Vintage Jesus & the Supremacy of Christ
First, I love this picture of Jesus from a post on Jesus over at Driscoll's blog @ theResurgence .
Jesus
No one is more loved or hated than Jesus Christ.
Jesus was born in a small town to a poor, unmarried teen mother roughly 2,000 years ago. He was adopted by Joseph, a simple carpenter, and spent the first thirty years of His life in obscurity, swinging a hammer with His dad.
Around the age of thirty, Jesus began a public ministry that included preaching, healing the sick, feeding the hungry, and befriending people who were marginalized because they were perverts, drunks, thieves, and such. Jesus’ ministry spanned only three short years before He was put to death for declaring Himself to be God. He died by shameful crucifixion like tens of thousands of people had before Him.
read entire post: Vintage Jesus
Second, Challies Dot Com blogs at 2006 Desiring God National Conference – The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World . Here you can read his posts from sessions by Piper, Keller & Driscoll amongst others… If Piper's lifelong mission is to increase people's passion for God for His glory, Steve McCoy quotes the heart of Driscoll/Keller's lifelong passion and cause they champion.
Read MorePromise and Deliverance
Are you interested in a good Redemptive Historical work? Promises and Deliverance is an English translation of the 19th century work by Reverend S. G. De Graaf in a 4 volume set that outlines and summaries of Bible stories. (You can also pick up the Drama of Scripture.) Throughout De Graaf's work he focuses on the Kingdom of God being established and working out its means in human history. De Graaf does a great job moving beyond the 'moral lesson' or 'typical point' used in the stories of the Bible to seeing OT stories as foreshadows of Jesus and all part of the redemptive plan of God. The New Testament work points out the Kingdom of God being established on earth. For an OT example, volume 1, chapter 3 begins:
I have deliberately entitled this chapter "The Covenant of Grace" instead of "The Fall". The fall certainly merits our attention, but if we put too much emphasis on it, the revelation of God's grace might become a mere afterthought. When we read through Genesis 3, we see that the fall is described in just seven verses, while the rest of the chapter is devoted to God's grace. Even more important for our purposes is the fact that the Scripture is not a book of the acts of men but the book of revelation of God. Here in Genesis 3, God shows us how He opposed sin and conquered it by His grace when it entered His creation.
Or here, we see a sermon by Michael Horton on the Exodus where he quotes De Graaf's work:
According to S. F. De Graaf: "We should guard against overemphasizing the deliverance of the people from Egypt. This deliverance was only a means of reaching the goal–establishing the covenant. In a spiritual sense, the covenant comes first; the deliverance from Egypt must be seen as following from the covenant. Here too the Word of God holds: 'Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.'"
Here is another article on preaching by Michael S. Horton (at Modern Reformation) based on De Graaf's work: What Are We Looking for in the Bible?
Volume 1: From Creation to the Conquest of Canaan
Volume 2: The Failure of Israel's Theocracy
Volume 3: Christ's Ministry and Death
Volume 4: Christ and the Nations
They are not always easy to find (we have a great bookstore in San Diego that has them, Evangelical Bookstore ). I also saw them at Covenant Seminary Online Bookstore and Westminster Bookstore .
Read MoreAll Church Planting Bootcamp Sessions
I've uploaded nearly all of the Church Planting Bootcamp Sessions. You can now hear the session and download the notes on:
Session #1: Why Start a Church – Scott Thomas
Starting a new church has multifaceted innate challenges. Struggling over the motivation for starting a new church cannot be one of the challenges. So, how do we get over this hurdle of being resolved in our motivation to start a new church? We will explore ten principles for the potential planter to help him determine his motivation for starting a church. The planter will walk away in resolve to follow God’s calling—to start a church or to serve Him in another capacity.
Session #2: Gospel-Centered Theology – David Fairchild
In this session we are going to look at the place of theology in the life of the church, individual, and family. The importance of theology can not be overstated since it is our thoughts about God that shape much of how we live our lives and pastor our churches. Theology, however, should be gospel saturated or else it becomes an intellectual exercise rather than a living, pulsing, life changing truths. Here we seek to answer what the Bible is all about, and how all of history is about Jesus and His gospel.
Session #3: Biblical Missiology – Mike Gunn
The church is not a place, but a gathering of individuals into a community to be equipped for the sake of the mission (Acts 14:27). Thus most of our assimilation structures and programs are designed around an internal ecclesiology, and a self centered discipleship process. Everything is individual and internally centered, and the church has forgotten its mission to the world.
Session #4: Leading the Mission – Daniel Montgomery
A leader as elder, must continually check himself. Daniel looks at the motivations, heart attitude and traits required to lead a church.
