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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

2013 Advancing the Church Conference

“Preaching the Word”
with Keynote Speaker Dr. D.A. Carson

Website:
Advancing the Church at http://www.advancingthechurch.org/ [accessed 30 JAN 2013].

Dates:
March 5-8, 2013
See "Schedule" below.

Venue:
Calvary Baptist Seminary
1380 S. Valley Forge Road
Lansdale, PA  19446
http://www.cbs.edu/

Location:
The Seminary is two miles east of Exit 31 of the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Philadelphia's public transit system provides easy access via light rail from Center City Philadelphia, with three rail stops within a three-mile radius of the seminary.

Contact:
For questions please contact Gail Banz at:
email - gbanz (at) cbs (dot) edu, or
phone - (215) 368-7538, ext. 139.

Speakers:

Keynote Speaker - D.A. Carson
Dr. Carson is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. With rich experience in academic as well as pastoral ministry, D.A. Carson is an active guest lecturer in educational and church settings around the world. Carson has made an especially significant contribution to the church in the area of preaching. Along with being an engaging and effective expositor of biblical texts, he has exemplified preaching which is sensitive to the Bible’s larger story line.

J.D. Crowley - Church Planter, Northeast Cambodia

Doug Finkbeiner - Professor of New Testament, Calvary Baptist Seminary, Lansdale, PA

Sam Harbin - President, Calvary Baptist Seminary, Lansdale, PA

Jack Klem - President, Clearwater Christian College, Clearwater, FL

Tim Jordan - Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church; Chancellor, Calvary Baptist Seminary, Lansdale, PA

Schedule:

Tuesday March 5, 2013
8 AM – NoonCBS Seminary Showcase
3 - 7 PMConference Registration
3:00 PMSummit Center Seminar: Your Church and Healthcare Changes – Nick Yzzi
7:00 PMGeneral Session – Tim Jordan
8:30 PMExhibit Area Open – complimentary refreshments
Wednesday March 6, 2013
8 - 9 AMExhibit area open – complimentary light breakfast
9:00 AMGeneral Session – D.A. Carson
10:15 AMExhibit area open
10:45 AMPreachers’ and Teachers’ Institute – CBS Faculty and special guests
NoonLunch
2:00 PMGeneral Session – Sam Harbin
3:00 PMExhibit area open
3:30 PMQ & A with D.A. Carson
7:00 PMGeneral Session – D.A. Carson
8:30 PMExhibit Area Open – complimentary refreshments
Thursday March 7, 2013
8 - 9 AMExhibit area open – complimentary light breakfast
9:00 AMGeneral Session – D.A. Carson
10:15 AMExhibit area open
10:45 AMPreachers’ and Teachers’ Institute – CBS Faculty and special guests
NoonLunch
2:00 PMGeneral Session – Doug Finkbeiner
3:00 PMExhibit area open
3:30 PMQ & A with D.A. Carson
5:00 PMCalvary Baptist Seminary Alumni Reception
7:00 PMGeneral Session – D.A. Carson
8:30 PMExhibit Area Open – complimentary refreshments
Friday March 8, 2013
8 - 9 AMExhibit area open – complimentary light breakfast
9:00 AMGeneral Session – J.D. Crowley
10:15 AMExhibit area open
10:45 AMClosing General Session – D.A. Carson

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Bible and Theology Conference


The Cessation of Tongues, the Termination of "the Signs of the Apostles", and the Continuation of Counterfeit Miracles

Date:  

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Time:

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Venue:

Faith Baptist Fellowship
108 Van Leuven Rd.
Lake Ariel, PA 18436

Speaker:  

John T. "Jack" Jeffery
Pastor, Wayside Gospel Chapel
Greentown, PA

Schedule:

Three sessions including question and answer time with a dinner meal prior to the final session. 

RSVP:

If you are planning to attend this conference please let Pastor Jeffery know as soon as possible by email either to waysidegospelchapel (at) yahoo (dot) com, or johntjeff (at) verizon (dot) net.   This will assist with the meal planning.

Monday, January 28, 2013

2013 John Bunyan Conference


The 2013 John Bunyan Conference is scheduled for April 22-24 at the Reformed Baptist Church, Lewisburg, PA

Speakers:

Gary George is a life-long resident of Worcester County, Massachusetts in the heart of New England. He has been the pastor of Sovereign Grace Chapel in Southbridge, MA since 1992. Gary and his wife Michelle have five grown children.
Jim Hamilton is Associate Professor of Biblical Theology at Southern Seminary and Preaching Pastor at Kenwood Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. He previously taught at the Houston Campus of Southwestern Seminary and is the author of God’s Indwelling Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments (B&H 2006), God’s Glory in Salvation through Judgment: A Biblical Theology (Crossway 2010), and Revelation: The Spirit Speaks to the Churches (Crossway 2012).
David Robinson is pastor of Grace Bible Church in Cambridge Ontario. He has been pastor for the last eighteen years and recently planted a church (Redeemer Bible Church) in nearby Kitchener. David is married to Eva and they have three children.
Kirk Wellum is the Principal of Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College where he also teaches Systematic and Pastoral Theology. Before coming to TBS Kirk served as a pastor for a total of 24 years in three churches in Southern Ontario. He has written numerous articles for a variety of Christian magazines and has spoken at conferences in Canada, the United States, the UK, and Africa. Kirk is married and has four children.
A. Blake White is currently working on a PhD in Systematic and Biblical Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He has authored seven books and is married to Alicia. They have two boys, Josiah and Asher.
Topics:

Gary George - New Covenant Theology and Pastoral Ministry (2 Messages)
James M. Hamilton, Jr. - Biblical Theology (3 Messages)
David Robinson - Preaching Sovereignty in the Old Testament (2 Messages)
Kirk Wellum - Jesus Christ: the Architect and Apex of the Church, and The Wisdom of God
A. Blake White - Towards a Missional Ecclesiology (2 Messages), and The Abrahamic Covenant in Galatians
Source:  Sound of Grace/New Covenant Media at http://www.sogncm.org/pages/events/2013-john-bunyan-conference/ [accessed 28 JAN 2013].