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mrmp3s.jpgThe lectures from the Missional and Reformed Conference are now available for download as mp3s for the paltry sum of $14.00 or $2.00 ea.

In the light of this post, I should give equal time for good news. There is a missions related website for the URCNA. It has information about URC works in Costa Rica, Honduras, India, Toronto and elsewhere.

Many thanks to Don Van Dyke, Secretary of Classis Michigan Missions Committee for letting us know about this site and the work of the committee. If you or your consistory has missions related news please send it to

donvandyke at tm.net

One more thing: pray for that God the Spirit would work through the preaching of the Word to gather his people from every nation, tongue, and tribe.

Yesterday Pastor Hyde forwarded The Trumpet, an informal missions newsletter from Cornerstone URC in Hudsonville, MI. If you would like to receive the newsletter, contact: Read the rest of this entry »

The discussion continues over the first post, but this comment from Lawrence prompts further thoughts: Read the rest of this entry »

The second adjective that occurred in our kitchen-table discussions Saturday night was “strategic.” I realize this is a buzz-word and by it I don’t mean to invoke everything that everyone means by it. Read the rest of this entry »

Spent an encouraging evening with a enthusiastic group of young people at Pastor Sawtelle’s house. Over dinner we discussed the challenges of planting Reformed Churches. We agreed that whatever we do we need to be strategic, we need to be authentic, and we need to be confessional. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s a foot race to the annual faculty conference and this year should be no exception. If you’re wondering about what all the talk about a “missional” church is and what to think of it, this is the conference for you. Bob Godfrey, Mike Horton, Hywel jones, Julius Kim, Joel Kim, and I will be addressing this topic and other related topics. Does God have a mission? Did Christ have a mission? Does he still? On what mission has Christ sent his church? Whom has Christ sent on a mission?

See you in beautiful Escondido 18-19 January.