Francis Chan and Evangelicalism’s “Middle Road”



HT: Mike Pohlman

Pastors and Reading Time: Ask Doug



HT: Ian Clary

Panel Discussion – A New Kind of Christianity? – Brian McLaren Recasts the Gospel

By R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Moderator, Jim Hamilton, Bruce Ware, Stephen Wellum, and Gregory Wills

CENTRE FOR MENTORSHIP AND

THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION

“The Cross is Our Theology” – Martin Luther

Apologetic Preaching & Evangelism

Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010

Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Venue: Van Norman Centre, Tyndale University College & Seminary, 25 Ballyconnor Court, Toronto, ON

Speakers:

Dr. Ravi Zacharias, Centre Senior Churchman Award Recipient

“Apologetic Preaching: Prospects and Problems in Canadian Context”

Dr. Dennis Ngien, Founder, Centre for Mentorship and Theological Reflection

“Apologetic for the Attractiveness of Jesus Christ”

No registration needed; no parking fee

Come earlier; late comers will not be admitted.

For further information, please contact Dr. Dennis Ngien at: dngien_center@yahoo.com.

Social Gospel vs. Proclamation Gospel

Social Gospel vs. Proclamation Gospel from Harvest Bible Chapel on Vimeo.

For those viewing by email, you will have to go to my website to view this video.

Addressing the Damaging Effects of Professionalism in the Local Church

"The way to fix a church suffering with professionalism is not to do away with the gifted, well-trained, and experienced ministers but channel their ministry in a different way. This is the genius of the early church leaders. They understood their calling not as ministers but equippers. Their end goal was to have apprentices who can duplicate their life, work, and calling so that as the church continues to grow and multiply, there are new laborers and competent leaders for the mission."

Read more: http://timmybrister.com/2010/03/16/addressing-the-damaging-effects-of-professionalism-in-the-local-church/

HT: Trevin Wax

Quote of the Day: Ben Patterson

“We must learn that prayer is our chief work. Only then can our work become prayer: real service, real satisfaction. This simple truth alone explains why so many workers in the church find themselves exhausted, stretched to the breaking point, and burned out” (Ben Patterson, Deepening Your Conversation With God).

Quote of the Day: Phillip Jensen

The precision with which I preach the Bible will be the precision with which my congregation treats the Bible.

-Phillip Jensen

Canada's Best Preaching Workshop Coming Near You

Imagine spending two and a half days in community being refreshed, renewed, and strengthened as you soak in the Scriptures. You will interact with other like-minded pastors, elders, and Bible teachers as you wrestle with the text and share your insights with each other in a small group setting. You will sharpen your skills as listen to excellent instruction on preaching a specific genre of the Bible. You will be inspired as you hear great model expositions from the Scriptures.

This year their will be various workshops offered throughout Canada that you can take advantage of:

1. Preaching Apocalyptic Literature in Toronto, ON: March 3-5, 2010

2. Preaching Hebrew Poetry/Wisdom in Vancouver, BC: April 21-23, 2010

3. Preaching Hebrew Poetry/Wisdom in Calgary, AB: April 27-29, 2010

You will not be disappointed.

Ian Clary, one of last year’s participants writes:

his was one of the best conferences I’ve ever attended. Practical, soul searching, biblical, affective, encouraging. I was very blessed to have been there and I learned a lot...

I highly, highly recommend that if a Simeon Trust workshop comes within a five hour radius of you that you attend one. You will not be disappointed! Your preaching will improve and your congregation will love you for it. Even if you’ve been at the game for thirty years, you will still benefit from a gathering such as this!

Grab a friend and come together. Register today at www.simeonworkshops.com.

May God richly bless you in your very important ministry.

Quote of the Day: Darryl Dash

"When Jesus came down from the mountain, he didn't find a golden calf. He found technique-driven, prayerless ministry. Same thing (Mark 9)."

Dear Friend,

It seems that an invitation to a conference or seminar arrives every day. We have limited time, and most of us feel like we’ve gone to every conference going.

A couple of years ago I received an invitation like this one. I was skeptical, and the timing was not great, but I decided to attend. It was simply the most biblical and helpful workshop I had ever attended.

I’m not alone. Last year, others attended the 2009 Simeon Trust Preaching workshop. They commented on how helpful it had been, and how they wished they had known about it sooner. I heard from one attendee who said it has changed his ministry.

Ian Hugh Clary writes:

I know that I often speak in exaggeration, but I can honestly say that this was one of the best conferences I’ve ever attended. Practical, soul searching, biblical, affective, encouraging. I was very blessed to have been there and I learned a lot...

I highly, highly recommend that if a Simeon Trust workshop comes within a five hour radius of you that you attend one. You will not be disappointed! Your preaching will improve and your congregation will love you for it. Even if you’ve been at the game for thirty years, you will still benefit from a gathering such as this!

Charles Price, pastor of The Peoples Church Toronto, states:

The preacher must ask three progressive questions of a Biblical text: What? So What? Now What? ‘What?’ is exposition. ‘So What?’ is implication. ‘Now What?’ is exhortation. The most fundamental of these is the ‘What?’ question. What does the text actually say and mean? If the foundation of our preaching is faulty, the implications and exhortations will be distorted – guaranteed! This seminar addresses the disciplines of good exegesis, which is the skill of first importance to the preacher.

We are pleased that another workshop will take place next March 3-5 at Bayview Glen Church. Once again, David Helm, Lead Pastor of the Hyde Park congregation of Holy Trinity Church in Chicago and chairman of Simeon Trust, will be instructing us. The topic this year is preaching apocalyptic literature.

The Workshop will be divided into three sections. We will receive instruction on preaching, we will prepare two sermon outlines which will be evaluated by our peers and we will hear modeled for us clear and inspiring preaching of God's Word.

Let me encourage you to set these two and a half days aside to hone your preaching skills and be encouraged and motivated in the work of preaching to which the Lord has called us.

For more information or to discuss the details of the workshop please feel free to contact Pastor Doug Kelley at 905-873-0249 or doug@togetheratgac.com.

To register go to the Charles Simeon Trust website (http://www.simeontrust.org/).

We have made arrangements for discount rates in a nearby hotel, so please be sure you check your registration confirmation for this important information.

I hope you can attend.

Sincerely,

Darryl Dash

Pastor