, 2006). Sean is a contributor for Passionate Conviction, an apologetics book compiled by William Lane Craig and Paul Copan (B&H, 2007). He is currently the general editor for The Apologetics Study Bible for Students (B&H, 2010). Sean has also contributed to YouthWorker Journal, Decision Magazine, the Christian Research Journal, and blogs regularly at www.seanmcdowell.org.

Please sign-up online if you would like to attend. It will be $50 if you sign-up by 5/15 and $60 thereafter. That means the deadline is coming up soon!