2026 Thematic Bible Conference, This Independence Day Weekend

Thematic Bible Conference this year will be held in Williamsburg, VA (and online everywhere else), over the Independence Day long weekend, 3–5 July 2026. We shall study the book of Nehemiah, as a natural continuation of last year’s Ezra (See past TBCs). Participation is available through your own Internet connection on Discord, wherever you are, or else at our site in Williamsburg, VA.

Bible study sessions on selected passages in Nehemiah will be held on site and online during the conference. Lectures will feature speakers including the Rev David Pawson, as well as Drs Stephen Lee (李思敬) and Bernard Wong (黃國維), past and present presidents of CGST (中國神學研究院).

Conferees joining in person at Williamsburg, can join others also for an excursion to the nation’s capital for the 250th anniversary of America’s political independence. There are 2 other options in terms of the attendance dates (enabling conferees, it so choose, to enjoy on July 3–5 an excursion to DC for the 250th USA independence anniversary):

  1. Arrive early to attend the pre-conference dry run (from June 30 to July 2) during which all prerecorded talks will be previewed and all bible study passages will be pre-studied alongside all bible study leaders.
  2. Stay 3 more days in Virginia to attend the post-conference re-run (July 6–8) during which all recorded talks will be replayed and all bible study passages (led by intern bible study leaders trained during the conference) will be re-studied.

For both options, free lodging in Williamsburg from June 30 to July 8 will be provided to early-bird conferees who register (and pay a non-refundable $100 registration fee by April 20) on a first-come-first-serve basis, courtesy by Alumni Association. Beginning April 21, there will be a lodging fee of $50 per night for each registrant.
Registration will be open soon. Mark your calendar and stay tuned.

2025 Thematic Bible Conference, This Independence Day Weekend

This year’s Thematic Bible Conference will be held in Auburn, CA (and online everywhere else), over the Independence Day long weekend, 4–6 July 2025. We shall study the book of Ezra. Participation is available through your own Internet connection, wherever you are, or else at our site in Auburn, California.

During the conference, there will be lectures by

1. the Reverend David Pawson, on the background of the 3 deportations which Israel had suffered under Assyria and Babylon, and the 3 returns to the land; and
2. Dr Richard Yen, on “Why Cyrus was so generous”.

Registration will be open soon. Mark your calendar and stay tuned.

2024 Thematic Bible Conference, Labour Day Long Weekend

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Register here for TBC2024.

We are proceeding with the conference, TBC 2024, over Labour Day weekend. The 2024 Thematic Bible Conference continues a four-year (2021–24) study of the Acts of the Apostles:
2021: 1.1–6.7 (Jews in Jerusalem);
2022: 6.8–9.31 (Hellenists & Samaritans), 9.32–12.24 (Gentiles & Antioch);
2023: 12.25–16.5 (Asia Minor), 16.6–19.20 (Europe);
2024: 19.21–28.31 (Journey to Rome).
Lectures will feature N. T. Wright, Craig Keener, and Stephen Lee (李思敬).
Participation is available at our California sites in Los Altos and La Palma, England site in Oxford, or else through our Discord server.
If you attended the WCCCC Winter Conference last December, you can attend TBC 2024 at the student discount rate.
If you are committed to join the WCCCC Winter Conference in December this year, you can attend TBC 2024 free of charge.

Please see details on our conference page.

Update: Post-conference reading: https://zondervanacademic.com/the-challenge-of-acts-free-chapter