Private prayer is an assumption, public prayer is an assignment

“And When You Pray, Or Why Jesus Doesn’t Like Standard Fare Christian Prayer “, February 10, 2009 SBTS Chapel message from Al Mohler

March 9-10, 2009 in Seattle

I really, really want to go, but I also want to be assessed as a possible church planter. I need to apply to Acts 29 at least a month before being assessed, so first things first. Hopefully I can apply this weekend, although that part is a little up in the air until we find a new church home.

If you have ever thought of church planting, go to this. Here are some details

Main Session Topics:

1. Mark Driscoll – The Calling of the Planter
   Mark will kick off the boot camp with a discussion surrounding the calling of a man into ministry. What does a calling entail? How does a man know he is called to plant a church? What are the special characteristics of that man called to plant? What are some examples of a called man in Scripture? What are some contemporary examples of a called planter? In what other ways is a man called into ministry aside from the vocational aspect?
2. Scott Thomas – Great Commission Call to Plant Churches
   Scott will set the overview for the remainder of the messages by examining the five biblical references to the Great Commission. The summation is that we are mandated to proclaim the gospel to all nations in the power of the Holy Spirit. This will give an overview of the boot camp as well as call men to plant churches as an expression of the Great Commission.
3. Matt Chandler – The Call to Preach
   Matt will focus on the proclamation by the church planter. Why is it important to be a preacher in the context of a church plant? What are the characteristics of good preaching that transforms lives? Is preaching a method that is no longer effective? How can a non-vocational believer proclaim the Good News?
4. P.J. Smyth – The Call to Proclaim the Gospel
   P.J. will focus on the gospel message. What is the gospel? What are the enemies of the gospel in the context of a church? How has Christendom rejected the gospel? How can a church planter defend the gospel?
5. Dave Bruskas – The Call to the Nations/City
   Dave will address the call to plant churches to all nations. Our call is not to plant a single church, but rather to plant the gospel in our cities, our regions, and our world. He will explore the recipients of the gospel and how we are shortsighted to limit the mission of God to a single congregational model. Where are the “nations” in the cities in which we live? How can we expand the gospel to the nations?
6. Mark Driscoll – The Call to Endure
   Mark will address the calling of a man that is necessary to endure the hardships of planting a church in the midst of a generation of idolaters. How can the planter endure in light of the gospel? How does he endure the calling of other Christians to move away from the mission? How does the Holy Spirit help us to endure?

Luke
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