OCTOBER 15 – 17, 2021
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Friday, Oct 15th : 10a – Midnight
Saturday, Oct 16th: 10a – Midnight
Sunday, Oct 17th: 10a – 9p
* all times are in EST *
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
APRIL-LYN CAOUETTE
Love Thy Nerd
10.16.21 | 11a ET
Finding Affinity
Nerds of a Feather
Learn why finding common ground is an important first step for effectively loving and serving within nerd culture.
DREW DIXON
Love Thy Nerd
10.16.21 | 5p ET
Creating Proximity
Neighboring Nerds in a Deeply Divided Culture
Jesus calls us to the counter-cultural task of neighboring rather than labeling. Nerd culture provides us a starting place to do just that.
ALEXANDER JAMES
Urban Youth Workers Institute
10.17.21 | 11a ET
Growing Influence
PLUS ULTRA!
The goal of this session is to become intentional influencers that inspire incredibly innovative individuals!
JAMIE HARRIS
Satellite Gaming
10.17.21 | 5p ET
Lasting Impact
Empowering Disciples
Every time we disciple someone we leave a lasting impact on their life. How do leave the right one?
BREAKOUT SPEAKERS
JACLYN PARRISH
South Western Baptist Theological Seminary
10.16.21 | 2p ET
How D&D Helps Us Build Authentic Community
We’ll explore how relationships forged in tabletop RPGs can shape us into people better capable of making and maintaining real friendships.
MIKE PERNA
Innroads Ministries
10.17.21 | 2p ET
The Best Seat by the Fire
A reflection on the application of the “no preaching rule” and discussion on how to share the gospel effectively as invitation through story rather than through presentation of the gospel in a message.
HECTOR MIRAY
Faith & Fandom
10.16.21 | 4p ET
20 Pro Tips to Loving Like Jesus at a Con
Hector provides some practical suggestions and examples to loving the con community like Jesus.
JAMES MEEHAN
Life.Church
10.17.21 | 1p ET
A Dead Messiah, A Failed Hero, and the End of Evil
How Frodo’s failure to resist the temptation of the ring sheds light on why Jesus had to die.
DERRICK WHITMORE
Shattered Studios
10.16.21 | 1p ET
Crossing the Streams of Geekiness and Godliness
How God can use your nerdy passions and your faith together.
JOHN WEIAND
Shattered Studios
10.16.21 | 1p ET
Crossing the Streams of Geekiness and Godliness
How God can use your nerdy passions and your faith together.
JATE EARHART
[LOVE] Clan
10.17.21 | 3p ET
Ask Why, Then What
Explore how changing the way you ask questions produces better answers from others, yourself, and God.
BRET CHAPMAN
The Enthusia Project
10.16.21 | 3p ET
The Reverse Gospel
A dynamic understanding of being last. You are the hope of the Gospel!
LTN CON SCHEDULE
FRIDAY | DAY 0
DINOSAUR WORLD
Pandasaurus Games
10a ET
LIVE PLAY
Each round, you’ll draft a group of Workers from the Worker Database to run your park for a full season. Then you’ll divide up those Workers to take on the various tasks of building and running your Park — gathering ancient DNA, cloning new dinos, buying new attractions, and keeping your patrons safe from a toothy demise. The better you run your park, the more Victory Points you’ll score!
FURNACE
Arcane Wonders
12p ET
LIVE PLAY
Furnace is an engine-building Eurogame in which players take on the roles of 19th-century capitalists building their industrial corporations, aspiring to make as much money as they can by purchasing companies, extracting resources, and processing them in the best combinations possible.
MARVEL UNITED | X-MEN
CMON
1p ET
LIVE PLAY
Take the role of iconic Marvel heroes cooperating to stop the master plan of a powerful Villain controlled by the game. Each Villain unveils their unique master plan, while Heroes choose the cards to play from their unique decks that not only offer different actions and superpowers to use, but also combine with the actions of other Heroes to do the impossible. Build your storyline, unite your powers, save the day!
THE NIGHT CAGE
Smirk & Dagger
2p ET
LIVE PLAY
The Night Cage is a fully cooperative, horror-themed, tile-placement game that traps 1 to 4 lost souls within an otherworldly labyrinth of eternal darkness.
POWER RANGERS: ZEO
Renegade Games
3p ET
LIVE PLAY
In this standalone but fully compatible deck-building game expansion, some players will be Heroes and some will be Villains. You’ll start with a meager deck that will become increasingly powerful as the game progresses, until you can unleash a powerful Megazord or Master attack.
KHORA
iello Experts
4p ET
LIVE PLAY
You are the ruler of a resplendent city in Ancient Greece. It is up to you to develop it faster and better than your opponents! Optimize your dice roll, collect taxes, send your army to colonize foreign lands, unlock achievements… and make sure your City will shine throughout the whole of Greece!
LTN SUPPORTER CALL
Fellowship of the Nerd
6p ET
We love to chat with our supporters to tell them about things that we’ve have been working on and ideas that we have for the future of Love Thy Nerd. This is where we share that information.
LTN SUPPORTER GAME
Quiplash
7p ET
If you’re a financial supporter of Love Thy Nerd then we would like to invite you to join us in one of our all-time favorite group games: QUIPLASH! All you will need is your phone!
