2021 Conference Schedule
Below is the final schedule for the 2021 Think Well Conference. You can also download it here as a PDF.
Note: During the weekdays, students are welcome to remain at CrossLife until 5:00 p.m. (if parents cannot pick up until then).
Sunday, June 20
5:30–6:30 p.m. Student check-in
6:30–8:30 p.m. Kick-off event for students and parents: Brett Kunkle, A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World
Monday, June 21
8:00–8:30 a.m. Arrival (and check-in for students who didn’t attend Sunday evening)
8:30–8:45 a.m. Morning gathering
8:45–9:35 a.m. Session 1: Brett Kunkle, The Atheist Experience
9:35–9:50 a.m. Small groups (ice breaker)
9:50–10:40 a.m. Session 2: Brett Kunkle, Why I Am a Christian: An Introduction to Apologetics
10:40–10:45 a.m. Break
10:45–11:35 a.m. Session 3: Brett Kunkle, If God Is Good, Why Is There Evil & Suffering?
11:35–11:55 a.m. Small group breakout
11:55 a.m.–12:35 p.m. Lunch break
12:35–1:25 p.m. Session 4: Brett Kunkle, Doubting your Doubts: How to Deal with Doubt
1:25–1:30 p.m. Break
1:30–2:20 p.m. Session 5: Brett Kunkle, Like Me, Follow Me: How Screens Influence Our Hearts & Minds
2:20–2:35 p.m. Q&A with Brett Kunkle
2:35–2:50 p.m. Group photo and break
2:50–3:40 p.m. Session 6: Jenny Abel, When Life Doesn’t Go as Expected: A Personal Testimony
3:40–4:00 p.m. Gather and close
Tuesday, June 22
8:15–8:30 a.m. Arrival
8:30–8:45 a.m. Morning gathering
8:45–9:35 a.m. Session 1: Michael Stewart, Wrong Side of History?: God's Design for Gender and Marriage
9:35–9:45 a.m. Break
9:45–10:35 a.m. Session 2: Jennifer Patterson, Worldview in Public Policy
10:35–10:40 a.m. Break
10:40–11:30 a.m. Session 3: Jennifer Patterson, Effective Compassion
11:30 a.m.–12:10 p.m. Lunch break
12:10–1:00 p.m. Session 4: Jennifer Patterson, Religious Freedom
1:00–1:20 p.m. Q&A with Jennifer Patterson
1:20–1:30 p.m. Break
1:30–2:20 p.m. Session 5: Brad Wilcox, Wandering Toward the Altar: 10 Rules to Follow on the Road to “I Do”
2:20–2:40 p.m. Small-group breakout
2:40–3:30 p.m. Session 6: Elizabeth Stewart, Identity, Value, and Success
3:30–3:45 p.m. Small-group breakout
3:45–4:00 p.m. Gather and close
7:00–9:00 p.m. Special Evening Event (open to students, their families, and the community): Glenn Sunshine, Christianity in the West: Where We Are and How We Got Here
Wednesday, June 23
8:15–8:30 a.m. Arrival
8:30–8:45 a.m. Morning gathering
8:45–9:35 a.m. Session 1: Glenn Sunshine, Portals: A Survey of Contemporary Worldviews
9:35–9:45 a.m. Break
9:45–10:35 a.m. Session 2: Glenn Sunshine, Drinking Down the Moon: Understanding Neo-Paganism and the New Spirituality
10:35–10:40 a.m. Break
10:40–11:30 a.m. Session 3: Glenn Sunshine, Holding Worldview Conversations
11:30–11:50 a.m. Small-group breakout
11:50 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Lunch break (Chick-fil-A catered lunch)
12:30–1:20 p.m. Session 4: Michael Stewart, What in the World: A Word on the Word on the Word
1:20–1:30 p.m. Break
1:30–2:20 p.m. Session 5: Neil Shenvi (via Zoom), Social Justice, Critical Theory, and Christianity: Are They Compatible?
2:20–2:25 p.m. Break
2:25–3:15 p.m. Session 6: Neil Shenvi (via Zoom), Critical Theory: A Deep Dive
3:15–3:30 p.m. Q&A with Neil Shenvi (via Zoom)
3:30–3:45 p.m. Small-group breakout
3:45–4:00 p.m. Gather and close
Thursday, June 24
8:15–8:30 a.m. Arrival
8:30–8:45 a.m. Morning gathering
8:45–9:35 a.m. Session 1: Glenn Sunshine, What Has Christianity Ever Done for Us?
9:35–9:40 a.m. Break
9:40–10:30 a.m. Session 2: Glenn Sunshine, Christians Who Changed Their World
10:30–10:40 a.m. Break
10:40–11:30 a.m. Session 3: Elizabeth Parr, Reverencing God as Creator (on the sanctity of human life)
11:30–11:50 a.m. Presentation by a Rep. of Thrive Women’s Healthcare of Central Virginia (follow-up to Session 3)
11:50 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Lunch break
12:30–1:20 p.m. Session 4: Elizabeth Stewart, Escaping the Comparison Trap
1:20–2:05 p.m. Breakout (guys and girls separately)
2:05–2:10 p.m. Break
2:10–3:00 p.m. Session 5: David Cothran, Tactics for Gospel Engagement
3:00–3:05 p.m. Break
3:05–3:55 p.m. Video session followed by small-group breakout (featuring Rosaria Butterfield’s testimony)
3:55–4:00 p.m. Gather and close
Friday, June 25
8:15–8:30 a.m. Arrival
8:30–8:45 a.m. Morning gathering
8:45–9:35 a.m. Session 1: Michael Stewart, What Is the Church and Why Does It Matter?
9:35–9:45 a.m. Break
9:45–10:35 a.m. Session 2: Sam Raju, Does Prayer Really Matter?
10:35–10:40 a.m. Break
10:40–11:30 a.m. Session 3: Sam Raju, Has Science Buried God?
11:30–11:50 a.m. Small-group breakout
11:50 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Lunch break
12:30–1:20 p.m. Session 4: Bill Basener, Faith and Science: Friends or Rivals?
1:20–1:25 p.m. Break
1:25–1:55 p.m. Open Q&A Panel with Todd Cothran, Sam Raju, Bill Basener, and Michael Stewart
1:55–2:00 p.m. Break
2:00–2:50 p.m. Session 5: Todd Cothran, What Is a Successful Life?
2:50–2:55 p.m. Break
2:55–3:15 p.m. Personal reflection time
3:15–3:55 p.m. Wrap-up Session: Todd Cothran, What Then Shall We Do?
3:55–4:00 p.m. Gather and close
4:30–6:30 p.m. Closing event and graduation (for students and their families)