Christian Contentment in
a Discontented Culture
Friday, October 30 - Sunday, November 1, 2009
Calvary Baptist Church of Waterford
3750 Pontiac Lake Road
Waterford, Michigan 48328
248-674-4849
Registration is $25.00 at the door and includes all sessions, Continental breakfast and full lunch on Saturday. The registration fee will be waived for any unemployed adult who wishes to attend.
All conference participants will receive a free copy of Jeremiah Burrough's The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment.
An Invitation from Pastor Paul Edwards
The City of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan have become the symbol of America’s economic downturn. Thousands of families throughout our area now find themselves scaling back their lifestyles to meet the realities of a depressed economy. The prosperity to which we had become accustomed has vanished, now replaced by discontentment and uncertainty, revealing that we have treasured our treasure more than we have treasured the promises of God.
We need a reorientation away from the deceitfulness of riches and toward the richness of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. We need to learn “the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.”
To that end we have invited one of America’s leading experts on Puritan thought to speak to us on the subject of The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. I have often said that there is nothing wrong with the current spiritual climate in America that a dose of Puritan preaching cannot cure.
I’m personally inviting you to join me as we consider together the biblical imperative and the practical implications of Christian Contentment in a Discontented Culture.
For the Gospel's Sake,
Pastor Paul Edwards
Dr. Don Kistler, Keynote Speaker
Visit Dr. Kistler's Website: www.donkistler.org
Dr. Don Kistler, founder of Soli Deo Gloria Publications and Northampton Press, was born in California in 1949, the second of five sons of Jack and Faye Kistler. He grew up on a dairy farm in Central California and graduated from Azusa Pacific College in Southern California in 1971 with a double major in public speaking and religion. He holds the M. Div. and D. Min. degrees, and is an ordained minister. Prior to entering the gospel ministry, Dr. Kistler coached high school and college football for over 15 years.
Dr. Kistler pastored a local church for four years. As part of his preaching and teaching ministry, he has spoken at conferences with such notable figures as Dr. John MacArthur, Dr. R. C. Sproul, Dr. D. James Kennedy, Dr. J. I. Packer, Dr. John Gerstner, Elisabeth Elliot, Dr. Sinclair Ferguson, Dr. Michael Horton, Rev. Alistair Begg, Dr. Albert M. Mohler, the late Dr. James Boice, and Rev. Eric Alexander, to name just a few.
Dr. Kistler is the author of the book A Spectacle Unto God: The Life and Death of Christopher Love, and Why Read the Puritans Today? and is the editor of all the Soli Deo Gloria Puritan reprints. He was a contributing author for Justification by Faith ALONE!; Sola Scriptura; Trust and Obey: Obedience and the Christian; Onward, Christian Soldiers: Protestants Affirm the Church; and Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching.
He has edited over 150 books. He currently resides in Orlando, FL.
Pastor Paul Edwards
Visit Paul's website: www.godandculture.com
Beginning his ninth year as teaching pastor at Calvary Baptist Church, Paul has pastored churches in Michigan, Indiana, and Texas. He has been a talk host on Christian radio in Detroit since 2002, currently heard weekday afternoons from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm on Life Changing Talk Radio AM 1500 WLQV. Paul attended Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO and Grace College and Seminary in Winona Lake, IN where he majored in Church History.
GENERAL SESSION SCHEDULE
Friday, October 30
5:30 pm Registration Opens
6:45 pm Worship with Jon Busch and Calvary's Praise Team
7:00 pm First Plenary Session : What is Contentment? / Dr. Don Kistler
8:00 pm Second Plenary Session : A God of His Word / Dr. Don Kistler
8:45 pm Worship Response
Saturday, October 31
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am Worship led by Jon Busch and Calvary's Praise Team
9:15 am Third Plenary Session : The Sin of Complaining / Dr. Don Kistler
10:00 am Break
10:30 am General Session with Pastor Paul Edwards
11:15 am Fourth Plenary Session: Rejoicing in the Lord / Dr. Don Kistler
NOON: Lunch provided on site
1:15 pm Worship led by Jon Busch and Calvary's Praise Team
1:30 pm Fifth Plenary Session: God's Satisfying Goodness / Dr. Don Kistler
2:15 pm BREAK
2:30 pm General Session with Pastor Paul Edwards
3:15 pm Sixth Plenary Session: Right Thinking / Dr. Don Kistler
4:00 pm Worship Response
Sunday, November 1
10:30 am Dr. Don Kistler
5:30 pm Fellowship Dinner, The Lord's Table, and Dr. Don Kistler