A few days back, CJ Mahaney posted on Kevin DeYoung’s message from the “Next” conference in May 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. CJ lauded Kevin’s call for “plodding visionaries” and listed several points from Kevin’s talk that developed his understanding of this term. This term and the idea behind it caught in my filter, as the [...]
New IXMarks: Pastoring Women
July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The new IXMarks eJournal is out, and it’s on pastoring women and honoring and understanding distinctiveness. Below is a listing of the Journal’s contents. I. Pastoring Women: Understanding And Honoring Distinctness Why Complementarianism Is Crucial to Discipleship By Jonathan Leeman If God created men and women differently, discipleship should not be one-size-fits-all. It should cultivate their [...]
Exceptional Pastoral Ministry Internships: CHBC, TBI, NECEP, and More
August 19, 2009 By 20 Comments
This is a post that needs writing. So here we go: a primer on the best pastoral ministry internships that I am aware of. Please note that I don’t know every detail of these programs; I may get something wrong. Check the websites below for definitive information (and see a great resource by 9Marks on how [...]
The Link 6.26.09: Danny Akin, Mark Dever, and the SBC’s Future
June 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
1. Just one link in this busy week. For those who have not heard of this conference, it is worth noting: “God Exposed: Awkward Preaching in a Comfortable Age – September 25-26, 2009 — Sponsored by 9Marks and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary God Exposed will call pastors and church leader to embrace and defend expositional preaching [...]
New 9Marks eJournal on Marriage Is Online
June 26, 2008 By 1 Comment
The new issue of 9Marks looks very helpful. It covers a variety of topics including marriage, being a pastor’s wife, and books on marriage. I have a brief review of Danny Akin’s book God on Sex in this issue. Here are a few highlighted resources from the latest journal. This is a long list of [...]
Excellent Material from the reThink Conference on Family Ministry
June 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I’m back in the states, and recently received word on an important and helpful conference on family ministry: “A couple of weeks ago Providence Baptist Church the reThink Conference 08 in Raleigh, NC. The conference came about as a result of Steve Wright’s book on family equipping entitled reThink. What started small has gained tremendous [...]
The Week-est Link, May 9, 2008: The Dark Knight, a Theology of Rap, and More
May 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
1. Westminster professor Bill Edgar gave a lecture on the theology of rap music a few years back. My friend Andy Naselli tipped me to the lecture, and I think that you will find it positively engrossing and illuminating. Dr. Edgar, simply put, is one of the neatest theologians out there–he tackles topics that other [...]
Dispatches from T4G: Day Three–Sacrifice and Sayonara
April 18, 2008 By 2 Comments
Today’s very quick thoughts: 1. One of the hardest things about T4G is the fact that many friends from the past are around. We’re talking the type who you never see. This makes it really hard to know what to do in organizing one’s schedule. Do you listen to the speaker who’s got great things [...]
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