#doreancon 2025
The Stewardship of Scripture
October 7-8
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Join the growing movement of Christians who believe that
ministry should be supported, not sold.
Join the growing movement of Christians who believe that
ministry should be supported, not sold.
Conference Schedule
Conference Schedule
Pre-conference
Monday, October 6
Pre-conference
Monday, October 6
2:00—Check in
3:30—Debate: "It is a sin to sell Bible editions" (subject to change)
6:00—🌮 Dinner
3:30—Debate: "It is a sin to sell Bible editions" (subject to change)
6:00—🌮 Dinner
Tuesday, October 7
Tuesday, October 7
8:00—🥓 Breakfast & Check in
9:30—Message 1: The Pricelessness of the Word(Michael Coughlin)
10:45—Message 2: Who Owns Manuscripts & Critical Texts? (Conley Owens)
12:00—🥪 Lunch
1:30—Message 3: The Commercialization of Bible Societies (Andrew Case)
2:45—Lightning talks
3:30—Unconference
4:45—Message 4: Adaptation & Inspiration (Conley Owens)
6:00—🌮 Dinner
7:30—Post debate analysis + Q&A with speakers
9:30—Message 1: The Pricelessness of the Word(Michael Coughlin)
10:45—Message 2: Who Owns Manuscripts & Critical Texts? (Conley Owens)
12:00—🥪 Lunch
1:30—Message 3: The Commercialization of Bible Societies (Andrew Case)
2:45—Lightning talks
3:30—Unconference
4:45—Message 4: Adaptation & Inspiration (Conley Owens)
6:00—🌮 Dinner
7:30—Post debate analysis + Q&A with speakers
Wednesday, October 8
Wednesday, October 8
8:00—🥓 Breakfast & Check in
9:30—Message 5: Does Copyright Actually Protect the Text from Corruption? (Andrew Case)
10:45—The Sunnyvale Statement on the Stewardship of Scripture
12:00—🥪 Lunch
1:30—Message 6: The Sin of Balaam (Conley Owens)
2:45—Q&A with speakers
9:30—Message 5: Does Copyright Actually Protect the Text from Corruption? (Andrew Case)
10:45—The Sunnyvale Statement on the Stewardship of Scripture
12:00—🥪 Lunch
1:30—Message 6: The Sin of Balaam (Conley Owens)
2:45—Q&A with speakers
Speakers
Speakers
Conley Owens
Conley Owens
Conley is a software engineer, a pastor at Silicon Valley Reformed Baptist Church, and the father of nine kids. He is also the author of The Dorean Principle: A Biblical Response to the Commercialization of Christianity.
Andrew Case
Andrew Case
Andrew is a graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Canada Institute of Linguistics. He serves as a Bible translation consultant, and produces a podcast about his field called Working for the Word. He spent seven years doing Bible translation work in Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa), and now he and his wife Bethany work in Mexico. Together founded freehebrew.online where they teach Hebrew to the world. They have a beautiful baby girl named Naomi. Listen to the music he produces and read his books over at his personal website.
Michael Coughlin
Michael Coughlin
Michael Coughlin is a particular Baptist from Ohio—a former pastor who now serves Christ's Church through evangelism, preaching, and writing. He lives with his wife, Erin, and their four living children, striving to glorify God in all they do.
Travel Information
Travel Information
✈️ Airports
San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) is 8 minutes away
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has more direct flights, but is 45 minutes away
🏨 Lodging
Recommended hotel: Ramada Sunnyvale
🚕 Ground Transportation
If you fly into SFO, you can take the Caltrain south to Lawrence station
Uber & Lyft is highly available
Join the Discord chat to coordinate rides
Parking is available at the church
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Debate Challenge
For this year's pre-conference, we will host a debate on the topic "It is a sin to charge for bible editions." (Subject to change)
Please email info@doreancon.org if you know anyone who would be willing to publicly defend the negative position.
Lightning Talks
Want to do a lightning talk? Let us know!
A lightning talk is a short 5-15 minute talk related to the dorean principle or the stewardship of Scripture.
Unconference Time
Have an idea? Dedicated time is set aside to collaborate on a new project.
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