Workshop : Technology and Mission – Drew Goodmanson
There are numerous opportunities for churches to use technology to expand their reach, spread the gospel and gather people to your local church. Come learn practical ways to enhance your ministry and become incarnational-minded in how you do online ministry. Learn from case studies and best practices from churches that have been successful online.
(This session is being converted to a flash movie to see the 45 PowerPoint slides & audio together.)
Workshop : Don't Go It Alone – Dave Fandey
Proverbs 24:6 says, "For by wise guidance you will wage war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory." Likewise, Proverbs 15:22 says, "Without consultation, plans are frustrated, but with many counselors they succeed." Got the picture? Learn how to build and work with an outside advisory team which is an essential step towards sanity and success in church planting.
Workshops : Replanting a Missional Church – Scott Thomas
Over 3,500 churches in America are closing their doors for good every year. 70% of all churches are in decline. Replanting a missional church will explore this option of using the seeds of the past to intentionally die with dignity so that much fruit could be harvested as a replanted church (John 12).
Replanting a Missional Church mp3
Replanting a Missional Church ppt
Replanting a Missional Church – Test doc
Session #5: Gospel Journey – Dick Kaufmann
Session #6: The Gospel Driven Church – Dick Kaufmann
One of the most important questions you can ask about ministry is: What kind of church do we want? What kind of church are we seeking to plant, grow and be? The purpose of this paper is to challenge you to think clearly about what kind of church you are aiming for, by presenting how we at Harbor Church are thinking about this.
The Gospel Driven Church – Case Study doc
Session #7: Qualifications of a Lead Planter – David Fairchild
In this session we will look at the importance of planting with a qualified leader(s). We will examine what the scriptures teach us about those men who are leading the charge to plant a church see God’s kingdom advance and His gospel progress. What are the qualifications of a man who steps out if faith? How do we discern if we are ready or not? These are the pressing questions we will seek to answer for those considering planting as well as for those who need to be refreshed and reminded of the significance of their role.
Qualifications of a Lead Planter mp3
Session #8: Multiplying by Multi-Site – Doug Swagerty
More and more churches are implementing the multi-site church model each year, but in almost every case, it is being used by large churches as a solution to crowded facilities. Before Harbor Presbyterian Church in San Diego had a single member, Dick Kaufmann and Doug Swagerty committed the church plant to an intentional multi-site model. After six years the church has six Sunday worship sites with a goal to add ten more over the next four years. In this presentation on Multi-Site ministry, you will learn not only about what has happened at Harbor, but also how and why this strategy can work for other church planters as well. Doug will also cover the topics of staffing, centralization, decentralization, and building team dynamics.
Workshop : The Gospel Centered Mess – Daniel Montgomery
Workshop : Missional Worship: The Fuel that Ignites a Passion for God's Glory – Brian Thomas
"During the Worship break-out session, Brian Thomas will lead a discussion on understanding man's ultimate needs and how they are met in Gospel-centered worship. We will define the elements of missional worship and why it should be Spirit led, Biblically saturated, attentive to local context, faithful to the spirit of traditions, God-centered, Christ exalting, and motivated by a desire to proclaim the worth of God to the nations. In this lecture, Brian will give encouragement to pastors and worship leaders on why it is important to build a clear theology of worship for their ministries and congregations. We will conclude with a time for questions and answers."
The Gospel-Driven Church
Church Bootcamp – Session 6
Author: Richard Kaufmann
Church: Harbor Presbyterian Church
One of the most important questions you can ask about ministry is: What kind of church do we want? What kind of church are we seeking to plant, grow and be? The purpose of this paper is to challenge you to think clearly about what kind of church you are aiming for, by presenting how we at Harbor Church are thinking about this.
The Gospel-Driven Church (text & audio)
Read MoreLeading the Mission
Church Bootcamp – Session 4
Author: Daniel Montgomery
Church: Sojourn Community Church
A leader as elder, must continually check himself. Daniel looks at the motivations, heart attitude and traits required to lead a church.
Leading the Mission (text & audio)
Read MoreBeing A Missional Church
Church Bootcamp – Session 3
Author: Mike Gunn
Church: Harambee Church
The church is not a place, but a gathering of individuals into a community to be equipped for the sake of the mission (Acts 14:27). Thus most of our assimilation structures and programs are designed around an internal ecclesiology, and a self centered discipleship process. Everything is individual and internally centered, and the church has forgotten its mission to the world.
Being A Missional Church (text & audio)
Read MoreDrew Goodmanson
CEO of Monk Development creators of Ekklesia 360. Co-Founder of Kaleo Church where I served as Pastor for 8+ years and helped coach several church plants in San Diego. Co-Founder of the GCM Collective, President of the Board at the Center for Church Communication, Board Member of the Entrepreneurship Organization, Internet/Technology Advisory Chair at the Christian Leadership Alliance. Connect
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