<Missed the 2014 Peacemaker Conference? Get summaries of the 2014 Peacemaker Conference Speakers here!> Pastor Brady Boyd, the Pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs shared his experience with the power of God in peacemaking. He encouraged us from Matthew 5, reminding us that God blesses those who work for peace. Seven years ago, God called Pastor… Read More »
<Missed the 2014 Peacemaker Conference? Get summaries of the 2014 Peacemaker Conference Speakers here!> Dr. Gary Hoag gave the second plenary session at the 2014 Peacemaker Conference. In his message, he explained that peace was now attainable through Jesus Christ. In the Old Testament, peace was something that came from the Lord and peacemaking was tied… Read More »
<Missed the 2014 Peacemaker Conference? Get summaries of the 2014 Peacemaker Conference Speakers here!> Pastor Jason Meyer, from Bethlehem Baptist Church, gave the opening message at the 2014 Peacemaker Conference. He challenged us to embrace a theology of weakness. We glorify God by declaring his sufficiency for us in our weakness. Often we have the wrong impression of… Read More »
For those of you who missed the 2014 Peacemaker Conference, I have put up summaries and reflections of each Keynote Address. My intent was to be concise but allow you to get a short summary of what was taught. Dr. Jason Meyer: The Greatness of Weakness Dr. Gary Hoag: Peacemaking – A New Testament Perspective Pastor Brady Boyd: Lessons… Read More »
The next time you face a conflict, consider whether you are forgetting your duty, depravity, or destiny. In the final Keynote Address of the 2013 Peacemaker Conference, Tara Barthel, a “recovering attorney”, wife, and mother gave us the 3 D’s checklist of remembrance, a tool that has served her well in dealing with conflict. We can… Read More »
At the 2013 Peacemaker Conference, Daniel Teater, the President of Live at Peace Ministries, had the opportunity to call us to strive for unity. Using Philippians 1:27 to 2:11, he asked us,”What gospel is your life gospelling?” In other words, what news is your life transmitting? What good news is your life proclaiming? Daniel explained… Read More »
Bishop Mouneer Anis, the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Egypt, delivered his Keynote Address this morning at the 2013 Peacemaker Conference. It was refreshing, challenging, and encouraging to hear how Bishop Mouneer led his congregation in Egypt to respond to enemy attacks with gospel love. Bishop Mouneer recounted how on August 13, 2013, 42… Read More »
In this morning’s Keynote Address, Dale Pyne, the new CEO of Peacemaker Ministries called peacemakers to be advocates of freedom. Have you ever considered that the world and those in conflict are in slavery and bondage to sin? Whoever sins is a slave to sin. And seeing this bondage should make us desire to be abolitionists.… Read More »
In the first keynote address of the Peacemaker Conference, Paul Tripp challenged us to live as ambassadors for Christ. He asked us this tough question: “What set of values determine the way you make life decisions? Ownership values or ambassadorial values?” Paul Tripp explained that there are only two ways to live: “I’m either treating my… Read More »
For those of you who missed the 2013 Peacemaker Conference, I have put up a summary and reflection of each Keynote Address. My intent was to be concise but allow you to get a short summary of what was taught and what I found particularly helpful. Paul Tripp – A Radical Calling Dale Pyne –… Read More »