Sometimes change is good, such as the change from Biblical Worldview Institute (BWi) to Biblical Worldview Conference (BWC). “Institute is more focused on academics and the concept of conference is more all encompassing and inviting to people of all walks of life, which is why they have now included Sunday evenings to welcome in the public,” said Director of Parent Engagement and Ministry, Mr. Dan Panetti.

Biblical Worldview Conference (formerly known as Biblical World Institute or BWi) is a conference that invites the community and helps people grow in their knowledge and faith in the Lord through a series of speakers. The theme for this year’s BWC is “I am.” “The ‘I am’ conference focuses on the person and life of Jesus Christ ‘the great I am’ as opposed to the whole religion of Christianity,” said Mr. Panetti. The hope for this year’s topic is that it elevates knowledge of the life of Jesus. The hope of this year’s topic is that the audience will be led to focus on Jesus himself more than just religion.

Students and staff are in support of the annual BWi changing from an institute to a conference. Upper School Art Teacher Mrs.Mallory Goerk said, “This makes more sense as it is more of a conference style as opposed to an institute style, because it is only two days out of the year, as an institute makes one think of the long term.”

“I love BWC, I love hearing about current topics that are in our culture that students are navigating and trying to understand; Also the conference brings a lot of perspectives from a variety of speakers,” said Mrs. Goerk.

Sophomore Marlie Buttrill said, “I’m so excited for BWC; I love it. I’m mostly looking forward to hearing from a variety of different speakers and hearing what they have to say and teach me.”

The hope is that this conference influences the students and the community by spreading greater awareness and appreciation for the person of Jesus Christ and his relevance to the issues of the world today.

Sophomore Ross Crawford said, “I’m very excited about BWC. I’m very excited about listening to the very talented speakers. I love how they teach me about Jesus.”

Biblical Worldview Conference takes place from September 24th through September 26th.