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About The Upstream Faith Conference
Helping you swim upstream in a downstream world.
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Who's Speaking?
Timothy Fox
Apologist
Timothy Fox has an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from Biola University and blogs at FreethinkingMinistries.com. He has contributed to the updated Evidence That Demands a Verdict and Awana Advocates and Witnesses youth ministry curriculums.
Jamaal Bernard
Apologist/Pastor
Christian Cultural Center Chief Operations Officer
Senior Pastor, Christian Cultural Center Long Island Campus
As a pastor of New York City’s largest church, Christian Cultural Center, Pastor Jamaal Bernard encourages people to build lives filled with purpose, determination and faith.
PORTFOLIO
Founded C3 the Christian Cultural Center fellowship of youth and young adults
Christian Cultural Center Director of Public Safety, overseeing all aspects of security on the 11.5 acre campus.
Christian Cultural Center Ministry of Helps Director, managing 700 volunteers who address the needs of the congregation and visitors, the medical staff unit and the Customer Representative Training department.
Nick Mitchell
Apologist/Pastor
Co-founder, New York Apologetics
Associate Pastor, Abundant Life Church
As a Christian Apologist and Pastor, Nick equips and empowers Christians to engage the culture respectfully while helping believers to defend and extend the Gospel of Jesus. Nick is doubly blessed in that his beautiful wife and two lovely children serve alongside him in ministry.
Elias Ayala
Apologist
Elias Ayala is a Christian apologist and a graduate of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary where he earned his Master of Arts in Theological Studies & Master of Divinity. Growing up in a Christian home he always had a love for the scriptures and asking deep questions. However, in his early years in college, he was challenged in his faith by a skeptical professor who caused him to doubt the biblical record. In a quest for answers he was drawn into research and discovered the field of apologetics, where he was exposed to the many great writers of the Christian faith as well as their answers to some of life’s profound questions. Through his studies he has come to realize the importance of “always being ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us” (1 Peter 3:15) and continues to encourage others to genuinely know and defend the Christian faith.
Ryan Galan
Apologist/Pastor
Pastor Ryan Galan is married to Eva and has 3 beautiful daughters. He is part of the New York Apologetics Network and a former Marine who now serves as the Campus Pastor at CenterPoint Church, Bay Shore Campus. His military experience gives him a unique point of view and approach to apologetics. Pastor Ryan looks to recon the culture and bring to light the answers the Christian Worldview provides.
Anthony Uvenio
Apologist
Anthony Uvenio is one of the directors of New York Apologetics and a member of Hope Reformed Baptist Church in Coram, NY. He is married with two children, and was saved by God’s grace 17 years ago. Anthony speaks at apologetic conferences, college campuses, high schools, and churches. As a director of New York Apologetics, he seeks to empower and equip people to engage the culture with the truth claims of Christianity.
JD Thomas
Apologist/Pastor
Pastor Jordan Thomas is one of the Pastors at New Beginnings Ministries located in Massapequa, New York.
He is a part of the New York Apologetics Network and has spoken at multiple churches. He is married to Lakeyma with one daughter, and a son who has graduated to heaven. His passion is for the lost and empowering people to follow the evidence to the cross and the empty grave.
Victor Feliciano
Apologist/Pastor
Victor Feliciano is one of the Pastors at Abundant Life Church Of God and Refuge Ministry. Located in Long Island, New York where he has been serving for the past 15 years. He also serves as a board member for New York Apologetics. He is also the President of the Men’s Ministry at Abundant Life. Victor has worked as an Ambassador for the NY Yankees. He is married with 3 children. His passion is to reach and equip people to know Christ.
Rodney Burke
Apologist/Pastor
Rodney is currently serving as Associate Pastor at Abundant Life Ministries where he is one of the teachers of their adult bible class. He is married and has three sons. Rodney severed 4 years in the United States and is a Desert Storm Veteran. He Is an IT Specialist and works for the Dept of Veterans Affairs. Rodney currently serves as Youth Pastor and co-director with his wife Stephanie over the couple’s ministry. Rodney attended Cross Examined Instructors Academy for Apologetics with an interest in Biblical Archaeology.
Joshua Mitchell
Apologist
Josh Mitchell is the social media director of New York Apologetics, and also a member of Abundant life Church. The reason Josh got his start in apologetics was from being hit with the tough questions that all Christians face. Josh now encourages, and teaches people on how to defend their faith.
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UPSTREAM FAITH CONFERENCE
TOPICS
Reliability of the New Testament
The Biblical Foundation of apologetics
The Cosmological argument
Arguments concerning the bible, science, and culture. Helping you swim upstream
in a downstream world.
The Absurdity of life without god
the evidence for the resurrection
The Problem Of evil
Archaeology & The Bible
The Necessity Of Apologetics
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Helping you swim upstream in a downstream world.