Greetings from Louisville, KY from the Together for the Gospel Conference!
So far I've heard two of the conference speakers: Ligon Duncan and Thabiti Anyabwile.
Duncan gave a good message on the necessity of sound theology/doctrine in pastoral ministry. Anyabwile gave the best message I've every heard on racial reconcillition. His chief premise being that "race" biblically and biologically speaking is a myth.
However the highlight so far came at the very beginning of the conference. In the introduction Mark Dever was polling the crowd for some biographical information like: who travelled the furthest for the conference, etc. Then Dever asked all senior and primary preaching pastors in the crowd to stand. He then began to ask only pastors who had been in ministry for 5 years, then 10 years, on up to remain standing.
Of course, the higher he went the fewer pastors were left standing. When Dever got to 50 years of ministry there were only two men still standing one of which was Bro. Lasserre Bradley. When the bar was raised to 55 years of gospel ministry or more, only Bro. Bradley was still standing. It was sort of an amazing moment. Even more amazing was that spontaneously, one by one, 5,000 men began to rise to their feet and clap in honor of Bro. Bradley's faithful service. In all my anticipation leading up to this conference, I never expected that Bro. Bradley would receive a standing ovation.
Tomorrow is a jammed packed day at the conference starting off at 8am with John MacArthur teaching on Total Depravity. I'm looking forward to it!
Messages from the conference should become available online soon. I'll post them when they do.
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