Comments on: Gospel Workshops – An Idea for Consideration

By: Bryant King

Bryant King — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:58:17 +0000

I like the idea of a work and school application. After all, that is where most people spend most of their time. Who out there speaks from a perspective of one who has considered their calling and then stayed in the secular marketplace and also sends their kids to school? I would be interested in knowing the names of folks who have written or spoken from this perspective on this subject as I would very likely read them. I wouldn’t expect such a person to be a prolific writer or speaker or else I would doubt their secular working credentials, but surely they are out there. It would stand to reason that they are less well known than those who are paid by Christians to sequester themselves from secular work and read and then write books back for those same Christians.

So even if I could never attend a conference, who are some recommended names of speakers or authors who write as those called into the secular workforce and who send or sent their kids to secular schools and can speak to the gospel application in such situations.

Bryant King

By: Ryan Wentzel

Ryan Wentzel — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:26:51 +0000

Host the conference in Southern California and I’m there

By: Rodney Bradford

Rodney Bradford — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:26:24 +0000

Tim,

As always, you are right on target. The need is great because so many folks I engage in South Georgia only think of the Gospel as Jesus dying for your sin and never consider how it affects you marriage, conflict, etc. One additional topic I would add is, “The Gospel and Work/School”.

It seems that everyone has a variety of ideas of what kinds of cities and places and times, etc. If you want mid-size cities and 3/4 a year…just make the first one in either Valdosta or Macon, GA and I am there my friend!

By: Bill Nettles

Bill Nettles — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:58:16 +0000

My pastor, Lee Tankersley, just started a series on Galatians that will last all Fall. It’s all Gospel definition and application.

By: John

John — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:46:32 +0000

Excellent conference idea! I don’t think you would have to work hard at moving it around necessarily. these days everything is recorded. Just write special study guides and let churches download the mp3′s/dvd’s for small group study/discussion.

Make sure you get the conference itself out of the Bible belt and up somewhere like Detroit.

By: Peter Bogert

Peter Bogert — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:04:00 +0000

I started a series 3 weeks ago that will last through the fall entitled Rooted Deeply in the Gospel. I’m spending several weeks going over what the Gospel is and is not and then looking at some of the implications.

So, Tim, I think you have a good idea, but maybe for more than a weekend.

By: Matt Hartzell

Matt Hartzell — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:40:50 +0000

That’s why I think the focus should be members and not just pastors.

This is the type of teaching that needs to be rolled out to small groups, men’s groups, bible studies, youth, etc.

Instead of the 10 steps to your better life now or 5 point and prayer sermons or the latest SS quarterly, Beth Moore or Kay Arthur study, we need to see the practical application of the Gospel to real-world situations.

How do I, as a community group leader, bring the Gospel to bear on the brokenness that people bring?

How do I, as a husband and father, bring the Gospel to bear on my daily life and combat both the sinfulness within me and the world and the religiousness in me and the church?

Your vision for a yearly conference is awesome, but it MUST be followed up with practical weapons for use in the trenches of daily life. The Gospel is not a long range weapon – rather, it must be used hand-to-hand and heart-to-heart.

By: Timmy Brister

Timmy Brister — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:32:56 +0000

Amen, Troy. If we are going to see renewal in our churches and cities, it will come through a rediscovery of the gospel and all its implications of the believer and the church.

By: Timmy Brister

Timmy Brister — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:31:39 +0000

Chris,

I like the idea of big city, but I wonder if it would be better putting it in middle-sized cities and doing 3-4 a year?

By: Timmy Brister

Timmy Brister — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:29:07 +0000

Okay, so I wasn’t going to do the line-up, but since you did, here are some guys crossing my mind:

Main Sessions:

1. What is the Gospel?- Tim Keller; D.A. Carson
2. Gospel-Centered Preaching- Tom Ascol; Steve Childers
3. Gospel-Shaped Worship- Bryan Chapell; Bob Kauflin
4. Gospel-Driven Living- Michael Horton; Bob Thune
5. Gospel-Saturated Community- Jeff Vanderstelt; Steve Timmis

Break-Out Sessions:

1. The Gospel and Evangelism- Mark Dever
2. The Gospel and Leadership- Darrin Patrick
3. The Gospel and Spiritual Disciplines- Bruce Ware
4. The Gospel and Counseling/Conflict- David Powlison
5. The Gospel and the Marriage/Family- Paul Tripp
6. The Gospel and Cultural Engagement/Social Action- Daniel Montgomery
7. The Gospel and Discipleship- Jonathan Dodson (added)
8. The Gospel and Prayer – Paul Miller (added)
9. The Gospel and Mission – David Platt (added)

Not far off from your list, but a few changes/additions. This kind of conference, of course, would be a much different sort of thing from T4G or TGC because it is applicational and context-oriented.