Interviewing Mike Bullmore - What happens to a church when the Gospel is not at the centre of everything?

Another interview with Mike.

Bring me the Head of a Pig

AND WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

In a surprising twist of providence, Ken Davis has won himself a free registration to the Toronto Pastors Conference!

Kenny was our first respondent to the contest with his guess of "What is the Gospel" by Greg Gilbert.  At the time he replied, that was not one of our free books to give away... but now it is! 

So, after much hemming and hawing, especially since Ken won a similar contest last year, we, the powers that be of the TPC, hereby award one free registration to Pastor Ken Davis! 

CONGRATULATIONS KENNY!!

Bullmore on Love for Pastoring

I really enjoyed my time asking Mike Bullmore all the questions I liked. Mike graciously sat with us in his hotel room and answered one after another. Here I ask Mike what he loves about pastoring - a great question to hear answered on a busy Thursday afternoon!

Join us with Mike at Toronto Pastors Conference, June 14-16, 2010. torontopastors.org

Interviewing Mike Bullmore - How does the Gospel connect to ushers and parking lot attendants?

Interviewing Mike Bullmore - Toronto Pastors Conference

This year's keynote speaker at Toronto Pastors Conference is Pastor Mike Bullmore. I met Mike last year and was blessed to sit under his preaching ministry. Right away, I knew this was the man we needed to hear more from.

So, when Mike was providentially in Ontario last month, I promised him dinner if he would answer a few of my questions! I thought this would make a great way for you to get to know him.

I will be posting the videos over the next few days. Please note, this ain't Hollywood. In fact, we have been plagued by not a few technical issues. But, the content of Mike's answers is what matters most and what I want you to hear (and mostly see).

In this first post, Mike is answering my question about how the Gospel should connect to our preaching.

Challies Reflects on His Ordination at GFC on Sunday

Click the link below to listen to the full podcast. I am only 6 minutes in but really enjoying Tim's perspective on the process we have just brought him through.

Connected Kingdom Podcast, Episode 6 | Challies Dot Com

Win a Free Registration to Toronto Pastors Conference

So far we have half a dozen great books to give the first 100 registrants to TPC.  And if you would like to be one of those first 100 you had best hurry up and register!  Spaces are starting to fill up quickly.

I mentioned earlier this week that we are arranging to give away some books for free thanks to some great publishers and some help from my buddy Heinz at Sola Scriptura Ministries.

Here is a little contest to win yourself a free registration to TPC.  Be the first person to guess one of the books we are giving away and you win!  It is that easy.  I will keep this contest open until we have a winner.

Rules?  

1. You can enter as much as you like by leaving your guess in the comments section.  But only ONE guess per comment.
2. You cannot enter if you are a member of GFC or you somehow already know what we are giving away.  That is called unfair!
3. I will judge by time stamp on the submissions, so even if I am away from my computer for a while we will still have a means to determine the winner.
4. I will give a hint after 3 days if no one has won yet.

Beatles' Toronto press conference tape for sale

CBC News - Toronto - Beatles' Toronto press conference tape for sale

Everything happens in Toronto. See!

It is believed to be the only audio record of the press conference Lennon and Paul McCartney gave between the first and second show of their 1966 appearance at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.

Bonham & Butterfields estimates the tape will sell for $20,000 to $25,000 US.

The press conference at the King Edward Hotel focused on a then recent remark Lennon had made that the Beatles "were more popular than Jesus." The boast raised a furor from the Vatican and from conservative groups in North America, where the Beatles were touring.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/05/12/lennon-toronto-press-conference.html?ref=rss#ixzz0nptGxJWB

Full

There is a lot coming down the pipe in the next month or so. I will be preaching at the Sovereign Grace Youth Retreat at the end of May. Then I am off to The Elisha Foundation Family Retreat in Oregon two days after I get back. Then I come home for a few days before the Toronto Pastors Conference with Mike Bullmore.

All in all, I will preach around 12 times in three weeks, none of it repeated, so I don’t mind if you pray for me and the family.

I did want to remind you of The Elisha Foundation though. This great ministry is funded entirely by donations – my family loves to send our money here (and so does our church family!). And you can join the blessing. Help send families who serve special needs kids to a long weekend respite. TEF will care for the entire family for free, using volunteers and your donations. You can donate online in a just a few clicks and get your tax receipt to boot.

Pray and give.... how very Gospel-ish!