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.

KEYNOTE

Finding Affinity: Nerds of a Feather

Learn why finding common ground is an important first step for effectively loving and serving within nerd culture.

Registered LTN Con attendees can join us on Discord after the keynote for a Q&A session with our speaker.

Narnia D&D 5E Adventure

Host: Lisa Eldred

Narnia is recovering from the White Witch’s 100 year reign, and the young Queen Susan has just given her first edict: to rebuild! Everyone is willing and eager, but not everything is as straightforward as it should be….

Characters will be provided. A basic knowledge of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is helpful.

Tabletop Game

Host: Bryan Falk

Team-based word association game. Find all the spy operatives on your team before the other team does—but don’t pick the assassin or it’s game over!

BREAKOUT

Crossing the Streams of Geekiness and Godliness

Discover how God can use your nerdy passions and your faith together.

Registered LTN Con attendees can join us on Discord after the breakout for a Q&A session with our speakers.

BREAKOUT

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.

Registered LTN Con attendees can join us after the breakout for a Q&A session with our speaker.

BREAKOUT

The Reverse Gospel

A dynamic understanding of being last. You are the hope of the gospel!

Registered LTN Con attendees can join us after the breakout for a Q&A session with our speaker.

Book Club Discussion

Host: Madeline Turnipseed – LTN Book Club Podcast

Join the LTN Book Club as we discuss Chaos Rising, the first book in the Star Wars Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy by Timothy Zahn! You’re welcome to join even if you haven’t read the book, just know we’ll be spoiling it.

BREAKOUT

20 Pro Tips to Loving Like Jesus at a Con

Hector provides some practical suggestions and examples to loving the con community like Jesus.

Registered LTN Con attendees can join us after the breakout for a Q&A session with our speaker.

KEYNOTE

Creating Proximity: Neighboring Nerds in a Deeply Divided Culture

Jesus calls us to the counter-cultural task of neighboring rather than labeling, and nerd culture provides us a starting place to do just that.

Registered LTN Con attendees can join us after the breakout for a Q&A session with our speaker.

FINAL ROUND

The past seven 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!?

Social Video Game

Host: Rachel Knight

Come and play some Jackbox games with us! Packs 1-7 are all available.  Jackbox Games are online party games. Only the person running things has to own the game, and everyone else plays from their own devices. 

LIVE PLAY

Watch the LTN Stream Team play D&D together. Some of them have little to no idea what they’re doing. What can possibly go wrong?

Tabletop Game

Host: Bryan Falk

Secret Hitler is a social deduction game for 5-10 people about finding and stopping the Secret Hitler.

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.

Stargate SG-I RPG Cosmic Horror One Shot

Host: Jonathan Reedy

“It’s a beacon, it predates the Stargate by several million years– and we activated it.”

Side Mission: Mechanicus is a cosmic horror themed one shot adventure set in the world of Stargate SG-1! Whether you’re a fan of the show, a TTRPG Veteran, brand new to rolling dice, or have never heard of the show at all, this game is open to anyone!

Tabletop Game

Host: Wesley Cone

Deliverance is a cooperative tactical adventure board game about angels, demons and the saints caught between… Take on the role of elite angelic warriors and discover the mystery of the demonic obsession with the small town of Fallbrook.

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!

KEYNOTE

Growing Influence: PLUS ULTRA!

The goal of this session is to become intentional influencers that inspire incredibly innovative individuals! 

Registered LTN Con attendees can join us after the breakout for a Q&A session with our speaker.

Tabletop Game

Host: Lisa Eldred

An early(ish) game for the earlybirds. Build a diverse habitat and attract birds in this beautiful game.

BREAKOUT

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.

Registered LTN Con attendees can join us after the breakout for a Q&A session with our speaker.

KEYNOTE

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.

Registered LTN Con attendees can join us after the breakout for a Q&A session with our speaker.

Tabletop Game

Host: Roosevelt Cooper

Deliverance is a cooperative tactical adventure board game about angels, demons and the saints caught between… Take on the role of elite angelic warriors and discover the mystery of the demonic obsession with the small town of Fallbrook.

Sandbox Video Game

Host: Matthew Selfors

Let’s relax and have some fun in Minecraft now that MCL is done! No submission deadlines and you can build whatever you want. All players welcome—this is not limited to only MCL participants. We will be playing on the Satellite Gaming Minecraft server (which supports Java AND Bedrock)

Tabletop RPG – An LTN Con Tradition! (3rd Annual)

Host: Jonathan Reedy

You. Are. A. Bear. And you are constantly in search of that liquid gold, that sticky nectar of life, that good ol’ fashioned bee juice! I’m talking about HONEY. You and a team of other criminal bears must execute the most outrageous and convoluted heist you can come up with! Honey Heist is a very fun and simple TTRPG for all ages and is great for beginners and veterans alike.

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!

KEYNOTE

Lasting Impact: Empowering Disciples

Every time we disciple someone we leave a lasting impact on their life. How do leave the right one?

Registered LTN Con attendees can join us after the breakout for a Q&A session with our speaker.

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.

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 play through a few of our favorites.

Tabletop Game

Host: Jared Bangs

Dune: Imperium was a big hit in 2020 and has held its spot near the top of the BGG “hotness” list since its release. It is a really fun combination of worker placement and deck building, with excellently done thematic integration into the world of Dune. Before you check out the new movie opening later this month, give this game a try!

Tabletop Game

Host: April-Lyn Caouette

Take some time to relax with a game of Dixit! Dixit is a beautiful card game that is easy to learn and fun for all ages. Using a deck of cards illustrated with dreamlike images, players select cards that match a title suggested by the Storyteller, and attempt to guess which card the storyteller selected. 

D&D 5e Adventure

Host: Roosevelt Cooper

Far out in the middle of the ocean stands an island of sand, rock, jungle, and creatures. This island isn’t on any map. It isn’t in any history books. No sea shanties share songs of its existence. No, this island is a total mystery. For centuries, it’s trapped explorers, both domestic and extraterrestrial, within its watery borders. Humanoid, animal, fiend, or celestial, no one has ever been able to escape Mystery Island.