The Reliability of Scripture (Old and New Testaments) and Archaeological Support for Scripture

Please join us for this year’s Speak Lord conference with Rev Dr Kirk Clayton on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th June, at St Paul’s Lutheran Church, corner Murray St and Basedow Rd, Tanunda, SA.  The presentation topic is “The Reliability of Scripture (Old and New Testaments) and Archaeological Support for Scripture”.

Session 1: Intro to Apologetics, and the Existence of God

Session 2: Bibliographic Test for the Old Testament, including Dead Sea Scrolls

Session 3: Bibliographic Test for the New Testament

Session 4: Internal Evidence for the Old Testament

Session 5: Internal Evidence for the New Testament

Session 6: External Evidence for the Old and New Testaments, and what does this mean for our reading of all of Scripture?

Session 7: Brief Overview of Other Forms of Apologetics

Livestream Only Registration – This gives access to the livestream for all three weekends. One livestream link per household or per church (if gathering together to watch). We would ask that churches gather donations for CWF to help assist with the costs of livestream equipment and running of events.
The livestream links will still work after the event. This will enable people to watch the sessions at their leisure for up to a year before the livestreams are made public.

Registration for the South Australia conference includes access to the live streams for the Victorian and Queensland conferences.

Please register using the options below. For other ticketing options, please email [email protected]

The draft schedule is now available to download: Speak Lord 2025 Tanunda DRAFT schedule

Everyone is welcome to attend on Friday evening for an informal meet & greet with Dr Clayton. Light refreshments will be served.

The Rev. Dr. Kirk Clayton, Assistant Professor of Theology at Concordia University Chicago, specializes in the art of Christian Apologetics, defending the Christian faith from challenges and giving answers to questions posed to the faith. He has studied the thought of the “New Atheists” such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, and thought through ways to respond and defend the faith in light of these attacks. He is also a passionate defender of the truth of Scripture and the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Prior to serving at Concordia University Chicago, Dr. Clayton served for 24 years as a pastor at two congregations in Illinois, USA. Dr. Clayton and his wife, Lori, have been married for almost 30 years and have been blessed with six children, ranging in age from 24 to 11. His greatest joy is spending time with them as often as possible.