Coming up on Monday, April 16th, 2012 Acts 29 will be hosting a regional event in New York from 11am – 5pm at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Manhattan featuring Jerry Gillis, author of Followship: The Essence of Our Journey with Jesus.
The cost is just $15. For more info on the event, or to register, visit the Saturate website.
“Leaders need someone to shepherd their soul so that they can then lead others to the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ. Every church leader—from fulltime ministers to volunteer leaders—needs a Gospel Coach who will come alongside them with words drawn from Scripture and godly wisdom, grounded in the gracious saving work of Jesus Christ, and presented in the context of a trusting relationship.” - Gospel Coach
[UPDATE: Sign up for the conference below!]
We are really excited that one of our Affiliation churches is going to be hosting a conference with our good friend Jared Wilson. Steve Rahn and Grace Church, Brockton Mass, will be hosting a one day Gospel Wakefulness Conference on March 3rd. To register email Pastor Steve, cost is only $10 and includes lunch. Some of the Gospel Alliance core team will be at this event and would love to connect. Check out the poster below for all the details and we look forward to seeing you at this event!
Click here to download .PDF poster for conference – poster 1 | poster 2
We are excited for Lead2011, Gospel Endurance coming up in just over a month. We have extended the discount ticket pricing until Oct 12th, due to us getting the schedule out later than expected. But now we have the whole schedule out, see below.
Also there are only about 70 spots left for the conference, so if you are planning on registering, I would do so quickly! In the last 4 days 18 people have registered, and I have been receiving emails about groups who will be signing up! To register click here.
Schedule:
Breakout session sign-up to be emailed out to all who are registered for Lead2011 mid October.
Friday – November 11th
* 12:00 : Registration Open
* 12:30 : Welcome -
* 12:40 : Gathered Worship Lead2011 Worship Band
* 01:00 : Main Session 1 – Matt Chandler “The Explicit Gospel” 1 Corinthians 15:1-5
* 02:30 : Break
* 03:00 : Main Session 2 – Ray Ortlund “Walking in the light” 1 John 1:7
* 04:30 : Break
* 05:00 : Breakout Session 1
1. The Pastor’s Justification - Jared Wilson
2. Empowering Youth to Live and Proclaim Gospel Power – Rob Townshend
3. Pastors Wives – Jan Ortlund
4. Church Planting Forum – Matthew Kruse, Seven Mile Road. Boston MA. | Douglas Warren, Christ Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Portland ME. | Brian Foreman, Cornerstone Community Church. Concord NH. | David Pinckney, River of Grace Church. Concord NH.
* 06:00 : Dinner [On Own]
* 08:00 : Main Session 3 – Ray Ortlund “Praying according to the Gospel” Ephesians 3-14-21
Saturday – November 12th
* 09:00 : Welcome – Gathered Worship Lead2011 Band
* 09:25 : Main Session 4 – Matt Chandler – “Which You Received” Romans 8:28-37
* 10:25 : Break
* 10:45 : Main Session 5 Matt Chandler “Grace Driven Effort” Colossians 3:1-11
* 12:00 : Lunch [on own]
* 02:00 : Main Session 6 Panel Discussion – Matt Chandler, Ray Ortlund, Stephen Um, Jared Wilson
* 03:00 : Break
* 03:20 : Breakout Day 2
1. Grace Renewal – Stephen Um
2. Women in Ministry (Women Only)- Marylin Newell
3. Church Replanting Forum - Mark Gedicks, Windham Baptist Church. Matt Grise, Pleasant St. Baptist. Barry Murry, Lakeside Community Church. Jared Wilson, Middletown Springs Community Church.
4. Missional Communities – Angel Silva
5. Gospel Centered Counseling – Ken Morrison
* 04:25 : Break
* 05:00 : Main Session 7 Ray Ortlund – “Biblical Revival for Christians who aren’t good at being Christians” Psalm 85
*subject to change
On October 10th & 11th comes yet another spectacular opportunity to unpack the great need of church planting throughout New England. Put together by The Gospel Coalition, 9Marks Ministries, and Sovereign Grace Ministries and NETS. Discussion will be led by Mark Dever President of 9Marks Ministries and Senior Pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. As well as Wes Pastor President of The NETS Institute for Church Planting, Church Planter and Senior Minister, Christ Memorial Church, Williston, Vt.
Again, this is a wonderful opportunity to come to a greater understanding of the dire need for Church planting in New England. So even if you are unable to attend please be in prayer as God moves and works in New England!
For more information click here
We would like to encourage you check out the White Horse Inn‘s Reformation Conference, being held October 28th and 29th in Bradford, Mass. Keynote Michael Horton seeks to deftly unpack the crux of the gospel, bringing our focus back to grace and turn habitual thought away from the sad but common misconceptions regarding our acceptance. The second keynote, Gordon Isaac, will bring attendees through a history of the New England Church. Overall this looks to be a great set of sessions through which we can gather a greater view of Christ and reaching New England for His glory.
September 9th and 10th, Lakeside Community Church will be hosting speakers Stu and Ruth Ann Batstone from World Harvest Mission. They will be covering topics in marriage, taking the opportunity to help couples view their marriage through the lens of the gospel. The format for this workshop is unique, in that the Batstones will each present their topics then discussion will be held between husband and wife. (The speakers are also recommending clearing schedules Saturday for a spousal lunch date, immediately after the workshop, to further unpack conversations.) For more information click here
At 9am on May 3rd, Lead 2011 registration will open. We are excited to be welcoming Matt Chandler and Ray Ortlund, Jared Wilson and others to Auburn Maine this coming November!
We wanted to extend a $15 per registration discount to all of you who are part of our Affiliation map. To find out more information or to sign up click here. We will process all submissions and email you the discount code as soon as we can! To register for Lead 2011 click here.
Thanks for being part of what Jesus is doing in New England!
We just wanted to share this resource with all of you. It’s definitely a great opportunity, not just for the budding church planter, but hopefully for the rest of us as well. Keeping our own motivational reasoning in check that our relationship with Christ remains genuine.
There is a surge of men who love Jesus flocking to plant churches in North America. But lurking under the layers of church planting passion is the soul of pastor’s easily gripped by dark motivations. Envy and pride are two toxins dripping poison into the work Jesus is doing in new churches. As pastors and church planters, before we can battle for a city, we must do battle in the heart. You are invited into the fray at Acts 29′s first ever New England event as we battle for the church planters soul.
We hope to see you there! To register click here.
