2024 Recorded Sessions
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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 23 & 24 at the Trinity URC of St. Catharines, ON. Our keynote speaker for this year will
be Dr. Jonathan Master, President of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, who will be speaking on “The Qualifications for Church Office.”
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 8am followed by a variety of breakout sessions and a panel Q&A.
Friday Evening, February 23
- 7:00 PM: Main Session 1: Qualifications for the Office of Elder (Jonathan Master)
- 8:00 PM: Coffee Break
- 8:30 PM: Main Session 2: Qualifications for the Office of Deacon (Jonathan Master)
Saturday Morning, February 24
- 8:30 AM: Main Session 3: Preparing Men for Church Office (Jonathan Master)
- 9:30 AM: Coffee Break
- 10:00 AM: Breakout Sessions
- Instruction for Various Pastoral Visits (Rev. Dick Wynia, Vineyard CanRC)
- Pastoral Care and Human Sexuality (Rev. Joel Dykstra, Wellandport URC)
- Spiritual Disciplines of Office-Bearers (Professor Paul Ipema, MARS)
- Identifying Men for the Ministry (Rev. Greg Bylsma, Living Water URC)
- 11:00 AM Panel Discussion and Q&A on Preparedness for Church Office (Master, Ipema, Bylsma)
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jonathan Master
President, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
topic
The Qualifications for Church Office
MAIN Sessions
Breakout Sessions – Speakers & Topics
Rev. Dick Wynia
Vineyand CanRC
practical advice to elders and deacons about conducting various kinds of pastoral visits (visits to the nursing home, to the hospital, at the deathbed, etc.)
Rev. Greg Bylsma
Living Water URC
will offer guidance to elders on how to identify men who are suited for pastoral ministry, and he will suggest ways to test their giftedness before sending them to ministry
Rev. Joel Dykstra
Wellandport URC
providing pastoral care for those struggling with their gender and sexuality
Rev. Paul Ipema
Mid-America Reformed Seminary
the spiritual disciplines in the life of office-bearers
