In an age of uncertainty and anxiety, Christians need the unshakable comfort of knowing their salvation and eternity are secure in Christ. That message is at the heart of the 2026 Westminster Seminary California Conference: Blessed Assurance—Resting in the Promises of God. Join WSC professors, past and present, as we explore the riches of God’s provisions, presence, and assurances. Our hope is that your heart will be filled with the comfort and peace God bestows upon his beloved children.
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The Reformation recovered the biblical Gospel and the confident faith that unites us to Christ and all his benefits. How do we understand and cultivate that assured faith, avoiding both careless presumption on the one hand and enervating fears and doubts on the other hand? We will look at the teaching of the Bible and of the Three Forms of Unity on this vital question.
One of the most comforting truths of the Christian life is the reality that there is nothing in all of creation can separate us from the love of the Father, in the Son, through the Holy Spirit. This session will explore how the Scriptures and the Heidelberg Catechism declare and cultivate our understanding and experience of this comfort.
This session will consider how a robust appreciation of assurance manifests itself in the life of the Christian and witness of the Christian Church. We will also explore how various modern traditions and philosophies address or challenge the biblical understanding of assurance.
Westminster Confession of Faith 18 presents a theologically mature and pastorally sensitive expression of the Reformed doctrine of assurance. While teaching that assurance belongs to the essence of faith and is meant for all Christians, it also recognizes that Christians often struggle with doubts, temptations, and sins, even while God always protects them from “utter despair.
The promise of Scriptures is that God will bring us to our eternal home one day. This session will address how the promise of the future resurrection and the hope of eternal glory inform and affect believers in their Christian life.
Friday – January 23, 2025
6:00 PM Registration – Bookstore open 7:00 PM Welcome 7:10 PM Introduction – President Joel E. Kim 7:30 PM Stretch Break 7:40 PM Plenary I: Dr. W. Robert Godfrey 8:30 PM Dismissal / Refreshments
Saturday – January 24, 2025
8:00 AM Registration – Bookstore open 8:30 AM Welcome 8:40 AM Plenary II: Dr. R. Scott Clark 9:25 AM Break / Refreshments 9:45 AM Plenary III: Dr. Michael S. Horton 10:30 AM Stretch Break 10:40 AM Plenary IV: Dr. David VanDrunen 11:25 AM Lunch 12:50 PM Plenary V: President Joel E. Kim 1:35 PM Break 1:55 PM Questions & Answers (Speaker Panel) 2:45 PM Dismissal
Before December 1, 2025: $60 (Early Bird Registration) After December 1, 2025: $70 After January 1, 2026: $80 (Space Permitting)
Note: Box lunches will be available for an additional $10 at the time of registration.
Cancellations and refund requests must be submitted by Wednesday, January 1, 2026 in order to receive a full refund. Requests after that date will incur a $10 cancellation fee. To request a cancellation or refund, please email development@wscal.edu or call us at (760) 480-8474.
Westminster Seminary California 1725 Bear Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92027 (888) 480.8474
From I-5 or I-15 South – take Hwy 78 east, into Escondido. At Broadway, where Hwy 78 turns right and becomes a surface street, continue straight ahead on Lincoln Avenue. At Rose Street, turn right. Rose merges with Boyle Avenue south of East Valley Parkway, and the Seminary campus is at the intersection of Boyle and Bear Valley Parkway on the hill overlooking Bear Valley.
Take Highway 163 north to Interstate 15 north and then exit at Via Rancho Parkway. Turn right on Via Rancho Parkway (which becomes Bear Valley Parkway) and continue approximately 4.5 miles to the Seminary campus at the intersection of Bear Valley Parkway and Boyle Avenue. Turn right on Boyle and enter the gates of the Seminary.
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