It’s Probably Not the Worship Style. I was at a denominational meeting not too long ago, sitting at a table with half a dozen other pastors and elders.
At one spot in the agenda we were supposed to take 10 minutes to talk about vision and direction of the denomination. This led to a conversation about our churches and why so many RCA congregations keep losing members. An older man at my table lamented that his church continues to shrink. The Crisis of Conference Christians. I speak at conferences.
I host conferences. I appreciate conferences. I am also very concerned about conferences. Or, more specifically, conference Christians. The Conference Christian By definition, a conference Christian is someone who spends a great deal of time (and often money) attending Christian conferences. Www.jesuswalk.com/moses/moses-lesson-handouts.pdf. The Creation-Evolution Debate in a Nutshell. 1.
Young Earth Creationism (YEC) The Skinny: Belief that the universe was created miraculously by God around ten thousand years ago (or less). John Frame on Michael Horton's "Christless Christianity" I have thought for quite some time that Westminster Seminary California (WSC) is not only theologically incorrect on many issues, but often historically mistaken as well.
WSC is wrong on Natural Law; wrong on Two Kingdom theology; wrong on the Covenant of Works; wrong on Redemptive Historical preaching; wrong on Molinism; wrong on Law-Gospel; wrong on John Frame – yet had they got Frame right, they probably would not be so wrong on so many things. They would probably draw finer distinctions than they do. (NOTE: Natural Law, Two Kingdoms and Covenant of Works are all biblical ideas. WSC simply misunderstands them. Rid of My Disgrace: Interview with Justin Holcomb « 5:21. Rid of My Disgrace is a gospel-saturated book written for the victims of sexual assault.
My friend and colleague at Docent Research Group Justin Holcomb and his wife Lindsey wrote this book to apply the good news of Jesus Christ to those sexually assaulted. I have mentioned it a few times on my blog in the past and reviewed it here. What follows is my interview with Justin on this rare and important book: 1. Quickly, what is sexual assault? Plant! Conference Audio. 10 Things Good Pastors Say. Urban Legends: The Preacher’s Edition : Kingdom People. Clarus ‘11 Recap – ‘Scripture: God Speaks’ Clarus is Latin for clear, bright, or radiant. From April 29 to May 1, Christians from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the surrounding Southwest region gathered at Desert Springs Church for Clarus ‘11 , a regional conference of The Gospel Coalition .
This year’s theme, “ Scripture: God Speaks ,” focused our attention on the subject of the Bible, God’s Word written. Our speakers, G.K. Beale and Carl Trueman , both professors at Westminster Theological Seminary , approached this theme from a variety of angles: what Scripture says about itself, how Christians have understood the nature of Scripture throughout history, the effects of meditating on Scripture, the need to defend Scripture, how the Scriptures persevere us in suffering, how Jesus fulfilled Scripture, why and how Scripture is meant to be preached, and how Scripture shapes Christian marriage.
Fight the Text Before You Flee to Christ. Recently The Gospel Coalition hosted a national conference with the simple, clear theme of preaching Christ from all of Scripture.
I went and was greatly impacted by the proclamation of the greatness of Christ in all of the Scriptures. This passionate priority has begun to really take hold of many (especially younger) preachers. I rejoice in this because I think it reflects Jesus’ own view and model of biblical preaching (Luke 24). TGC Asks About Cautions for Christ-Centered OT Teaching. During The Gospel Coalition's national conference in April, the plenary addresses modeled Christ-centered preaching from the Old Testament.
TGC has also maintains a website permanently dedicated to helping you preach and teach Jesus from the various genres and books of the Hebrew Bible. We hope the conference and website excite and equip you to introduce nonbelievers and fellow Christians alike to the God who reveals himself from Genesis to Revelation. We recognize, however, that there are many different ways to teach Christ from all of Scripture.
We also recognize that in their exuberance to preach Christ from the Old Testament, some teachers are tempted to forget their exegetical bearings. As much as we can learn from positive examples, we must also be warned by negative ones. Tim Keller, senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York and vice president of The Gospel Coalition: 1. The Counseling Solutions Group, Inc. Earnestly Desire Spiritual Gifts: the gift of prophecy in today’s church? « Heat and Light. Preaching Christ in a Postmodern World - Download free content from Reformed Theological Seminary.
Victory Over or Struggling With? Acts 29 Network: Seattle, WA > By Pastor Scott Thomas Every young man that considers church planting asks the question, Am I a Church Planter?
It is the question I asked myself before planting a church. It is the question we ask every man who submits himself to our Acts 29 assessment process to be a lead planter in our network. Biblical Counseling Coalition Blogs. Www.sovereigngraceministries.org/Reference/CJ_Mahaney_P_PC.pdf. What They Said. Informing the Reforming. Desiring God Blog. Blog By Topic Subscribe David Mathis Wednesday went quietly.
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Bingham Jan 25, 2017 Category: Ligonier Resources 2017 Winter Conference at Reformation Bible College: Audio and Video Now Available from Nathan W. Bingham Jan 24, 2017 Category: Events Last week, pastors, church leaders, and students gathered on the Ligonier campus in Sanford, FL for Reformation Bible College's 2017 Winter Conference. The theme was "Scripture in the Early Church" and R.C. Sproul was joined by Michael Haykin, Michael Kruger, Stephen Nichols, and the faculty of Reformation Bible College to address topics such as early Christian preaching, Augustine's use of Scripture, the development of the biblical canon, and other topics. Keep Reading The Right to Be a Christian from Nathan W. Biblical Counseling Coalition.
5:21. Blog. Taking God At His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and MeKevin DeYoung Is the Bible reliable, authoritative, and necessary? Kevin DeYoung. The Gospel Coalition Blog.