Common Grounds Online to Host a Forum on the February Conference on Denominational Renewal
Common Grounds is hosting a forum on the Denominational Renewal Conference. Below is the blurb from the CGO site. I think this should be really good. Sorry I’m a bit late posting this (the forum began Monday) but it will be worth catching up. I may try to post some thoughts here and there although life is bearing down rather hard at the moment.
In February, 2008 five PCA pastors gave talks at a conference called “Denominational Renewal“. Hundreds of PCA pastors and seminarians attended.
We will host a forum on these talks at CGO. We will spend one week on each talk, in sequence. The forum will run from Monday, September 15 through Friday, October 17.
To listen to the original talks, go to the Denominational Renewal site and click on speakers. Under each of the speakers’ biographies you will find a link to the audio of the message.
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CGO Forum on Denominational Renewal Conference
Sept. 15-Oct.17
The structure is as follows:
Mondays- Simpatico response
Tuesdays- Critical response
Wednesdays- Women or minority voices in the PCA response
Thursdays- Outside of the PCA response
Fridays- Original speaker of the talk at Denominational Renewal responds to the respondents
Week 1 Sept 15-19 Responding to “Renewing Ethos” by Greg Thompson
Simpatico: Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer PCA in New York City
Critical: Ligon Duncan, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS
Minority/Women: Rebecca Jones, wife and mother, daughter of Edmund Clowney
Outside the PCA: Dan Dorianai, Pastor of Central Presbyterian Church (EPC), St. Louis
Week 2 Sept 22-26 Responding to “Renewing Theology” by Jeremy Jones
Simpatico: John Frame, Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy, RTS-Orlando
Critical: Sean Michael Lucas, Chief Academic Officer and Associate Professor of Church History, Covenant Theological Seminary
Minority/Women: Howard Brown, Pastor of Christ Central Church, Charlotte
Outside the PCA: Michael Walker, Theologian-in-Residence, Highland Park Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)
Week 3 Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Responding to “Renewing Worship” by Bill Boyd
Simpatico: Reggie Kidd, Professor of New Testament, RTS-Orlando
Critical: Phil Ryken, Pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
Minority/Women: Carl Ellis, Project Joseph, Chattanooga, TN
Outside the PCA: John Muether, Librarian & Professor of Church History at RTS-Orlando (member of the OPC)
Week 4 Oct. 6-10 Responding to “Renewing Ecclesiology” by Matt Brown
Simpatico: Leo Schuster, Pastor of Christ the King PCA, Houston
Critical: Rick Lints, Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Minority/Women: Diane Poythress, Ph.D. in Reformation History and Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary
Outside the PCA: Dr. Russell Moore, Senior Vice President for Academic Administration; Dean of the School of Theology; Associate Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Week 5 Oct. 13-17 Responding to “Renewing Mission” by Jeff White
Simpatico: Ray Cannata, Pastor of Redeemer Church, New Orleans
Critical: Derek Thomas, Professor of Systematic Theology, RTS-Jackson; Assistant Minister of Teaching, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS
Minority/Women: Elias Medieros, Professor of Missions, RTS-Jackson
Outside the PCA: Mark Driscoll, Pastor of Mars Hill Church, founder of Acts 29
