Starpoint Church – 14 Jarose Pl., Clifton Park, NY 12065

Join us for the BCNY Apologetics Conference, presented in partnership with the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. This two-day gathering will equip believers to confidently engage today’s cultural and spiritual questions with the truth of God’s Word. Together, we’ll explore how apologetics strengthens our personal faith, deepens our witness, and provides practical tools for sharing the hope of the gospel in a skeptical world.

Whether you are a pastor, ministry leader, student, or church member seeking to be better prepared to give a reason for the hope within you (1 Peter 3:15), this conference will challenge, encourage, and inspire.

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HOTEL LOCATION: RESIDENCE INN by Marriott Albany Clifton Park – 1740 Route 9, Clifton Park, NY 12065

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Conference Location:  Starpoint Church  – 14 Jarose Pl., Clifton Park, NY

Meals Location (dinner Fri and lunch Sat): Park Manor Hotel – 7 Northside Dr., Clifton Park, NY (5 minute drive from Starpoint)

April 24-25, 2026

FRIDAY

3:00 PM – Conference Check In at Starpoint Church

4:00 PM – Opening Session | Speaker: Frank Williams

5:00 PM – Dinner @ Park Manor (7 Northside Dr, Clifton Park, NY) 

6:45 PM – Plenary Session #1 | Speaker: Gary Habermas, Ph.D. – “Jesus’ Resurrection: The Answer to Our Worst Suffering”

8:00 PM – Panel Discussion #1 | Moderator: Tawa Anderson, Ph.D. – “The Problem of Evil: Reconciling God’s Goodness and Human Suffering”

9:00 PM – Closing Prayer

9:00 – 9:30 PM – Book Signing in Lobby

SATURDAY

8:30 AM – Panel Discussion #2 | Moderator: Robert Stewart, Ph.D. – “Belief Systems and Bible Credibility”

9:30 AM – Plenary Session #2 | Speaker: Tawa Anderson, Ph.D. – “When Science and Scripture Collide”

10:30 AM – Breakouts #1

11:40 AM – Breakouts #2

12:45 PM – Lunch @ Park Manor (7 Northside Dr., Clifton Park, NY) 

2:00 PM – General Q & A with Panel | Moderators: Frank Williams and Ramny Perez

2:00 PM – Breakouts #3 (Selected Encore Sessions – 2:00pm – 3:00pm)

2:45 PM – Break

3:00 PM – Plenary Session #3 | Speaker: Robert Stewart, Ph.D. – “Did Jesus Claim to be God?”

4:00 PM – Conference Close Out

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Gary Habermas, Ph.D.
Liberty University – Author and Distinguished Research Professor of Apologetics and Philosophy. He has written 50 books about half of which are on the subject of Jesus’ resurrection.

Robert Stewart, Ph.D.
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary – Author and Retired Greer-Heard Professor of Faith and Culture. Retired professor of philosophy and theology, and retired director of the Institute of Christian Apologetics.

Tawa Anderson, Ph.D.
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary – Author and Director of the Institute for Christian Apologetics. Greer-Heard Chair of Faith and Culture and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics.

Frank Williams
Executive Director of BCNY; Pastor of Wake-Eden Community Baptist Church and Bronx Baptist Church.

Todd Brandt
Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Aberdeen, NJ. A former international missionary, Todd earned a Masters of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Ryan Rice, Sr.
Church Planter and Lead Pastor of Connect Church of Algiers in New Orleans. Ryan is the Send Network Send City Missionary for New Orleans, LA; has a Bachelors in communications and is matriculated at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary seeking a Masters in Church Planting.

Mahlon Smith
Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, Watertown, NY. Holds a MA in Christian Worldview.

Alycia Wood
Alycia Wood received a Master’s in Social Justice from Marygrove College and spent a year studying apologetics in England. Before joining the team at Apologetics, Inc., she spent 8 years as an Apologist with RZIM and has now spent over ten years doing full-time apologetics ministry.

Jade Turner 
Co-founder of Women in Apologetics and serves as the Curriculum Developer.  She is also the Co-host of Clarity Over Chaos podcast. Jade holds a BA in history from Southeastern Louisiana University and an MA in Christian Apologetics from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Ramny Perez
Church Planter and Lead Pastor of Fordham Community Church and serves on the SEND NYC Lead Team. He has a BA in Literature from The City College of New York and Masters of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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