Shepherds 360 Regional Fellowship Meets January 25

The next Shepherds 360 Regional Fellowship meeting will take place on January 25th at The Shepherd’s Church (6051 Tryon Rd, Cary NC 27518). The topic for the day will be “Clarifying Your Eschatology.” The speaker will be Dr. Michael Vlach, Professor of Theology at Shepherds Theological Seminary.

You don’t want to miss hearing the two, 1-hour lectures from the newest member of STS’s faculty!

Dr. Vlach has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a Master of Divinity degree from The Master’s Seminary, and a PhD in Systematic Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Vlach was awarded the 2008 Franz Delitzsch Prize for his dissertation, “The Church as a Replacement of Israel: An Analysis of Supersessionism.”

Dr. Vlach taught at The Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles for fifteen years where he served as Professor of Theology. While there, he was Managing Editor of The Master’s Seminary Journal for nine years. He joined the STS faculty back in August and now makes his home in Fuquay-Varina. You can read Dr. Vlach’s full bio here.

The event schedule is below:

  • 9:00am – Registration
  • 9:30am – Welcome, Opening Comments
  • 10:00am – Session #1 with Dr. Michael Vlach
  • 11:00am – Session #2 with Dr. Michael Vlach
  • 12:00pm – Complimentary Lunch

 

Please register to attend here.

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