July 2008

VIDEO INTERVIEW – Mark Driscoll, Part 2 – A Prophecy For Newfrontiers and Worship

July 17, 2008

I continue my interview with Mark Driscoll by talking about his prophecy for Newfrontiers and his view of our worship.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW – Mark Driscoll, Part 1 – Prophecy and Newfrontiers

July 16, 2008

I have not yet had a chance to finalize my notes from the Dwell Conference, so I thought I’d begin sharing the video content I have from my time in Brighton. Keep coming back for more interviews, and also for the notes still outstanding. I begin my interview with Mark Driscoll by talking about his [...]

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Mark Driscoll Preaching in Brighton

July 15, 2008

UPDATE – At the moment, it seems the only way to download this message is to subscribe to the CCK podcast via iTunes. I hope this will be fixed soon. Mark Driscoll returned to Brighton on Sunday evening and preached on Jeremiah 29 again. As it was a young, mostly single congregation, he really went [...]

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SERMON – Driscoll at Jubilee Church, London, on Loving the City (Jeremiah 29)

July 14, 2008

A City in a City Yesterday at Jubilee we were privileged to have Mark Driscoll here with us. This is the first time he remembers preaching in another church in many years. You can dowload the sermon or listen to it right here: Incidentally, Tim Chester has shared his notes from one of the sessions [...]

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George the Typing Toddler OR Boy, It Is Good To Be Home

July 13, 2008

It’s so nice to be home with my family. I have lots of video content to share with you over the next few days (as well as notes from yesterday’s Dwell London Conference), but I thought this video clip would be a fun place to start! An alternative title would be “Baby Blogger.”

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Mark Driscoll Unleashed in London

July 12, 2008

The Newfrontiers conference in Brighton is now over, but for me the learning continues. It was a delight to bring my son, Henry, to hear Mark in the flesh last night. Having been away, it was good to get some time with Henry on the way there. Henry was very observant of the unusual surroundings [...]

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TOAM08 – Terry Virgo on Philip (Acts 8)

July 11, 2008

This is the final set of notes I will post. But come back over the next week or two for a series of video interviews, and over this weekend for some notes from other talks Driscoll will be giving around London. As mp3s are posted, we will also be adding download links to the individual [...]

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TOAM08 – Sam Poe & Phil Wilthew – Pastors and Prophets Building Together

July 11, 2008

This morning I attended the last session of the Leaders’ training track, Prophetic Encounter, led by Sam Poe and Phil Wilthew. Today’s session looked at “Pastors and Prophets Together Building the Church.” I also was able to get to the two previous sessions, which I summarized at these pages: Apostles and Prophets Together on a [...]

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TOAM08 – JOIN A CHURCH PLANT in a European City – Prayer Evening Report

July 11, 2008

It’s very hard to describe in a blog post the combination of a raucous celebration, a fervent prayer meeting, a missions update, and a special offering evening that was the final night of our Leaders Conference. We collected over £1.1 million. Rather than trying to capture the whole evening I thought I’d speak about just [...]

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TOAM08 – MP3s Now Available for Leaders Seminars and Training Tracks

July 11, 2008

Some of the mp3s have now been released for the leaders’ seminars and training tracks. As additional ones are released, I will post them here. LS01 JOHN GROVESOur Journey With God, Part 1, Where Have We Come From? LS02 JOHN HOSIERPreaching That Communicates, Part 1 LS03 RAY LOWEWhat We Do in Life Echoes in Eternity, [...]

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TOAM08 – Mark Driscoll on Missional Movements (Acts 1)

July 10, 2008

The audio of this message can be downloaded, or you can listen to it right here: More posts from this conference can be found on my TOAM08 label page. You can also download the mp3s of this week’s talks by subscribing to the new Newfrontiers podcast, which will be an easy way for you to [...]

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TOAM08 – P-J Smyth on the Army of God (1 Chronicles 11-12)

July 10, 2008

The speaker for the first main session today was P-J Smyth. P-J leads Godfirst Church and one of the Newfrontiers apostolic teams working in southern Africa, involved with planting and strengthening local churches. P-J, Ashleigh, and their three sons live in Johannesburg, South Africa. More posts from this conference can be found on my TOAM08 [...]

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TOAM08 – What Happens Between The Sessions

July 10, 2008

In this video I try to capture a flavor for some of the goings on at Together On A Mission between sessions. I should explain that some of the people in the video I know well, and so we were having some fun enjoying each other’s company. My friends were Ian Jukes (who hosts this [...]

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TOAM08 – Keith Hazell – Prophets and Prophets Together: A Fuller Picture

July 10, 2008

This morning I attended the second session of the training track, Prophetic Encounter. This session was entitled “Prophets and Prophets Together Giving a Fuller Picture.” The New Testament refers to prophetic bands. Prophets working together often results in releasing the prophetic gift in greater measure, to the enhancement and greater health of the local church. [...]

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TOAM08 – David Devenish – A Call to the Nations (Jeremiah 1)

July 10, 2008

I was getting tired last night, so I devoted more of my attention to being personally impacted by this message and less to typing. Thus, these notes will probably be shorter than some of the other sessions, which is probably just as well! Last night’s main session was taken by David Devenish. Dave is based [...]

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TOAM08 – Mark Driscoll’s Perspective On Newfrontiers

July 9, 2008

Mark Driscoll has posted a lengthy article on his blog about how he feels his trip to the UK is going so far. I thought I’d share a few extracts here. Since Tope is my pastor, I am so glad that he and Mark are getting on well. “The Newfrontiers folks are a very healthy [...]

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TOAM08 – Mark Driscoll on the Missional Church

July 9, 2008

Terry began by recommending the outstanding biography of John Newton written by Jonathan Aitkin. I have listened to the CD version and enjoyed it immensely. I join Terry in commending it strongly to you. Terry also recommended two books by Christopher Wright on being missional. Mark Driscoll began by returning to the marks of a [...]

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TOAM08 – Apostles and Prophets Together on a Mission

July 9, 2008

This morning I attended the first segment of the training track, Prophetic Encounter. Today’s session, “Apostles and Prophets Together on a Mission,” emphasized that there is great strength in apostles and prophets working together. They are often seen as complementary gifts in the early church as they help to lay foundations and bring adjustment to [...]

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TOAM08 – David Stroud on 1 Samuel 14

July 9, 2008

During the worship time this morning, Keith Hazell shared an interesting prophetic word. It spoke about a wind coming that would shake things in our land, but also a great time of blessing for us. He felt that there would be new alliances forged and new opportunities presented to the church by the government. This [...]

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TOAM08 – Terry Virgo on Stephen (Acts 6-7)

July 9, 2008

One of the great joys of this conference is that it is a gathering of friends. I had a lovely tea at the Grand Hotel on the Brighton seafront with my dear friends, Ian and Megan Jukes, Andrew and Cheryl Cottingham, and Tom Eaton. We had a lot of fun, and the connection was re-established. [...]

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