This is your last chance to sign up for the Church Planting Boot Camp in Dallas. Read over the information and sign up to attend Depth Church Planting Conference at The Village Church (Matt Chandler is the pastor) Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 10:00 AM - Thursday, November 20, 2008, 5:00 PM.
Whether you are interested to explore the exciting journey of planting a church, to discern a call to plant or to hear the great lineup of speakers, we present this Boot Camp for a couple of days to challenge you to go deep into the heart and mission of the gospel. To go deep means that we look honestly into our hearts and examine the sins that may deter our passion for Jesus Christ. It means that we apply the gospel of redemption by confessing, repenting and reconciling those ...
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I rarely cut and paste articles into our blog, but this article written by a church leader in South Africa was excellent.
My only addition would be to daily apply the gospel by confessing sins, repenting and empowerment through the Holy Spirit and not through our own efforts. This is implied, but not stated.
Leaders Finish Well
By Dean Carlson, Church Leader in Africa, Jan 01, 1998. Used by permission of Church Leader in Africa. All rights to this material are reserved. Few leaders finish a lifetime of ministry well. The hazards encountered by Christian leaders in Africa are many. Along the way, many become discouraged by hardships. A large number cease to grow spiritually and stagnate in their ministry. Others tragically fall into sin bringing the Gospel into disrepute.It is ...
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I just received The Prodigal God by Tim Keller in the mail today. Tim has not written too many published books and when we get one, it is a gem. This one is no exception. Tim is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Reason for God. Newsweek called Tim Keller a "C. S. Lewis for the twenty-first century."
Tim is the senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian in New York City and is actively involved in missional church planting in the major urban areas of the world. We co-hosted a conference on urban church planting with Redeemer last April. Tim is respected as a missiologist among young church planters, particularly the young, reformed, theologically astute planters in the city.
Tim succinctly addressed the problems of the contemporary church in his newest book.
"Jesus' ...
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Today in St. Louis the LEAD Conference warms ups with some pre-con sessions open to all those souls lucky enough to be there.
But tomorrow (Tuesday) for those of us who didn't get to "meet me in St. Louie, Louie" and are moping at home, there is consolation.
You are invited to join the nationwide, mid-week, no-need-to-shave-or-actually-get-out-of-bed party. Tune in to the conference LIVE via our streaming channel here. Both Tuesday and Wednesday The Journey Church will broadcast sessions for the masses.
Who really needs to see that big white arch thing anyway?
Broadcast Schedule for LEAD streaming:
(all times listed are Central)
Tuesday, October 219:15 am - Session #1: Gospel-Centered Repentance - Darrin Patrick10:30am - Session #2: Hybrid Leaders - ...
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