Lancaster Bible College (LBC) and Apologetics for the Church will co-host a half-day seminar titled "Dignity Beyond Accomplishment: Valuing All People in a Culture of Death." The program will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, Sept. 13, at Lancaster Bible College, 901 Eden Road, Lancaster. Geared toward pastors, church leaders, counselors and others, the seminar will focus on threats to the sanctity of life and apologetics for a Christian view of life and dignity.

The keynote speaker will be Justin R. Hawkins, a postdoctoral fellow at the Columbia Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University. His research areas include virtue ethics, bioethics, disability theory, and the relationship of political theory and Christian theology. Hawkins earned a doctorate with distinction from Yale University, a Master of Arts in religion in the philosophy of religion from Yale Divinity School, and a Bachelor of Arts in government from Georgetown University.

Organizing the event is Mark Farnham, LBC professor and director of the online Master of Arts in Christian apologetics program. He is also founder and director of Apologetics for the Church and the author of "Every Believer Confident: Apologetics for the Ordinary Christian." Farnham has been teaching apologetics in local churches for nearly 20 years. He earned a doctorate in apologetics from Westminster Theological Seminary, a Master of Theology in New Testament from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a Master of Divinity from Calvary Baptist Seminary. In addition, he has co-authored "Talking About Ethics: A Conversational Approach to Moral Dilemmas" and the forthcoming "Talking About Worldviews: A Conversational Approach to Philosophical Questions."

The fee for the seminar includes materials and refreshments. To register, visit http://www.lbc.edu/events.