In less than a month, there will be over 3,000 students, singles, and young married couples making their way to Louisville for the upcoming New Attitude Conference. I attended this conference for the first time last summer, and NA is easily one of the best conferences I’ve ever been to. Between the community, the speakers (CJ Mahaney, Al Mohler, Mark Dever, John Piper, Joshua Harris, and Eric Simmons), the bookstore, and everything this conference has to offer you will leave New Attitude with an increased passion for the local church and for the truths of the Gospel. Over at the Sovereign Grace Blog, CJ Mahaney has written a post on ”New Attitude 2008 and Why You Should Come.” Here’s the promo video for NA:
This year’s conference is focused on rediscovering the doctrine of Scripture. I highly recommend that you register for this conference, especially since registration closes on May 5th. Whether you’re going or not, start praying for the speakers and attendees of the conference; it’s going to be a very fruitful time.
—-As a quick side note, I encourage you to check out the New Attitude blog. They are putting out some really great posts and articles. Two articles that are “must-reads” in my opinion are the two that discuss “The Gospel and Relationships.” There’s one for guys by Jospeh Stigora and one for girls by Erin Sutherland.
Over at the New Attitude blog, Justin Buzzard has posted a must-read post on biblical manhood. He offers three short starting points for pursuing biblical masculinity in our lives. The three points are as follows:
“1. Establish a clear conviction of what it means to be a man from God’s Word. This requires effort and diligence in our study, prayer, and purposeful application. This is important because biblical masculinity undefined will inevitably become biblical masculinity unpracticed.
2. We must create and maintain an example worth following. We need to fight our sin, be doers of the Word We can serve our churches, our sisters, wives, children by being compelling examples of godliness (Philippians 3:17, Hebrews 13:7).
3. We must cultivate a holy ambition in our lives for the work of the gospel and kingdom work. We need to lead with zeal (Romans 12:8), to have a passion and unending enthusiasm to know Christ and the power of His resurrection (Philippians 3:7-12). This ambition should drive us to work hard and be courageous in the work of the Lord (1Corinthians 15:58) in the uniquely masculine ways God has called us to. “
I love Justin’s point when he says, “…biblical masculinity undefined will inevitable become biblical masculinity unpracticed.” I think that’s so true and so evident in our churches today. Many people are asking the question of why guys aren’t stepping up to fulfill their God-given roles. I think one of the main answers to that question is because not very many guys have a solid, biblical understanding of what it means to be a godly man. Obviously, this is an area in which we as men will constantly be growing, but I think that gives us a place to start. In order for us to start living lives of biblical manhood, we must first define what biblical manhood is and where else are we to look except in the Word of God.
There are some great resources that have been made available for this very purpose. I encourage you to visit CBMW’s Website (The Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood). You can read Justin’s full post here.
I’ll be attending the New Attitude Conference in Louisville for the next couple of days. I’m really looking forward to the sessions that we’ll have throughout the conference; each session is on the topic of discernment. The speakers are Joshua Harris (discernment), CJ Mahaney (discern your heart), Al Mohler (discern your culture), Mark Dever (discern your doctrine), Eric Simmons (discern the graymatters), and John Piper (discern what pleases God: Himself and discern what pleases God: personal obedience). Bob Kauflin and his son, Devon, will be leading worship over the weekend. Here are a couple of blogs that will be liveblogging the conference:
About a month ago on the New Attitude blog, Eric Simmons posted a two-part entry on “Why Your Friends Don’t Go to Church.” He starts off with this fact, “70% of people between the ages of 18-34, who once attended church, no longer do.” He goes on to answer the question of why 70 % of this generation are missing from church. It’s some great insight. To see what Simmons has to say on the issue, here’s Part 1 and Part 2. I hope to post more on the importance of the local church because of how much it is lacking in my generation.
QUICK REMINDER: The New Attitude Conference is a little bit more than a month away. Simmons will be one of the main speakers during this conference, along with Joshua Harris, CJ Mahaney, Al Mohler, Mark Dever, and John Piper. It’s in Louisville, KY during Memorial Day Weekend (May 26th-29th). You can get more information here. Registration closes May 7th.
The guys from New Attitude will be coming to Louisville, KY on Memorial Day Weekend (May 26-29) to hold their annual conference. This conference will feature speakers such as Joshua Harris, CJ Mahaney, Eric Simmons, Al Mohler, Mark Dever and John Piper. The theme of this year’s conference is Discernment. The goal is to learn how to look at our relationships with others, our enviroment, our world through the lens of Scripture. “Discernment is more than what we should do or shouldn’t do as Christians. Discernment is examining what we think and do and say in light of God’s Word.”
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