This may be of interest to the Red Bricks. Each May I have the opportunity to study with a group of friends who received D-Min degrees from Gordon-Conwell. We study with our leader Haddon Robinson at Covenant Harbor, Lake Geneva, WI – – which is wonderfully convenient for those of us from northern Illinois as well as the “cheese-heads.”
In addition to Haddon, each year we invite a different scholar and focus on a particular book of the Bible. This year Job is our subject and Dr. John Walton of Wheaton is our guest lecturer. Past scholars have included Dan Block, Craig Blomberg, D.A. Carson, George Guthrie, and Bruce Waltke.
It is a productive week – – and a great gift to our church through better equipping me to preach – – but it is also very demanding. We study all day long and then toss ideas back and forth in the evening. My personal goal is to come away from the week better equipped to preach to our flock. This year I studied Job in advance of coming to the retreat and will continue after I have returned to our church. Preaching requires a lot of work.
You can see some of how I begin to process my thoughts on this post.
Here is a map of where our participants hailed from this year. One of the aspects I most enjoy about our time together is connecting with leaders from across North America (and sometimes other continents).
I am so thankful for this annual opportunity and for our church’s support in allowing me to participate.
(Texas is missing due to one of our members not showing up).
Good to see two fellow Albertans in there. I know one is my good friend, Tom. Who’s the other? Blessings to you as you grow in the God-ordained task of preaching the Word.
Preston Busch from Bethany Chapel in Calgary. Tom is here right now telling me that I need to change my blog picture because I’ve aged a lot.
Ha. That doesn’t sound like Tom at all. He’d never say something like that.