Building Healthy Churches part 3

As I write this the complete audio of all sessions of the Building Healthy Churches workshop can now be downloaded here.
Mark Dever kicked off the third seminar on the gospel, conversion, and evangelism, with a warning instruction to all pastors:
” Do not assume that these three areas are ok or understood in your congregation. The Gospel, [...]

Building Healthy Churches part 2

The second seminar at the Building Healthy Churches seminar in Chattanooga, Tn was given by Michael Lawrence, who is the associate pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington DC. His topic was: Preaching & Biblical Theology.
“Our preaching would do well to  be expositional preaching. To preach expositionally means to expose the text. Preaching topically is not preferred [...]

Building Healthy Churches part 1

The first seminar at the Building Healthy Churches seminar in Chattanooga, Tn was given by Matt Schmuker, executive director of 9marks ministries. His topic was: Having a Theological Vision for your Church – Churches that Display God’s Glory.
Matt started out by asking:
“What appeals to people, that would make them want to be at your church?”
Some [...]

9Marks Workshop

I have been gone the last few days to Chatanooga TN, for the 9marks Building Healthy Churches Workshop. All I can say is, wow! My head hurts with all the information swarming around and I am physically and mentally drained as I write this. I cannot imagine the fatique most pastors must be feeling this [...]

Countdown

Building Healthy Churches

In one week I will be at the Nine Marks workshop in Chattanooga, TN. This workshop is on building healthy churches. If anyone knows how to do this, it is Mark Dever and his team. You can read about mark’s ministry here and you would do well to check out 9marks.org as well. There [...]