Unique Opportunity To Serve
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This coming spring over 5,000 pastors from all over the world will gather in Louisville, Ky., for “Together for the Gospel,” a bi-annual conference that encourages pastors from a multitude of denominations and backgrounds to take their stand together for the gospel.
The theme for T4G 2010 is “The (Unadjusted) Gospel”—how Jesus Christ, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, proclaims a message that’s the same yesterday, today, and forever—and why we should do likewise.
Main session speakers for the event include R.C. Sproul, John Piper, Al Mohler, C.J. Mahaney, John MacArthur, Ligon Duncan, Mark Dever and Thabiti Anyabwile. The event will be held April 13-15 at the Kentucky International Convention Center.
Sovereign Grace Ministries has the privilege of organizing and running the conference. If you would like to volunteer to serve not only all the pastors of our churches, but the diverse body of believers that will be gathered to celebrate the gospel, contact Paul Medler for more information.
October 6 2009 at 9:34 am
Pastors on Retreat This Week
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Here we are about to head out for our annual fall pastors’ retreat. Once again, a family in our church is allowing us to use a house they own for the retreat. We are very grateful!
As always, we covet your prayers for our time together and for our wives and families over the course of this week. Please pray for wisdom and the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we seek to understand how we can better serve this church that we love. Ask the Lord to bless all our discussions and to help us bear fruit for God’s kingdom.
July 24 2009 at 6:24 pm
The Case of the Gray Face
0 CommentsCraig Sterling sent me this note after church last Sunday:
Josh,
Good afternoon! This morning you mentioned having a pet peeve (my words) with gray faces in the church directory. A few weeks ago, we received a letter from Erik Sheffer announcing that we are now under the care of Ben Wikner. So, like you, I wanted to put a face with the name of our new pastor. (If he was introduced to the congregation, I must have missed that particular meeting.)
In short, he’s not pictured in the Member Photo Directory. This morning I wondered who the person was asking us to pray for Russia. One of our row mates told us that person was Pastor Wikner. It was good to put the face with the name!
Grace and peace,
Craig and Mary Ann Sterling
Yes, we’re in the directory! :-)
Thanks for your note, Craig. This is funny because Ben and his family all lined up and got their photos taken at church this Sunday. So, you can find the Wikners in the directory now. Your note is a great reminder (to pastors, too!) of how helpful it is to be able to put faces with names! Here’s the Wikner clan: First row: Ben and Erin, Ellie, Abigail, Lilly. Second row: William, Gracie, Hope.
Church members, here are a couple of helpful links related to the directory:
• Forgot your password?
• Member Photo Directory homepage (access your profile, settings, frequently asked questions, upload your own photos, etc.)
April 7 2009 at 5:00 am
Sovereign Grace Pastors Conference
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I’m attending the Sovereign Grace Pastors Conference this week here at Covenant Life, along with Covenant Life’s pastoral team, pastors of Sovereign Grace churches from all over the U.S. and other nations, and many guests. The first session was last night, and the conference runs through Wednesday evening.
Here’s a list of speakers and their message titles:
Monday evening | C.J. Mahaney: The Pastor’s Charge
Tuesday evening | Jeff Purswell: The Pastor’s Teaching
Wednesday morning | Dave Harvey: The Pastor’s Mission | Jared Mellinger: The Pastor’s Legacy
Wednesday evening | C.J. Mahaney: The Pastor’s Leadership
Today’s schedule includes a number of seminars for both men and women with speakers including Mark Dever, Bob Kauflin, Mike Bullmore, Dave Harvey, Jeff Purswell, Carolyn McCulley and Carolyn Mahaney.
I would be grateful for your prayers for the conference. In particular, please pray that God will sustain all those who are speaking and Bob Kauflin as he leads the singing, that every pastor and leader would be refreshed and encouraged, and that the Lord will use all that goes on to advance the gospel around the world.
Pictured above: C.J. Mahaney speaking; Bob Kauflin leading band and choir. Thanks to Andy Alonso for the photos!
March 17 2009 at 1:32 pm
Pastors’ Retreat
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As pastors, we are taking this week to evaluate many key areas of the church. Kenneth Maresco, in particular, is providing a lot of leadership in helping us look at everything we do from care groups to teaching and training, as well as evangelism and outreach. We are so grateful that a family in our church is letting us use a house they own for the retreat, which is a real blessing.
We really covet everyone’s prayers that the Lord would give us wisdom, that we would make good progress and that he would lead us in serving the members of this church that we love so much. It’s a great honor to be able to serve as your pastors. Please pray for us and for our families.
December 11 2008 at 4:05 pm
Ultimate Man
0 CommentsLast Sunday in his message, Jeff Purswell told the story of dressing as a super hero for his young son’s birthday party. We had fun with this video clip from his illustration. If you watch this and have no idea what the context is, check out Jeff’s sermon, The Glory of the Incarnation.