2025 Livestream
For men
desiring to
SERVE
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16,17
About this year’s conference
All men with a desire to serve the LORD faithfully in church office are invited and encouraged to attend this year’s conference on February 28 & March 1 at the Trinity URC of St. Catharines, ON. Our keynote speaker for this year
will be Rev. John van Eyk, who will be speaking on how the doctrine of our union with Christ ought to shape our congregational life.
The conference will begin on Friday evening, with the first two main sessions at 7pm and 8:30pm and will conclude on Saturday morning with another main session at 8:30am followed by a variety of breakout sessions and a panel Q&A.
Friday Evening, February 28
- 6:30 PM: Doors Open for Registration and Book Table Perusal
- 7:00 PM: Main Session 1: Congregations Shaped by the Doctrine of Union of Christ (Rev. John van Eyk)
- 8:00 PM: Coffee Break
- 8:30 PM: Main Session 2: Guarding our Churches Against a Culture of Legalism (Rev. John van Eyk)
Saturday Morning, March 1
- 8:00 AM: Coffee
- 8:30 AM: Main Session 3: Guarding our Churches Against a Culture of Antinomianism (Rev. John van Eyk)
- 9:30 AM: Coffee Break
- 10:00 AM: Breakout Sessions
- The Ministry of Restoration (How to Restore those Caught in Sin)
- Galatians 6:1 “Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.”
- The Ministry of Reconciliation (How to Reconcile Brothers in Conflict towards Christian Forgiveness)
- Colossians 3:13 “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”
- The Ministry of Weakness (How our Weakness Amplifies Christ’s Mercy)
- 2 Corinthian 12:9 “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
- A Session Specifically for Deacons (Topic: TBD) with Dr. Eric Watkins
- 11:00 AM Panel Discussion and Q&A
Keynote Speaker
Rev. John van Eyk
Rev. John van Eyk has been the Minister of Trinity Reformed Church since 2017. Prior to that, he served 9 years with the Tain/Fearn Associated Presbyterian Church in the Highlands of Scotland. Before that, he was a Church Planter with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Cambridge, ON where he served for 13 years.
topic
Union with Christ and Congregational Life
