Shepherds' Conference
About Shepherds´ Conference - South Africa
It´s easy to follow trends. Following the Scripture can be much harder. Therefore, each year Grace Fellowship Pretoria brings you the South African Shepherds´ Conference, with top-quality Bible teachers from ministries overseen by Dr. John MacArthur (Grace Community Church, The Master´s Seminary, and The Master´s College) to give extensive instruction on Bible interpretation, church leadership, philosophy of ministry, biblical counselling, expository preaching, current theological issues, youth ministry, and a host of other important topics.
Some of the speakers from past Shepherds´ Conferences include Dr. Wayne Mack (a biblical counsellor who has written a number of books on marriage, the family, and counselling), Dr. Richard Mayhue (Dean of The Master´s Seminary), Rick Holland (head of Grace Community Church´s Youth Ministry), Carey Hardy (Pastor of Adult Ministries at Grace Community Church), and many more.
Since 1996, hundreds of pastors and lay leaders across our country have benefited from the clear, practical, and biblical teaching of this conference. Why not you?
The South African Shepherds´ Conference is held at the end of May and beginning of June in three cities: Pretoria, Polokwane, and Cape Town. The conference runs over three days, with tea and lunch included. The cost of registering for the three-day conference is surprisingly low. We hope you´ll join us for this year´s conference!
Shepherds´ Conference - South Africa 2010
We are excited to remind you that Shepherds’ Conference South Africa 2010 is approaching quickly. The conference will again take place in Pretoria, Polokwane, and Cape Town. The dates are as follows:
Jhb: 24-26 May
Pol: 27-29 May
CT: 31 May-2 June
Our speakers this year will be Wayne Mack, Phil Johnson and Pat Abendroth . A short biography of each and some of their seminars are detailed below.
Wayne Mack – Biblical Counselling
Wayne Mack is an internationally known author and lecturer in biblical counselling. His most recent books include It’s Not Fair: Finding Hope When Times Are Tough, Out of the Blues: Dealing with Depression and Loneliness, Sweethearts for a Lifetime, and Humility: The Forgotten Virtue. Dr Mack lives in Pretoria and teaches a two-year Biblical Counselling course at Grace School of Ministry.
- What God wants you church to be and do.
- Stress management God’s way.
Phil Johnson – Theology
Phil Johnson is the executive director of Grace To You, the book and CD ministry of Dr. John MacArthur. Besides editing Dr MacArthur´s books for the past 27 years, Phil also pastors a fellowship group of 200 people at Grace Church and is known worldwide for his blog, Pyromaniacs, and his outstanding website on C.H. Spurgeon.
- Critiquing the Emergent movement
- Evangelical´s infatuation with modern prophecy
- Understanding the atonement
- What is an Evangelical
Pat Abendroth - Expository Preaching
Pat Abendroth is a graduate of The Master´s Seminary and has been the senior pastor of Omaha Bible Church in the central United States for twelve years. Pat has been described as one of the best young expositors that TMS has produced and is often asked to lecture on preaching and pastoral ministry.
- The centrality of Christ in preaching
- How to raise a Pharisee
- Being faithful to the gospel
- The de-Christianising of the church