RCM Tacoma
Newfrontiers and Acts29 are teamed up March 4-5, 2011 to bring a conference emphasizing the need to plant churches that love reformed theology, are passionate about the charismatic and are focussed to bring the gospel to the world Jesus loves.
SPEAKERS
TERRY VIRGO leads the Newfrontiers team, which is currently serving over 700 churches in over 60 nations. He travels widely and has written several books, including No Well Worn Paths. He and his wife, Wendy, are based at Church of Christ the King, Brighton, UK.
JEFF VANDERSTELT is a Church Planter who leads Soma Communities, a body of church planting churches in the South Puget Sound. He also serves as the Vice President (West) of Acts 29 as well as the Church Planters Advisory Counsel for the Conservative Baptist NW Association. Jeff spends most of his time equipping church planters and church leaders in Gospel Centered Leadership and Missionally focused methodology. He has been planting churches for 7 years. Prior to that he was a youth pastor in four different churches over the span of 14 years, the most recent being Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. Jeff has been married for 18 years to Jayne and together they love and shepherd 3 beautiful children in the Gospel and Mission of Jesus Christ.
ELLIOT GRUDEM is the network coordinator for the Acts 29 Network and a pastor at Mars Hill Church. Prior to his work with Acts 29, Elliot served as the senior minister at Christ the King Presbyterian Church, a church he replanted in Raleigh, NC. He has worked for an urban ministry in New Orleans. He worked for a Fortune 100 company prior to seminary. He is the editor of Christian Beliefs, a book he completed with his father Wayne. Elliot holds degrees from Miami Univeristy (BA, History and English) and Reformed Theological Seminary (M.Div.).
Speaker Sessions (audio)
Session 1: "What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ" by Jeff Vanderstelt
The gospel must be at the heart of all we do. It's not just the goal, it is the motivator and the reason. Many church leaders unknowingly lead and motivate out of a sense of guilt or legalism even though goal is salvation. In this talk, Jeff unpacks the realities of living and leading through the gospel.
Session 2: "What Kind of House Will You Build for Me?" by Terry Virgo
God asked Isaiah what kind of a house could be built for Him. As church leaders, we must ask ourselves this question. Are we building based on culture or pragmatism or are we working to build a church that mimics the example set forth in the New Testament?
Session 3: "Who You Are and What You Do? Living as Missional Communities" by Jeff Vanderstelt
Session 4: "You Will Receive Power When the Holy Spirit Comes Upon You" by Terry Virgo
Note: there was a problem with this recording from the Reformed Charismatic Missional conference. Instead, we have made available a similar talk that Terry Virgo gave on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit at Bridgeway Community Church in Sydney, Australia on November 17th 2008
Session 5: "The Gospel of Grace" by Elliot Grudem
The gospel is a scandalous display of grace that can disturb even the most religious. In this talk, Elliot Grudem unpacks the story of the woman who anointed Jesus' feet with oil, painting a vivid picture of the grace of God to save sinners.
Session 6: "Fanning into Flame the Gift of God" by Terry Virgo
Terry takes a look at Timothy, how he worked with Paul, and the challenges he faced in living out his calling and depending on the Holy Spirit
Speaker Sessions (Notes)
Session 1: "What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?" by Jeff Vanderstelt
Session 2: "What Kind of House Will You Build for Me?" by Terry Virgo
Session 3: "Who You Are and What You Do? Living as Missional Communities" by Jeff Vanderstelt
Session 4: "You Will Receive Power When the Holy Spirit Comes Upon You" by Terry Virgo
Session 5: "The Gospel of Grace" by Elliot Grudem
Session 6: "Fanning Into Flame the Gift of God" by Terry Virgo