LOST RUINS OF ARNAK
CGE
8p ET
LIVE PLAY
Lead rival expeditions to a newly discovered island. Explore jungles, find artifacts, and discover the Lost Ruins of Arnak in this unique combination of worker placement and deckbuilding.
RETRO VIDEO GAMES
Various
10p ET
LIVE PLAY
We LOVE playing video games from the good ol’ days. They activate our nostalgia and make us feel pretty good about ourselves… generally speaking. Join us as we pay through a few of our favorites.
SATURDAY | DAY 1
WELCOME TO LTN CON!
Matt & Bubba
10a ET
LTN CON DAY 1 KICKOFF
It’s finally here! LTN Con is officially underway and Matt & Bubba are here to open day one with a cup of the exclusive Love Thy Nerd Blend from This Little Bean of Mine and some of the best conversations you’ll have heard all day.
APRIL-LYN
Love Thy Nerd
11a ET
Finding Affinity
Nerds of a Feather
Learn why finding common ground is an important first step for effectively loving and serving within nerd culture.
LAN PARTY ZOOM CALL
LAN Party Hosts
12p ET
LAN PARTY CHECK-IN
We want to touch base with those of you who purchased one of our LAN Party boxes to have a Con experience right there in your living room!
BREAKOUT SESSION
Shattered Studios
1p ET
Crossing the Streams of Geekiness and Godliness
How God can use your nerdy passions and your faith together.
JACLYN PARRISH
South Western Baptist Theological Seminary
2p ET
How D&D Helps Us Build Authentic Community
We’ll explore how relationships forged in tabletop RPGs can shape us into people better capable of making and maintaining real friendships.
BRET CHAPMAN
Enthusia Project
3p ET
The Reverse Gospel
A dynamic understanding of being last. You are the hope of the gospel!
HECTOR MIRAY
Faith & Fandom
4p ET
20 Pro Tips to Loving Like Jesus at a Con
Hector provides some practical suggestions and examples to loving the con community like Jesus.
DREW DIXON
Love Thy Nerd
5p ET
Creating Proximity
Neighboring Nerds in a Deeply Divided Culture
Jesus calls us to the counter-cultural task of neighboring rather than labeling — nerd culture provides us a starting place to do just that.
MINECRAFT LEAGUE
LTN + Satellite Gaming
6p ET
FINAL ROUND
The past 7 rounds of the Minecraft League have all led up to this point! The FINALS! We have seen some absolutely KILLER builds and for the finale we will see how the teams did with the theme of “Free Style.” Who will walk away with the grand prize!?
RETRO VIDEO GAMES
Various
10p ET
LIVE PLAY
We LOVE playing video games from the good ol’ days. They activate our nostalgia and make us feel pretty good about ourselves… generally speaking. Join us as we pay through a few of our favorites.
SUNDAY | DAY 2
WELCOME TO LTN CON!
Matt & Bubba
10a ET
LTN CON DAY 2 KICKOFF
I know that it feels like we’ve only just begun, but Matt & Bubba are here to kick off the final day of LTN Con 2021. So grab your coffee, a donut (or whatever pairs perfectly with your roast) and let’s settle in for a great day!
ALEXANDER JAMES
Urban Youth Workers Institute
11a ET
Growing Influence
PLUS ULTRA!
The goal of this session is to become intentional influencers that inspire incredibly innovative individuals!
RETRO VIDEO GAMES
Various
12p ET
LAN PARTY CHECK-IN
We want to touch base with those of you who purchased one of our LAN Party boxes to have a Con experience right there in your living room!
JAMES MEEHAN
Life.Church
1p ET
A Dead Messiah, A Failed Hero, and the End of Evil
How Frodo’s failure to resist the temptation of the ring sheds light on why Jesus had to die.
MIKE PERNA
Innroads Ministries
2p ET
The Best Seat by the Fire
A reflection on the application of the “no preaching rule” and discussion on how to share the gospel effectively as invitation through story rather than through presentation of the gospel in a message.
JATE EARHART
[LOVE] Clan
3p ET
Ask Why, Then What
Explore how changing the way you ask questions produces better answers from others, yourself, and God.
LTN Q&A
Love Thy Nerd Founders
4p ET
You’ve got questions? We’ve got answers.
Join the LTN Founders as they answer your questions regarding Love Thy Nerd, their philosophy of ministry, and all things related to nerd culture. If you’re in the Twitch they would love to hear from you!
JAMIE HARRIS
Satellite Gaming
5p ET
Lasting Impact
Empowering Disciples
Every time we disciple someone we leave a lasting impact on their life. How do leave the right one?
COMMUNION
In remembrance of Him
6p ET
Official Con Closer
Every year at LTN Con we close our show out with a beautiful and powerful moment of Communion. All are welcome to participate and we encourage you to grab whatever you have on hand to engage in this communal remembrance of Jesus love for us.
RETRO VIDEO GAMES
Various
7p ET
LIVE PLAY
We LOVE playing video games from the good ol’ days. They activate our nostalgia and usually make us feel pretty good about ourselves… generally speaking. Join us as we play through a few of our favorites.
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