"Gospel Growth vs. Church Growth" is an attention-getting title.
It is also the name of a conference to be held at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC in late October. The conference is co-sponsored by 9Marks Ministries and Matthias Media. Speakers at the event include Tony Payne, Phillip Jensen, and Mark Dever. From a cursory glance at the schedule, the conference looks to be thought-provoking. Confusion reigns in the current day over the appropriateness of church growth. This conference should stimulate much thought and discussion.
Early-bird registration clocks in at 80 bucks. Seminarians will want to jump on this price, as the conference should fill up quickly. Having been a member of CHBC, I know firsthand that the church building does not hold a great deal of room. As the profile of 9Marks grows, events like this only attract more and more attention and hopefully, more faithful growth of the church.
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"Gospel Growth vs. Church Growth"
T4G Registration Opening Tuesday, May 1st
Read Dever's whole letter here.We have moved the event a few blocks down in order to double the number of people we can accommodate. A word to the wise, register soon AND book your hotel rooms or make other arrangements to stay soon. . . The conference otherwise should be very similar to last time--bare but packed schedule, larger book store, heartfelt singing, lots of speaking and panel discussions, no break out sessions.
One new thing--Thabiti Anyabwile agreeing to speak.
Watch 2008 T4G Video
In case you haven't seen it, the guys behind Together for the Gospel who recently were on campus have provided an hour long video (!) of a recent conversation about their reflections on the '06 conference and the messages in particular. To watch the video, click here.
By the way, any of you planning on going to the 2008 Conference? Registration is suppose to open soon . . .
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Why Southern Seminary?
On the heels of the YouTube video of John Piper, it is worth reminding ourselves of another important statement(s) which he made, namely the dangers of attending a school like Southern Seminary. There is no question that Piper endorses and supports SBTS 100%, but that does not come without a warning to us as students as we study, work, and live in such a "posh" environment.
With that said, yesterday Mark Dever shared some good advice for criteria for determining what seminary one should attend. His five points were:
1. Confession of Faith
2. Quality of Education
3. Cost
4. Church
5. Connection for Life
(Click here to read the entire post)
Over the past couple of months I have been asked this question both in the blogosphere and in person as my wife and I have hosted prospective students when they visited our school. I will add my thoughts later, but first I would like to get your take.
Should a prospective student visit this blog and query you about why they should attend Southern Seminary, what would you tell them?
Do you agree with the list provided by Mark Dever?
Would you keep them in that order or change it?
Would you add anything to the list?
Share your thoughts on why you have chosen to attend Southern and why others should too.
- Posted by Timmy Brister, April 3, 2007