Revival vs. Revivalism

I really appreciated this video with Bryan Chapell, Kevin DeYoung and Rick Phillips discussing the topic of "revival and revivalism."
Should Christians Pray for Revival? from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo.

Philadelphia Conference...The Gospel: What? Why? How?

Each year the Alliance for Confessing Evangelicals hosts the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology in multiple locations. This year the conference will be held March 23-25 in Grand Rapids and April 20-22 in Philadelphia, and it promises to be a wonderful time of instruction and fellowship.

The theme of the conference is The Gospel: What? Why? How? and speakers will include Sinclair Ferguson, Richard Phillips, Ligon Duncan and others. You can click here to register for the Grand Rapids event, or can click here to register for Philadelphia.

Below is the schedule for this year's conferences:

Friday

Preconference:
8:00 a.m. Pre-Conference Registration
9:15 a.m. Devotional: A Minister of the Gospel Eph. 3:7-9, Richard Phillips
9:45 a.m. The Necessity of Gospel Preaching – Romans 10:13-17, Harry Reeder
10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. The Profile of Gospel Preaching – I Cor. 2: 1-5, Harry Reeder
12:00 p.m. Lunch (at local restaurants)
1:30 p.m. The Man, The Message & The Method of Gospel Preaching – II Tim 2:14-4:8, Harry Reeder
2:30 p.m. Question & Answer: Harry Reeder and Richard Phillips
3:15 p.m. End of Pre-Conference

Conference:
7:00 pm The Gospel of Great Joy - Luke 2:10-12, Sinclair Ferguson

Saturday

8:00 a.m. Late Registration
9:00 a.m. The Gospel Remedy for Bad News – Romans 3:21-26, Harry Reeder
10:00 a.m. The Gospel Power of God – Romans 1:16, Sinclair Ferguson
11:00 a.m. Question and Answer Session
12:00 p.m. Lunch (at local restaurants)
2:00 p.m. The Gospel Preaching of the Cross – 1 Corinthians 1:17, Ligon Duncan
3:15-4:30 p.m. Seminars - Please choose one

1. The Gospel in the Contemporary Evangelical Churches, Ligon Duncan
2. A Gospel Reformation: Then and Now, Robert Godfrey (MI)
3. Getting the Gospel Out, Liam Goligher (PA)
4. The Full Gospel: Justification and Sanctification, Richard Phillips

4:30 p.m. Dinner (at local restaurants)
6:30 p.m. Sacred Concert
7:00 p.m. The Gospel Message of Christ – Mark 1:14-15, Robert Godfrey (MI); Liam Goligher (PA)

Sunday

AM Worship - The Gospel Ministry of Reconciliation – 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Ligon Duncan

Puritan Reformed Conference

Here's another great conference for those of you in or near Michigan. Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary will host the second annual Puritan Reformed Conference August 26-28 in Grand Rapids. The theme will be "The Beauty and Glory of Christ" and the list of speakers is top notch, including Joel Beeke, Iain Campbell, David Murray, Richard Phillips and many others. Click here for the conference schedule.

The conference is priced very reasonably at $65 if you register by August 14, rising to $90 after that. There is a special student rate of only $25 for college and seminary students and their spouses, and single day rates are also available. Registration closes August 24.