DAY ONE
The second half of the day was action packed. One Band of Blogger luncheon & discussion panel, two excellent T4G sessions, and two meaty group interviews rounded out the afternoon and evening.
I was also blessed to have two lengthy conversations: one in the afternoon with a veteran associate pastor at Capital Hill Baptist Church, and the other at midnight with a group of young ministry-minded men from Ohio (one was still in high school). All shared their stories, their faith, and their passion for Christ.
J. Ligon Duncan offered a challenging lecture of the necessity, importance, and biblical mandate of systematic theology in our expository preaching. It was a whirlwind of Scripture, and no words were wasted. He is a powerful, Christ-centered preacher--and certainly God's gift to the body. Thabiti also gave an excellent lecture on the nature of race and ethnicity. He challenged all of us to 'shatter the patterns of thinking about race' and to 'shake up our neighbors' with the biblical conception of race. So, what was this radical new viewpoint on race? Simply, the modern paradigm of categorizing humans into numerous races is unwarranted and certainly unbiblical. Scripture teaches that there is only one race--the human race, all of whom are made in the image of God.
Best T4G-Day 1 Experience: Listening to the voice of 5,000 thousand men signing A Mighty Fortress is our God.
Best T4G-Day 1 Quote: "The blood of Christ should leave its stain on our thinking" - Thabiti
I was also blessed to have two lengthy conversations: one in the afternoon with a veteran associate pastor at Capital Hill Baptist Church, and the other at midnight with a group of young ministry-minded men from Ohio (one was still in high school). All shared their stories, their faith, and their passion for Christ.
J. Ligon Duncan offered a challenging lecture of the necessity, importance, and biblical mandate of systematic theology in our expository preaching. It was a whirlwind of Scripture, and no words were wasted. He is a powerful, Christ-centered preacher--and certainly God's gift to the body. Thabiti also gave an excellent lecture on the nature of race and ethnicity. He challenged all of us to 'shatter the patterns of thinking about race' and to 'shake up our neighbors' with the biblical conception of race. So, what was this radical new viewpoint on race? Simply, the modern paradigm of categorizing humans into numerous races is unwarranted and certainly unbiblical. Scripture teaches that there is only one race--the human race, all of whom are made in the image of God.
Best T4G-Day 1 Experience: Listening to the voice of 5,000 thousand men signing A Mighty Fortress is our God.
Best T4G-Day 1 Quote: "The blood of Christ should leave its stain on our thinking" - Thabiti
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