In Defense of the Christian Faith

The group Women In Apologetics ( formerly ISWA ) announced via Facebook yesterday that they will feature former Zoegirl artist Alisa Childers as worship leader for their first annual apologetics event to be held on January 19-20, 2018. They stated, "What is often missing from apologetics conferences? Worship! While we are loving God with our minds, we should not neglect to worship God with our hearts. This is why we are excited to have the talented Alisa Childers (formerly of ZOEgirl) lead us in worship at the Inaugural Women in Apologetics Conference, Jan 19 & 20, 2018! You will not want to miss it so, mark your calendars and share with your friends!" Childers is a fitting choice for worship at the event, currently hosting her own podcast called Relevant where she talks about the current issues of our day from a Christian perspective. She has interviewed such apologists as J. Warner Wallace, Jonathan Morrow, and Clay Jones. She also blogs about apologetics issue...

This week, Apologetics315 is collaborating with The International Society of Women in Apologetics (ISWA) to bring you articles on apologetics from some of ISWA's very own members! There are already several interesting articles there: 1)  International Society of Women in Apologetic s with founder Sarah Ankenman 2)  Heads for Men and Hearts for Women? by Mary Decker 3)  Argument and the Woman Apologist by Holly Ordway 4)  Women Called to the Front Lines of the Faith by Tricia Scribner 5)  Implementing Apologetics in Women’s Ministry by MaryJo Sharp 6)  An ApoloWhat? by Judy Salisbury Go check them out!

When I first started blogging three years ago, I had no idea that there were any women involved in apologetics. At the time, the only woman that I learned of was apologist MaryJo Sharp , and I remember her saying that there were very few woman apologists but that the number was slowly beginning to rise. Well, enter ISWA, The International Society of Women in Apologetics, headed by Sarah Ankenman ( The Valley Girl Apologist ). ISWA has just released a free online curriculum called ISWA U , in keeping with their mission statement "to train women in the defense of the faith ." ISWA U features video and audio lectures by women for women who will learn what they believe and why. Check out the "Media" section to see the topics currently featured in ISWA U.  Additionally, in the interview below, Sarah Ankenman explains the importance of women in apologetics: