The God Who Makes Himself Known
7-14 Jul 2024

Creation to Consummation – our conference dedicated to Biblical Theology is back!

Creation to Consummation (CTC) is a city conference designed to help busy Christians read the Bible across its entire message of salvation. Biblical Theology is all about learning to read the Bible with the unity of its message found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is a vital skill and duty for every Christian, and essential for the health of the church in Malaysia.

The God Who Makes Himself Known

The LORD's commitment to make Himself known throughout the nations is the overarching missionary theme of the Bible and the central theological concern of Exodus.

Christians sometimes fragment the text over theological difficulties. For example, how is Exodus 6:3 best understood? Is there a tension between law and gospel, or mercy and judgment? How should we understand the painstaking detail of the tabernacle chapters? And so on.

Dr. Blackburn contends that Exodus should be read as a unified whole, and suggests that an appreciation of the missionary themes will help greatly in dealing with the difficulties. Read in that light, Exodus not only sheds important light on the church's mission, but also reveals what kind of God the LORD is – one who pursues His glory and our good, ultimately realizing both as He makes Himself known in Christ Jesus.

CTC: Behind The Scenes (BTS)

CTC: BTS gives conference participants a chance to go “Behind The Scenes” with the preacher in interactive workshops on how to do Biblical Theology. The workshops complement the night talks, allowing participants to delve into the preacher’s methodology and learn to handle the biblical material for themselves. Anyone keen on applying the content at CTC to their ministries – including pastors, ministry leaders or anyone involved in teaching – will greatly benefit from CTC: BTS.

Breakfast is always provided alongside CTC: BTS and is included in the registration fee. Come have breakfast with us before CTC: BTS starts, and fellowship with fellow believers from other churches.

Building Healthy Churches (BHC)

If we are to grow as Christians in the knowledge of our Lord and the life that He has called us to live, we need to appreciate Biblical Theology and apply it to our ecclesiology in the present day.

CTC culminates with the Building Healthy Churches talk and Q&A session, where Dr. Blackburn will bring together all we have learnt into practical application as we explore how the Gospel – as made known by God in Exodus – should shape our lives, churches and ministries.

Prelude and Postlude

This year’s CTC is bookended by a Prelude and a Postlude gathering hosted by our brothers and sisters at Christ Evangelical Reformed Church. We (and they) welcome you to fellowship with other saints and worship God together on those two Sundays, where Dr. Blackburn will be preaching the gospel with a Biblical Theological framework. The Prelude will set the tone and help you anticipate what will be covered during the conference, whereas the Postlude will pull together all that we have learned throughout the week.

We invite you to join us for our 12th CTC conference as we press on with our mission to unlock Christ’s wisdom for His churches in Malaysia, so that we may all faithfully proclaim the gospel!