Advance 09 Audio and Photos

Wednesday June 10, 2009 ~ 4 Comments

* Update: Now the audio from a Q & A session between Piper, Driscoll, Greear and me is up. See bottom of post for link. *

Advance 09 was a great gathering that centered around the gospel, Jesus' church and mission. For those who couldn't make it here's the audio. I'm including some photos from the conference taken by Gabriel Boone. Be sure to check out the rest of photos on flickr.

Mark Driscoll - "What Is the Church?"
Mark Driscoll - "Ministry Idolatry"

John Piper - "Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 1"
John Piper - "Let the Nations Be Glad, Part 2"

Ed Stetzer - "Keys to Understanding the Church and Kingdom"

Matt Chandler - "Preaching the Gospel to the De-churched"

Tyler Jones - "The Resurgence of the Church"

Bryan Chappell - "Communicating the Gospel Through Preaching"

J. D. Greear - "Planting Is for Wimps: Revitalizing a Church Around the Gospel"

Eric Mason - "The Ultimate Shepherd"

Danny Akin - "Marks of a Healthy Community of Faith"

Chandler, Driscoll, and Chappell - Q&A Session

* Piper, Driscoll, Greear, and Stetzer - Q&A Session

Posted on June 10, 2009 at 11:01 AM ~ 4 Comments

Tagged with: advance, church, missional, preaching, sermon

4 Comments

By Geoff on June 12, 2009 9:09 AM

I have enjoyed some of these, but I must say, the Calvinism of these guys is going to rip apart a large piece of the Body. Everytime I think I am "open" to hanging out and working with diffrent folks for the cause of Christ (AG, CoC, UMC, SBC) I am forced to deal with a hyper-Calvinist and find myself unable to. That is that MY problem, but when they preach such false doctrine, I am not sure what else to do.

What is the difference between these Reformed folks who preach limited atonement and the United Church of Christ who preached symbolic atonement? (at best)

Am I the only one who sees this split coming a mile away? Is this "top down" drift between the pews and the seminaries any different than the leftward drift in the mainline 50 years ago and then the people woke up and said "Where is my church?"

I am not SBC or in an evangelical communion, so maybe I am missing the point? But if Christ did not die for the the sins of the world, how creepy a Gospel is that?

By Ed Stetzer

on June 13, 2009 10:39 PM

Geoff,

I see no need for Calvinism to be divisive though I find that many Calvinsts are just that.

But, there are many who have an irenic spirit and are happy to work with others-- like the people at this conference.

By Geoff on June 15, 2009 10:42 AM

Agreed on both. And thanks for even responding to my comment that looks a little childish and bullheaded now that I re-read it. I am becoming my father- which is fitting considering this Sunday!

By James on June 16, 2009 9:50 AM

I was at this conference and I am not going to say if I identify with Calvinism or not because it is irrelevant.
The men that spoke love Jesus more than anything, love his church, and have committed their lives to his mission.
I would caution anyone who has a stereotype or assumption of calvinistic teaching to listen closely and be discerning. The enemy would love to divide us using our own assumptions.
The men at this conference were very humble and the biggest theme I observed was repentance. Please listen to the messages and you will hear wisdom and passion.
The enemy would love it if you made this about whether you agree with Calvinism or not, that certainly was not the point of this conference at all.