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Got back from a conference that I attended on Monday-Wednesday in Atlanta called Drive Conference ’05. It was held at North Point Community Church where Andy Stanley is the senior pastor. It was incredible. I would have to say, one of the best conferences that I have been to, and I’ve been to quite a few … but I’m biased because Andy is my favorite pastor/preacher (who I finally met)!
I’m sure that I’ll post more about what I learned at the conference in future posts but here …
I got back from a PK Retreat (Monday-Tuesday) that Young Nak Church sponsored for the second year. What’s a PK retreat? What’s a PK? PK usually stands for Pastor’s Kid or Preacher’s Kid. So, a PK retreat is a retreat for Pastor’s kids. Someone asked, “Why they need a retreat for themselves?” Well, it wasn’t only a PK retreat, but a retreat for the Pastor’s families too.
I was the guest speaker for the PKs and Rev. Rim (Young Nak Church’s Senior Pastor) was the …
Cool story that the author writes about in a chapter entitled “Confession” in a book I’m reading. These Christians are sitting around thinking what they can do to influence their college campus on a weekend with parties, drinking and sex. They decide to build a confession booth right in the middle of campus so that people could come and confess their sins. They would dress up in a monk outfit and setup a two partition shelter. But here was the twist … they weren’t actually going to …
Came back from LifeGroup last night … what an amazing time. Just really was encouraged and “felt” like we were doing life together. Our study was on attentiveness. Attentiveness to one another, to God and God’s to us.
In the book, John Ortberg gives a great insight about God’s blessing:
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26
He says:
To turn your face …
Whew! Just finished a pastors conference in Snowbird (Salt Lake City), Utah. It was incredible! It was one of the most stacked retreats, in terms of speakers, that I have ever been too. These pastors are at the top of their “game” and they just have incredible insights and are so passionate about God and His Word.
Walter Brueggemann, James Forbes, Tony Campolo, Barbara Brown Taylor … amazing! The theme of the conference was all on Sabbath. That’s why it was packed with incredible …
Just preached at YNEM this weekend about the majesty of God. When studying and preparing for this message, I was in a healthy tension of “Is God all about himself?” or “Is God for us?” If He was about us, then it wouldn’t be about His glory and His majesty. If He wasn’t about us, it would seem that God would just use us for His worship.
Well, I can across an incredible article written by John Piper that I wanted to share. Hope you enjoy it.
Also …
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Visited Redeemer Presbyterian Church yesterday. Dr. Tim Keller, the senior pastor there, is a great communicator. I never saw him preach before, even though I’ve heard many of his messages. It was definitely much more captivating hearing and seeing him deliver God’s word. His message was on Hebrews 12:1-11. It was a great message and a wonderful reminder to me that trials, suffering, pain, stress, etc. are necessary for my growth. He’s currently doing a Hebrews series and so I picked up all the CDs, …
A common question that a pastor is asked is, “What translation of the Bible should I use?”
It’s a good question, because there’s no right or wrong answer to it. In fact, the best thing that you can do is to compare translations (a method that all pastors/seminarians are all too familiar with!). You can learn so much from the different versions, and the English language is so blessed to have so many translations at it’s hand. The most common translation that you’ll find in evangelical churches is …
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