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On March 16-17 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Pastor John will be giving a free, two-day seminar on the theme of Future Grace —

Details

Bethlehem Baptist Church
720 13th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Day 1
Friday, March 16
7:00 - 9:00pm (two sessions, + Q&A)

Day 2
Saturday, March 17
9:00am - 12:00pm (three sessions)

Register

Please register online. There is no cost to attend, and included in your registration is a free copy of the book Future Grace.

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If you aren't able to make it Minneapolis this year for the conference, that doesn't mean you have to miss it. The entire conference will be live-streamed, for free. And this year in addition to English it will also be live-streamed in Spanish, Chinese and Russian.

Update 1/30: Regretfully, the Chinese live-stream is not available.

Live-Stream Schedule (EST)

Monday

8:30 - 9:30 PM
Doug Wilson
- "Father Hunger" in Leading the Home

Tuesday

10:00 - 11:00 AM
Crawford Loritts
- Lessons on Biblical Manhood Learned from His Father

11:30 - 12:30 PM
Darrin Patrick
- Being and Building Men for the Local Mission

2:45 - 4:00 PM
John Piper
- Biographical sketch of J.C. Ryle

8:30 - 9:30 PM
Doug Wilson
- "Father Hunger" in Leading the Church

Wednesday

10:00 - 11:00 AM
Ramez Atallah
- Pastoring with Vision, Creativity, and Courage in Hard Pla…

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On January 30 we will welcome 1,700 brothers to Minneapolis for our 2012 Conference for Pastors. We're eager to see you and worship with you. We'll eat together. We'll pray for each other. We'll reconnect with friends.

And if you've thought about joining us, there's still time to register. If you bring a group of five or more from your church the cost is just $100 per person.

Conference speakers and topics :

• Doug Wilson, leading the home and leading the church
• Darrin Patrick, being and building men for the local mission
• Crawford Loritts, lessons learned from his father
• Ramez Attalah, pastoring with courage in hard places
• John Piper, biographical sketch of J.C. Ryle

Darrin Patrick invites you to make an investment in your ministry by joining us in Minneapolis from January 30 to February 1 for our 2012 Conference for Pastors:

Darrin's topic at the conference is on how to be and build men for the mission of the local church. Register before December 30 for the early-bird rate of just $130. We also have a group discount of $100 (per person) when you bring five or more guys from your church.

Our 2012 Conference for Pastors (Jan 30 to Feb 1) is quickly approaching.

Senior pastors, given the theme of this year's conference, consider using this as an opportunity to build into the lay leaders and elders of your church. We have a group discount of $100 (per person) when you bring five or more guys from your church.

Conference speakers and topics (full schedule):

• Doug Wilson, leading the home and leading the church
• Darrin Patrick, being and building men for the local mission
• Crawford Loritts, lessons learned from his father
• Ramez Attalah, pastoring with courage in hard places
• John Piper, biographical sketch of J.C. Ryle

Register Now!

The theme of our 2012 Conference for Pastors is "God, Manhood and Ministry: Building Men for the Body of Christ" — being held in Minneapolis from January 30 to February 1. We encourage senior pastors in particular to take advantage of our group rate of just $100 (per person) as a great opportunity to build into your elders and lay leaders.

Register Now!

Pastor John has thought in terms of two heart dispositions:

Gravity:

For the LORD spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. But the LORD of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he will become a sanctuary. (Isaiah 8:11-14)

Gladness:

Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God. (Psalms 43:3-4)

Gravity and Gladness will be the topic of the next Desiring God Seminar on Nov 11-12 in Minneapolis with John Piper and special guest Bob Kauflin. Join us!

Since our first Conference for Pastors in 1988, Pastor John has given a biographical study of a great hero of the faith—"men of whom the world is not worthy." This year Pastor John will focus on J. C. Ryle, the Bishop of Liverpool. Here's a quick preview:

Join us on January 30 to February 1 for our 2012 Conference for Pastors, "God, Manhood & Ministry: Building Men for the Body of Christ." Registration is now open.

For the full list of resources from J. C. Ryle, check out Ryle Books at JCRylequotes.com. Or read some of his books online for free:

• Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots
• A Call to Prayer
• The Cross: A Call to the Fundamentals of Religion
• The Duties of Parents
• God's Book, the Bible
• Justification and Sanctification: How Do They Differ?
• The Lord's Supper

Music from Matt Papa.

Get the video and audio from the National Conference plenary sessions, and the audio from the church planting seminar. Video and audio from the frontier missions seminar is forthcoming.

Pastor John's invitation to join us in Minneapolis on January 30 to February 1 for the Desiring God 2012 Conference for Pastors —

Theme

God, Manhood & Ministry: Building Men for the Body of Christ

Dates

January 30 to February 1

Cost

$130.00

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Speakers

• Doug Wilson
• Darrin Patrick
• Crawford Loritts
• Ramez Atallah
• John Piper

For more information or to register, visit the event page.