Desiring God Blog : Posts on Outside Events

John Piper is scheduled to be in Europe over the next few weeks to speak at conferences in Bucharest, Geneva, and Hamburg.

The first event, Conferinţa biblică, is in Bucharest, May 3–6.

From May 10–12, Pastor John joins Don Carson at the French-speaking ‘Un ministère centré sur l'Évangile’ conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

Immediately afterwards, May 13–15, Piper and Carson address the Evangelium21 conference in Hamburg, Germany.

History of Evangelium21

During his last visit to Germany, Pastor John was part of an initial brainstorming meeting of this group. After speaking in Bonn, he joined 20 German pastors and theologians for a meeting in Munich, where he shared some of his exp…

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The audio of Thursday's messages at Together for the Gospel is now available for streaming and download on their site:

• Ligon Duncan, God’s Ruthless Compassionate Grace in The Pursuit of His Own Glory and His Ministers’ Joy (1 Kings 19) (watch the video)
• Matt Chandler, The Fulfillment of the Gospel (Revelation 21–22) (watch the video)
• John Piper, Glory, Majesty, Dominion, and Authority Keep Us Safe for Everlasting Joy (Jude 1:24–25)

Listen to or watch the messages from Day 1 and Day 2.

The audio of Wednesday's messages at Together for the Gospel is now available for streaming and download on their site:

• Thabiti Anyabwile, Will Your Gospel Transform a Terrorist? (watch the video) 
• Kevin DeYoung, Spirit-Powered, Gospel-Driven, Faith-Fueled Effort (watch the video)
• David Platt, Divine Sovereignty: The Fuel of Death-Defying Missions (watch the video)

The Day 1 messages have been updated to include video.

See the full schedule of the conference speakers, and what it might look like if this were a baseball team.

The audio of Tuesday's messages at Together for the Gospel is now available for streaming and download on their site:

• C. J. Mahaney, The Sustaining Power of the Gospel (2 Corinthians 4) (Watch the video)
• Al Mohler, The Power of the Articulated Gospel (Romans 10) (Watch the video)
• Mark Dever, False Conversions: The Suicide of the Church (Watch the video)

Check out the full schedule of the conference speakers, and what it might look like if this were a baseball team.

With this week’s Together for the Gospel conference (T4G) gathering at the basketball arena in Louisville, it seemed like hoops was the right direction to take the promo.

But, come on, it’s Opening Week in Major League Baseball, and there are nine speakers giving nine plenary addresses. Nine. Nine innings. Nine men on the field. The list of nine speakers is almost a lineup card, is it not?

Which got some of us at the DG offices thinking, Forget the conference, if this were a baseball lineup card, would it make sense to bat the players in this order? And what positions would they play in the field?

So, first, here’s the order for this week, and second, some of our commentary on the line…

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This evening John Piper and Tim Keller will team up in New York City for a conversation about the gospel and race, moderated by Anthony Bradley.

Watch the Live-Stream

The event will be live-streamed from 7:00–9:00 PM (EDT). We encourage you to gather with friends to watch it together and continue the conversation.

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Wednesday night, March 28, John Piper and Tim Keller will team up in New York City for a conversation, moderated by Anthony Bradley, about the gospel and race. Here's the invitation:

Watch the Live-Stream

The event will be live-streamed from 7:00–9:00PM (EDT). We encourage you to gather with friends or a small group to watch it together and continue the conversation.

Submit Questions for the Discussion

If you have any questions for John Piper or Tim Keller about the topic of race and the Christian you can email them to raceandthechristian@redeemer.com. The Q&A will interact with these questions as well as with questions from the live audience.

This event is sponsored by …

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The Passion movement began in 1997 when Louie Giglio and Jeff Lewis headed up a gathering of college students in Austin, TX. The movement has since met annually around the United States and the world under the banner of Isaiah 26:8.

Right now some 45,000 college students are gathering in Atlanta for Passion 2012 (watch the live-stream). John Piper is scheduled to speak Wednesday night at approximately 8:15 (EST). When asked about the event and how we should pray, Pastor John writes:

What do you say to 45,000 college students?

You say: Jesus Christ is supremely to be preferred above all things. For he is supreme over all things. As the Creator is supreme over the created. As the sustain…

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Along with Matt Chandler and J. D. Greear, Pastor John will be speaking at the Campus Outreach National Conference this weekend in Chattanooga, TN. All of the sessions will be live-streamed, for free. Here's Pastor John's schedule:

Saturday, December 31 at 12pm
Men's Rally

Saturday, December 31 at 8:30pm
Main Session

Sunday, January 1 at 10:15am
Main Session

(Eastern Standard Time)

Watch live at http://www.conationalconference.com/live.

Together for the Underestimated Gospel, April 10-12, 2012, in Louisville, KY.