ANNOUNCEMENT:
The 2011 Grace Conference of Las Vegas will be held in October. This year’s theme, inspired by Dr. Richard Mouw’s provocative Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport, seeks to both “give an answer” to those who have questions about the practicality of the doctrines of grace, and to do so with all gentleness and respect (1 Peter 3:15). Questions the conference will seek to answer in general include the following:
- How can we best be Christians in the twenty-first century?
- How do we as Christians speak gently and respectfully to non-Christians about our beliefs?
- How do we articulate our Calvinistic convictions gently and respectfully to fellow Christians who view some matters quite differently than we do?
- How do we impact the culture positively with a God-centered, Gospel-saturated worldview?
- How do we do these things without compromising Christian orthodoxy, particularly the Gospel?
The conference seeks to glorify God by:
- Word-centered proclamation which magnifies God’s grace through Christ Jesus
- Encouraging congregational renewal
- Strengthening the ministries of the local church and its pastors
- Exalting God’s name through Christ-centered music
Particular topics will include:
- True Comfort in Life & Death
- Suffering & the Sovereignty of God
- Amazing Grace vs. Cheap Grace
- Loving Fellow Christians
- Calvinism & Evangelism
Conference speakers include Dr. John Pretlove, Rev. Jim McAlees, and Dr. James Galyon. If you live in the Las Vegas area or near the West Coast (Nevada, California, Utah, Arizona), I hope you will consider attending this conference on October 28-29 (Fri-Sat). The conference website will be up later this spring. Please contact the First Baptist Church of the Lakes at (702) 254-3234 for more information.
