Conley Owens
Affirmative
Conley is a pastor at Silicon Valley Reformed Baptist Church and the father of ten kids. He is also the author of The Dorean Principle: A Biblical Response to the Commercialization of Christianity.
Pre-conference Debate
Thesis: The Sale of Biblical Instruction is Simony
Monday, September 28, 2026
- 2:00Check in
- 3:30Debate
- 4:45Q&A with the debaters
- 6:00Dinner
Silicon Valley Reformed Baptist Church, Sunnyvale, California
Format
| Debate | 60 min |
| Introduction | 8 min |
| Affirmative Opening Statement | 10 min |
| Cross Examination of the Affirmative | 6 min |
| Negative Opening Statement | 12 min |
| Cross Examination of the Negative | 6 min |
| Affirmative Rebuttal | 6 min |
| Negative Rebuttal + Closing Statement | 8 min |
| Affirmative Closing Statement | 4 min |
| Break | 15 min |
| Q&A with the debatersEach debater may answer every question, even one put to the other. | 60 min |
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Tanner Cartwright
Negative
Tanner Cartwright is a 35-year-old husband married for 12 years and father of seven children. He pastors a Reformed Baptist Church in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and builds fences for a living.
Michael Coughlin
Moderator
Michael Coughlin is a Reformed Baptist who has spent all his life in Ohio—he served as a pastor for 2 years, and now is a member at Larue Baptist Church in LaRue, OH. He loves Christ’s Church, both universal and local, and frequently does evangelism, preaching, and writing. His latest hobby is designing websites and apps for the Church to use. He lives with his wife, Erin, and their 2 youngest boys whom she homeschools.
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Is Selling Licenses to Bible Translations a Sin?
Conley Owens vs. Jonathan Melin
Moderated by Michael Coughlin.
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