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Overview
At this conference we will bring an exegetical understanding and practical application of the various texts of Scripture that deal with the matter of discipline in the church. The church today has largely set aside church discipline as one of its ordinary means of grace, and as a result, even pastors are unclear on what the Bible says on the matter.
I. Introduction
1. The God Who Disciplines Sons
2. How New Testament Texts are Case Law
3. Church Discipline in History
II. Exposition of Biblical Texts
4. Dealing with the Unforgiving, Matt 18:15-17
5. Dealing with Scandalous Sin, 1 Corinthians 5:11-13
6. Dealing with the Disorderly, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15
7. Dealing with the Divisive, Romans 16:17-19
8. Dealing with False Teachers, Titus 3:8-11
9. Discipline of Elders, 1 Timothy 5:19-20, Gal 2:11-14
III. Important Issues
10. Understanding Repentance, 2 Corinthians 7:9-12
11. Should Repentance Always Stop the Chastisement?
12. How Should Church Members Treat the Disciplined?
13. The Case for Elder/Presbytery Discipline
14. The Case for Congregational Discipline
15. Q&A Regarding Presbytery or Congregational Discipline
16. Church Membership and Church Discipline
17. How Does the Family Relate to a Father or Mother Who Has Been Excommunicated?
18. Legal Issues Surrounding Church Discipline and the State
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Speakers
By God’s grace, Jeff Pollard was converted to Jesus Christ from a career in rock music in the early 1980s. Though religious from his youth, his true conversion at age thirty brought him to understand and then to preach God’s sovereign grace. God’s Spirit and Word awakened him to his responsibilities as husband and father as well as to God’s vision for families. Jeff is now an elder of Mt. Zion Bible Church, Pensacola, Florida. He is the editor of the Free Grace Broadcaster and author of Christian Modesty and the Public Undressing of America and Do You Know Jesus Christ?
Scott T. Brown is the president of Church and Family Life and pastor at Hope Baptist Church in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Scott graduated from California State University in Fullerton with a degree in History and received a Master of Divinity degree from Talbot School of Theology. He gives most of his time to local pastoral ministry, expository preaching, conferences on church and family reformation. Scott helps people think through the two greatest institutions God has provided — the church and the family.
Jason Dohm is a full-time pastor at Sovereign Redeemer Community Church in Youngsville, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992 with a B.A. in education and proceeded to a lengthy career in electronics manufacturing. Jason has been married to Janet for 30 years and has six children and four grandchildren.
An avid collector of artifacts and historic documents, Dan Ford delights in using his original source documents to demonstrate the abundant evidence of our godly cultural inheritance. Dan is the author of the illustrated work, In the Name of God, Amen. He and his wife Theresa reside in St. Louis, Missouri.
Lael Weinberger is an attorney and historian. He is currently a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Chicago. He earned a J.D. from Oak Brook College of Law and an M.A. in history from Northern Illinois University. Lael clerked for Chief Justice Daniel Eismann on the Idaho Supreme Court and has published several articles and book chapters on constitutional law, corporate law, and law and religion. Lael co-authored (with Robert Renaud) A Tale of Two Governments, a book on church discipline and the courts.
Rob Ventura is one of the pastors of Grace Community Baptist Church of North Providence, Rhode Island and holds a Master of Divinity degree from Reformed Baptist Seminary. He is an author and blogger for Reformation 21 and has co-authored two books published by Reformation Heritage Books: A Portrait of Paul and Spiritual Warfare. He is the general editor of Going Beyond the Five Points, Covenant Theology, and Lectures in Systematic Theology and is a contributor to the Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible. He and his wife, Vanessa, and family live in Rhode Island.
Dr. Marcus J. Serven was declared the Pastor Emeritus of Covenant Family Church (OPC) in Troy, Missouri upon his retirement in October, 2016. After serving thirty-seven years in pastoral ministry he is now engaged in researching, writing, and teaching on the key figures and doctrines of the Protestant Reformation (www.genevanfoundation.com). Marcus and his wife Cheryl have nine children, six of whom are grown, along with ten grandchildren. Dr. Serven is a graduate of the University of California at Davis, BA; Fuller Theological Seminary, MDiv; and Covenant Theological Seminary, ThM and DMin. The Serven’s make their home in Austin, Texas.
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Schedule
Thursday
12:00 - 1:15 |
Lunch (Provided) |
1:15 - 1:45 |
The God Who Disciplines Sons, Scott Brown |
1:45 - 2:45 |
How New Testament Texts are Case Law, Dan Horn |
2:45 - 3:15 |
Break |
3:15 - 4:15 |
Church discipline in history - Dan Ford |
4:15 - 4:30 |
Break |
4:30 - 5:30 |
Church Discipline in Church History - Dan Ford |
5:30 - 7:00 |
Dinner |
7:00 - 8:00 |
Dealing with the Unrepentant, Matt 18:15-17 - Rob Ventura |
8:00 - 9:00 |
– Q&A and Panel Discussion With Speakers Brown, Horn, Ford, Ventura, Weinberger |
Friday
8:00 - 9:00 |
Dealing with Scandalous Sin, 1 Corinthians 5:11-13 – Dan Horn |
9:00 - 10:00 |
Dealing with the Disorderly, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-14 - Jason Dohm |
10:00 - 10:30 |
Break |
10:30 - 11:30 |
Dealing with the Divisive, Romans 16:17-19 - Rob Ventura |
11:30 - 12:00 |
Discussion and Panel with Speakers Horn, Dohm, Ventura, Ford |
12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch (Provided) |
1:30 - 2:30 |
Discipline of Elders, 1 Timothy 5:19-20, Gal 2:11-14, Scott Brown
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2:30 - 3:30 |
Understanding Repentance, 2 Corinthians 7:9-12 - Jeff Pollard
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3:30 - 4:00 |
Break
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4:00 - 5:00 |
Should Repentance Always Stop the Chastisement? - Dan Horn
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5:00 - 6:00 |
How should church members treat the disciplined – Jason Dohm
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6:00 - 7:30 |
Dinner
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7:30 - 8:30 |
Dealing With Disagreements Over Discipline - Explanation of the Baptist Confession of 1689 Chapter 26, Article 16 - Jeff Pollard
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8:30 - 9:30 |
Q&A and Panel Discussion with speakers Brown, Pollard, Horn, Dohm, |
Saturday
8:00 - 9:30 |
The Case for Elder/presbytery discipline and Congregational Discipline - Dan Horn
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9:30 - 10:30 |
Church membership and Church Discipline - Jeff Pollard
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Break
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Dealing with False Teachers, Titus 3:8-11, Jason Dohm |
12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch (Provided)
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1:00 - 2:00 |
Legal issues surrounding church discipline and the state - Lael Weinbarger |
2:00 - 3:00 |
Roundtable and Panel Discussion with speakers |
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