The best of the Shepherds’ Conference

The fellowship, exhortation, and instruction of the Shepherds’ Conference is always a highpoint of my year. And this year was no exception. A couple of weeks after the conference, I always like to read back through my notes on the messages and remind myself of some of the significant and challenging things that were said. […]

Shepherds’ Conference, Days 3-4

The Shepherds’ Conference is now over. In the busyness of the week I was unable to post my notes from the last two days, so I post them here, now. In the next week I’ll also post a summation of some of the best things I heard during the week. As usual, the week was […]

Shepherds’ Conference, Day 2

And now, day two of the 2017 Shepherds’ Conference is over. More Christ-exalting worship and preaching and fellowship. The days are full and the days go quickly. Of particular encouragement are the discussions at meal times and in the cars and between sessions. I am grateful for the 4500 men we worship with in each […]

Shepherds’ Conference, Day 1

Day one of the 2017 Shepherds’ Conference is over. It was a day of sweet and encouraging fellowship with the men in our church body and a number of other men from other places and ministries — some new friends and some old friends, re-acquainted. And there was the music — the Gettys, the TMU […]