Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Gospel Coalition Early Registration Extended


The Gospel Coalition has extended early-bird registration for the April conference until January 31. (In February the regular price kicks in.)

I'm really looking forward to this conference, as some of our best pastor-theologians preach and teach through 2 Timothy. Check out the sessions below. I know of no other conference that provides this degree of biblical, practical content.

Plenary Sessions
  • Tim Keller: “The Grand Demythologizer: The Gospel and Idolatry” (Acts 19:21-41)
  • John Piper: “The Promise of Life” (2 Timothy 1:1-12)
  • Phil Ryken: “The Pattern of Sound Words” (2 Timothy 1:13-2:13)
  • Mark Driscoll: “Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth” (2 Timothy 2:14-26)
  • Edward Copeland: “Shadowlands: Pitfalls and Parodies of Gospel-Centered Ministry” (2 Timothy 3:1-9)
  • Bryan Chapell: “Preach the Word!” (2 Timothy 3:10-4:5)
  • Ajith Fernando: “Gospel-Faithful Mission in the New Christendom”
  • Ligon Duncan: “Finishing Well” (2 Timothy 4:6-22)
  • D.A. Carson: "'That By All Means I Might Win Some': Faithfulness and Flexibility in Gospel Proclamation" (1 Corinthians 9:19-23)
Special Event

"The Pastor as Scholar, and the Scholar as Pastor." (Reflections on life and ministry by John Piper and D.A. Carson. Held at Park Community Church in Chicago.)


Workshops

Session 1
  • Thabiti Anyabwile, "The Decline of African-American Theology"
  • Buster Brown, "Preaching in a Christianized Culture"
  • Michael Bullmore, "The Functional Centrality of the Gospel"
  • Steven Chin, "Working Faithfully Under a Senior Pastor"
  • Graham Cole, "Homosexuality and the Bible: Texts, Hermeneutics, and Pastoral Wisdom"
  • K. Edward Copeland and Charlie Dates, "Mentoring Younger Pastors"
  • Andy Davis, "The Gospel and Social Action"
  • Joshua Harris, "Ministering in a Church-Hopping Society"
  • David Helm, "Biblical Reflections on Building a Staff"
  • Bill Kynes, "Complementarianism: Definition and Priorities"
Session 2
  • Crawford Loritts, "Staying Faithful, Staying Relevant: The Use and Abuse of Polemical Preaching"
  • Jeff Louie, "Gospel and Community: Definitions and Crucial Issues"
  • Erwin Lutzer, "Finishing Well in Life and Ministry"
  • C. J. Mahaney, "Trinitarian Pastoral Ministry"
  • Tom Nelson and Matt Perman, "The Gospel and Money"
  • Tim Savage, "Power in Weakness: The Heart of Gospel Ministry"
  • Colin Smith, "Transformational Expository Preaching"
  • Scotty Smith, "A Biblical Theology of Worship: On Preference and Other Matters"
  • Stephen Um, "On Ministry and Revolving Doors: Practical Challenges and Ideas for Ministry in a Mobile Society"
  • Sandy Willson, "Gospel Mission to the World: Arrogance or Love?"
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