CHRIST OR CHAOS CONFERENCE
Christ or Chaos
Living with Conviction in a World of Compromise
October 3rd & 4th | First Baptist Church of Ceres
No Cost For Admission | Donations Accepted
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In a world unraveling under the weight of moral confusion, political overreach, and ethical compromise, we invite you to join us for Christ or Chaos—a powerful conference calling believers to stand with conviction under the Lordship of Christ in a world filled with compromise.
This event will explore the vital doctrine of sphere sovereignty—the biblical truth that God has established distinct areas of authority (church, state, family, and more), each accountable to Him alone. When these spheres ignore Christ’s rule, chaos follows. But when Christ reigns over all, order, justice, and human flourishing take root as Christ’s people fulfill His Great Commission command.
Together, we will confront the pressing cultural questions of our time and reject the passive compromises so common in today’s church. With bold and knowledgeable teaching, Christ or Chaos will equip you to live with courage and conviction in every area of life—from the public square to the family table.
We hope this will be more than a conference, but a summons. A summons to reject cultural apathy, to resist moral drift, and to rise up as ambassadors of Christ in a world desperate for truth. Whether you're a pastor, student, parent, or professional, you are needed in this moment. As Abraham Kuyper famously said, “There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ... does not cry: ‘Mine!’” It is Christ or chaos. So, come and be strengthened and sharpened as we grow as disciples of the King.
Sponsored by the Central Valley Baptist Association
Keynote Speaker - Pastor Levi Secord
Pastor Levi Secord is the founding pastor of Christ Bible Church in Roseville, Minnesota—a church he planted in February 2021, at the end of a global pandemic. The goal of Christ Bible Church is to glorify God by BRINGING ALL OF CHRIST INTO ALL OF LIFE.
Levi graduated with both an M.Div. and a Doctorate of Educational Ministry from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has numerous publications with the Front Porch Republic, the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, Christ Over All, and WORLD Opinions. He has contributed chapters to books such as Failed Church: Restoring a Vision for Ecclesial Victory, and a chapter on politics and theology in Virtuous Liberty; both published by the Center for Cultural Leadership which is now in the process of publishing Levi’s first book Servant Not Savior: An Introduction to the Bible’s Teaching about Civil Government.
Levi serves as a Senior Fellow of Theology and Culture for the Center for Cultural Leadership and continues to write and appear on various podcasts promoting a biblical worldview that embraces bringing all of the Christ into all of life. He is married to Emily and has four children.
Speaker - Dr. P. Andrew Sandlin
Dr. Andrew Sandlin is Founder & President of the Center for Cultural Leadership. He serves as faculty of the H. Evan Runner International Academy for Cultural Leadership of the Ezra Institute, and is a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Culture and Theology at Edinburg Theological Seminary in Texas. He holds degrees in English literature, history, political science, and received his Doctorate in Sacred Theology.
The goal of CCL is to train Christians to transform culture. CCL promotes the worldview that culture should be Christian, not by political coercion, but by spiritual conversion. Salvation in Jesus Christ should transform all of life. The Approach of CCL is that, if there’s to be Christian culture, Christians must lead it— as fathers, mothers, artists, musicians, college students, businessmen and -women, attorneys, pastors, educators, software writers, salesmen, technicians, politicians, physicians, clerks, and every other life calling and sphere of life. CCL seeks to educate and equip Christian transformationists to transform things thru a renewed Christian imagination; Christians whose thinking and lives are so transformed by the Spirit’s power that they can, in fact, transform culture.
Dr. Sandlin speaks all over the country and has written numerous books that continue to edify and build up the body of Christ. Andrew married Sharon in 1982 and has five adult children and four grandchildren.