Steinbach Bible College, along with our supporting conferences, are excited to host the 2025 Leadership Conference on March 15 – 16 with guest speaker Rick Langer PhD.

THEME: Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church

We generally assume that those sitting around us in church share our beliefs.  But when our personal convictions are contested by fellow Christians, everything changes. We feel attacked from behind. When other Christians doubt or deny our convictions, we don’t experience it as a mere difference of opinion, but as a violation of an unspoken agreement.
In today’s polarized context, Christians often have committed, biblical rationales for very different positions. How do we discern between core biblical convictions and secondary issues? How do we cultivate better understanding and compassion for those we disagree with?

Christian unity is possible. Discover how we can navigate differences by speaking in both truth and love.

About our Guest Speaker:

Rick Langer is a Professor Emeritus at Biola University where he served for almost 20 years as the Director of the Office of Faith and Learning and a professor of Biblical Studies and Theology. He continues to work part-time as the co-director of the Winsome Conviction Project and teaching DMin program at Talbot School of Theology. He has written several books, including Winsome Persuasion (2017) and Winsome Conviction (2020), which deal with discourse in the public square and within the church. Both received an Award of Merit from Christianity Today’s Book Awards. In 2020 he helped launch the Winsome Conviction Project at Biola University, which seeks to help depolarize our discourse, in the church, in Christian universities, and in the public square.  

Prior to teaching at Biola, he served for over twenty years as a pastor at Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Redlands, California. He has also served on the boards of several Christian organizations. He lives in Littleton Colorado with his wife Shari. They have two married children and five grandchildren!  

Session Titles 

• Differing without Dividing: The Power of Well-formed Convictions 

• Romans 14: The Conviction Spectrum 

• Convictions: The Key to Active Faith 

• Communicating Our Convictions in the church and public square

In-Person Cost: $95

Early Bird Registration (Before February 28, 2025) – $75

Webinar: $100.00

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@sbcollege.ca.