On faith, reason, and theology.There are only two more sessions left for The Gospel Coalition 2009 National Conference. Barton and I have been greatly fed by the amazing preaching and the fellowship with other like-minded pastors. To our church family, thank you for allowing us this opportunity.
They have made available the audio/video of the plenary sessions. I’d recommend watching Keller’s talk and Piper’s.
Next week Barton and I will be in Chicago for The Gospel Coalition 2009 National Conference. The theme is Entrusted with the Gospel: Living the Vision of 2 Timothy. There will be a live webcast available. We encourage you to tune in.
The first session is at 2:00pm on Tuesday, April 21st and the last is at 11:00am on Thursday, April 23rd. The plenary speakers include:
Tim Keller
John Piper
Phil Ryken
Mark Driscoll
K. Edward Copeland
Bryan Chapell
Ajith Fernando
Ligon Duncan
D.A. Carson
The messages from the latest 2009 Desiring God Pastor’s Conference are now available. The theme was “Commending Christ”, which was a focus on evangelism. I highly recommend listening to Piper’s biographical message on George Whitefield.
Mark Dever
The Need for Evangelism
The Pastor and Evangelism
The Church and Evangelism
Matt Chandler
A Shepherd and His Unregenerate Sheep
John Piper
“I Will Not Be a Velvet-Mouthed Preacher!” (The Life and Ministry of George Whitefield)
Michael Oh
Missions as Fasting
Various
Commending Christ, Q & A
John Piper just finished speaking at a Desiring God Regional Conference in Austin, TX. The theme was on suffering.
Job: When the Righteous Suffer, Part 1 (download audio)
Job: When the Righteous Suffer, Part 2 (download audio)
Job: When the Righteous Suffer, Q/A (download audio)
In the Q/A session, Piper addresses the following questions:
What language should we use to talk about God’s sovereignty over sin?
How much did the Holy Spirit have to do with Job’s ability to suffer well?
As an ancient believer, how was Job’s faith different than ours?
How could Satan come into God’s presence? Does he still?
Did God initiate the meeting with Satan?
How should we view Satan’s involvement in our lives?
What is involved in the worship that comes in the moments of deepest suffering?
Would it be wrong to express anger and frustration in these moments?
How do you lovingly speak the truth of God’s sovereignty to sufferers?
What does it mean to be righteous?
What does it mean for the righteous to suffer when there is none righteous before God?
How do we make sure our kids are prepared for suffering when our family has undergone so little?
What do you say to a couple who lost their infant and now God seems so far away?
How do I help my disabled child understand God’s sovereignty when she faces not just physical suffering, but emotional suffering because of continual ridicule?
What do you do for an unbelieving friend whose suffering is pushing her away from God?
What do you do when you can’t see God’s good purposes in suffering?
Here are the messages (audio and video) from the Desiring God National Conference 2008.
Conference Theme: The Power of Words and the Wonder of God
Speakers:
- Sinclair Ferguson
- Bob Kauflin
- Mark Driscoll
- Dan Taylor
- Paul Tripp
- John Piper
The Resolved 08 Conference messages are available for download. Speakers include: Rick Holland, Randy Alcorn, John MacArthur, CJ Mahaney, Steve Lawson, and John Piper.
Do you want to be bold in sharing your faith? Do you want to learn how to engage people without fear and in a non-confrontational but caring way? Do you want to be challenged by an engaging speaker who’s done it and hear fascinating accounts? Then take the time to attend an evening with Mark Cahill, author of “One Thing You Can’t do in Heaven” and “One Heartbeat Away”. Details:
When: Saturday, June 21st, 7:00 pm (new date)
Presented by: Calvary Chapel Richmond
Where: Richmond Christian School, 5240 Woodwards Rd
A bit of a bio on Mark:
Mark Cahill has a business degree from Auburn University, where he was an honorable mention Academic All-American in basketball (playing and road-tripping with Charles Barkley). After spending a few years in the business world, he surrendered his heart to Jesus Christ and asked God to place him where he could touch as many lives as possible. Within a year, he was teaching school. Although Mark planned to teach for the rest of his life, God moved him from teaching at a Christian high school to devoting a year to full-time evangelism. He then embarked on a speaking career. Mark speaks to over 25,000 people per year at churches, retreats, conferences, camps, etc., equipping and challenging the saved to go out and reach the lost. As one of his students noted, he’s still teaching, but in a much bigger classroom.
His true vocation is witnessing, whether at malls, music and art festivals, beaches, sporting events, bar sections of towns—wherever the lost can be found. Mark is the author of “One Thing You Can’t Do in Heaven” which has been translated into Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Romanian and is being translated into Nepalese, and One Heartbeat Away. Mark lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
New Attitude Conference 2008
Ripping, Burning, Eating: A Right Response to God’s Word (Josh Harris)
The Authority of Scripture (Mark Dever)
Bible Q&A (Al Mohler)
The Troubled Soul: God’s Word and Our Feelings (C.J. Mahaney)
What’s the Point?: Growing in Vision for Diligent Study (Eric Simmons)
William Tyndale: A Life Transformed By God’s Word (John Piper)
Fighting for Faith with God’s Word (John Piper)
God as Father: Understanding the Doctrine of Adoption in God’s Word (C.J. Mahaney)
Dwell Conference 2008 in NYC
Dwelling with Non-Christians (Darrin Patrick)
Dwelling in the Gospel (Tim Keller)
Dwelling thru the Text (Mark Driscoll)
Persuasion (Tim Keller)
Dwelling in the Text (Mark Driscoll)
Dwelling in the Cross (C.J. Mahaney)
Dwelling in the Kingdom (Ed Stetzer)
Dwelling Incarnationally (Eric Mason)
Do you want to be bold in sharing your faith? Do you want to learn how to engage people without fear and in a non-confrontational but caring way? Do you want to be challenged by an engaging speaker who’s done it and hear fascinating accounts? Then plan to attend an evening with Mark Cahill, author of “One Thing You Can’t do in Heaven” and “One Heartbeat Away”. Details:
When: Saturaday, May 10th, 7:00 pm
Presented by: Calvary Chapel Richmond
Where: Richmond Christian School, 5240 Woodwards Rd
A bit of a bio on Mark:
Mark Cahill has a business degree from Auburn University, where he was an honorable mention Academic All-American in basketball (playing and road-tripping with Charles Barkley). After spending a few years in the business world, he surrendered his heart to Jesus Christ and asked God to place him where he could touch as many lives as possible. Within a year, he was teaching school. Although Mark planned to teach for the rest of his life, God moved him from teaching at a Christian high school to devoting a year to full-time evangelism. He then embarked on a speaking career. Mark speaks to over 25,000 people per year at churches, retreats, conferences, camps, etc., equipping and challenging the saved to go out and reach the lost. As one of his students noted, he’s still teaching, but in a much bigger classroom.
His true vocation is witnessing, whether at malls, music and art festivals, beaches, sporting events, bar sections of towns—wherever the lost can be found. Mark is the author of “One Thing You Can’t Do in Heaven” which has been translated into Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Romanian and is being translated into Nepalese, and One Heartbeat Away. Mark lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
Barton, Angela, and I attended the reFocus 2008 Conference at Willingdon Church this week. The conference goal is to “unite Canadian pastors around a resurgent historical evangelicalism and equip them to preach the full counsel of God in an age of relativism.”
Check out the reFocus blog which includes extensive notes from the speaker sessions. We heard from Bruce Ware, Kent Hughes, David Short, D.A. Carson, and John Neufeld.
