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The Gospel Coalition, 2009 Conference

I benefited greatly from attending last year’s inaugural Gospel Coalition conference. I hope to attend the next GC conference in April 2009, Entrusted With The Gospel: Living the Vision of Second Timothy. Here’s the lineup:

Plenary Talks

1. Tim Keller,  "The Grand Demythologizer: The Gospel and Idolatry" (Acts 19:21–41)
2. John Piper, "The Promise of Life" (2 Timothy 1:1–12)
3. Phil Ryken, "The Pattern of Sound Words" (2 Timothy 1:13–2:13)
4. Mark Driscoll, "Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth" (2 Timothy 2:14–26)
5. K. Edward Copeland, "Shadowlands: Pitfalls and Parodies of Gospel-Centered Ministry" (2 Timothy 3:1–9)
6. Bryan Chapell, "Preach the Word!" (2 Timothy 3:10–4:5)
7. Ligon Duncan, "Finishing Well" (2 Timothy 4:6–22)
8. Ajith Fernando, "Gospel-Faithful Mission for the Next Christendom"
9. D.A. Carson, "’That by All Means I Might Win Some’: Faithfulness and Flexibility in Gospel Proclamation" (1 Corinthians 9:19-23)

Workshops

1. Thabiti Anyabwile "The Decline of African-American Theology"
2. Buster Brown, "Preaching in a Christianized Culture"
3. Michael Bullmore, "The Functional Centrality of the Gospel"
4. Steven Chin, "Working Faithfully Under a Senior Pastor"
5. Graham Cole, "Homosexuality and the Bible: Texts, Hermeneutics, and Pastoral Wisdom"
6. K. Edward Copeland and Charlie Dates, "Mentoring Younger Pastors"
7. Andy Davis, "The Gospel and Social Action"
8. Joshua Harris, "Ministering in a Church-Hopping Society"
9. David Helm, "Biblical Reflections on Building a Staff"
10. Bill Kynes, "Complementarianism: Definition and Priorities"
11. Crawford Loritts, "Staying Faithful, Staying Relevant: The Use and Abuse of Polemical Preaching"
12. Jeff Louie, "Gospel and Community: Definitions and Crucial Issues"
13. C. J. Mahaney, "Trinitarian Pastoral Ministry"
14. Tom Nelson and Matt Perman, "The Gospel and Money"
15. Tim Savage, "Power in Weakness: The Heart of Gospel Ministry"
16. Colin Smith, "Transformational Expository Preaching"
17. Scotty Smith, "A Biblical Theology of Worship: On Preference and Other Matters"
18. Stephen Um, "On Ministry and Revolving Doors: Practical Challenges and Ideas for Ministry in a Mobile Society"
19. Sandy Willson, "Gospel Mission to the World: Arrogance or Love?"