All the audio messages from our 2010 Pastors Conference are now available for listening or download, along with video of C.J.’s message from Tuesday night. These messages were posted one by one during the conference, but we're also posting them here in a one-stop audio bonanza.

Plus, we’ve compiled a list of all the books and articles given away or recommended by the conference speakers. Speaker recommendations are listed under each session below. A list of books given away is at the end of this post.

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1. C.J. Mahaney, “Pastoral Wisdom from an Obscure Place” (Jude 1-25)

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Also recommended: During his message, C.J. recommended these books and articles:

• Os Guinness, God in the Dark: The Assurance of Faith beyond a Shadow of Doubt. For an introduction to this book, see this blog post from C.J.
• B.B. Warfield, “Doubt,” from Select Shorter Writings, 2:655-659. Download the PDF here.
• John Newton’s letter “On Controversy”

 

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2. Rick Gamache, “When a Pastor Suffers” (1 Peter 5:6-11)

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Also recommended: After Rick’s message, C.J. recommended Sinclair Ferguson’s book By Grace Alone: How the Grace of God Amazes Me, especially chapter 5 (“Guaranteed Security”) and chapter 6 (“Delivered from Evil”).

 

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3. John Loftness, “The Advantage of the Small(er) Church”

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4. Kevin DeYoung, “The Prayer of Exasperation” (Joshua 7:1-8:2)

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5. Kevin DeYoung, “Rethinking the Mission of the Church”

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Also recommended: During his message, Kevin recommended Tim Keller’s Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just, while noting a few disagreements. For an interview Kevin did with Tim Keller, see Kevin’s blog.

 

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6. Jim Donohue, “The Savior Sees” (Luke 15:1-7)

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Also recommended: During his message, Jim recommended the following resources on discipleship and evangelism:

• Colin Marshall and Tony Payne, The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything. Available from Matthias Media or, on a limited basis, from Amazon.
• Matthias Media’s Six Steps courses and Two Ways to Live booklet
• The Proclaim Course
• How Good Are You? Bible studies

After Jim’s message, Dave Harvey also recommended two books:

• Mack Stiles, Marks of the Messenger: Knowing, Living, and Speaking the Gospel
• Mark Dever, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism

 

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7. Dave Harvey, “Durable Partnerships” (Philippians 1:3-8)

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Books given to attendees

Every man who attended received a gift bag full of books. Here’s a list of the books given away:

James Hamilton, God’s Glory in Salvation through Judgment: A Biblical Theology

Michael Lawrence, Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church. In particular, C.J. recommended chapter 11 (“Preaching and Teaching (Case Studies)” and chapter 12 (“Biblical Theology and the Local Church”).

Jonathan Leeman, The Church and the Surprising Offense of God’s Love

Marty Machowski, Long Story Short: Ten-Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God

C.J. Mahaney, Biblical Productivity. This paperback version of C.J.’s blog series was printed for conference attendees. The books are not for sale, but the material is available electronically here.

C.J. Mahaney, Don’t Waste Your Sports. This small booklet will be publicly available soon. For more info and to be notified when it’s released, visit dontwasteyoursports.com.

John Newton, Letters of John Newton

John Newton, Wise Counsel: John Newton’s Letters to John Ryland Jr.

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Dave Harvey's message from the seventh and final session of our Pastors Conference is now available for listening or download.

“Durable Partnerships” (Philippians 1:3-8)

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Jim Donohue's message from the sixth session of our Pastors Conference is now available for listening or download. Jim is an executive pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.

“The Savior Sees” (Luke 15:1-7)

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Kevin DeYoung's message from the fifth session of our 2010 Pastors Conference is now available for listening or download.

“Rethinking the Mission of the Church”

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Kevin DeYoung's message from the fourth session of our 2010 Pastors Conference is now available for listening or download. Kevin is senior pastor of University Reformed Church in Lansing, Michigan.

“The Prayer of Exasperation” (Joshua 7:1-8:2)

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John Loftness's message from the third session of our Pastors Conference is now available for listening or download. John is senior pastor of Solid Rock Church (Riverdale, MD).

“The Advantage of the Small(er) Church”

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Rick Gamache, senior pastor of Sovereign Grace Fellowship (Bloomington, MN) spoke at the second session of our Pastors Conference. Rick replaced Jeff Purswell, who was unable to preach because of unanticipated scheduling conflicts.

Rick's message is now available for listening or download.

“When a Pastor Suffers” (1 Peter 5:6-11)

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C.J. Mahaney's message from the first session of our 2010 Pastors Conference is now available for listening or download.

Update: Video is now available as well.

“Pastoral Wisdom from an Obscure Place” (Jude 1-25)

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Sovereign Grace churches pursue missions primarily through church planting. Church members get involved in a number of ways—joining a church-planting team or supporting pastoral training for international church planters are only a couple of examples.

One specific way church members participate in our mission is by giving to our annual Mission Fund. This year, the Mission Fund supported church planting and pastoral training in 21 countries.

In this eight-minute video, C.J. outlines some ways the Mission Fund has been used over the past year. The whirlwind tour includes church plants in Australia and Burma, an unusual opportunity for the Pastors College, and disaster relief in Haiti.

A version with Spanish subtitles is available on Vimeo.

This is the second of two videos being shown in Sovereign Grace churches this month as part of our annual Mission Fund Presentation. The first one, highlighting a church plant in South Korea, was posted two weeks ago.

Our online Mission Fund Report gives more details about how the Mission Fund is being used. Check it out for stories of church planting and gospel witness as close by as Arlington, Virginia, and as far away as Sri Lanka.

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