The Conference
Two Days of Spiritual Renewal
October 25-26, 2024
In a world broken by sin, reasons to lament abound. We’ve lost loved ones. We’ve been wounded in relationships. We’ve failed, and others have failed us. Thankfully, God has blessed us by designing certain portions of his Word to help us lament without losing hope.
Join us for our 11th annual Spiritual Life Conference on October 25-26 as we consider how to lament in light of the gospel. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Ken Langley, will lead us through Psalms 42 and 130—Psalms of lament that model godly mourning without losing sight of God’s goodness. No matter what stage of life you’re in, you need to be prepared to lament honestly and without sacrificing the joy of the Lord. Come and consider this important topic at this year’s Spiritual Life Conference.
Martin Luther reminds us that lamenting is a temporary challenge. He said, “Therefore the lamenting does not have to last forever, even though it seems and feels that way when we are in it. But even though we cannot see or determine the end, Christ has already done so…. Even though we do not see the end, we must wait for Him who says: ‘I will put an end to it and will again comfort you and give you joy.’
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Childcare will be provided.
SCHEDULE
Friday, October 25
7pm
6:30 pm
Doors open
7:00 pm
Session 1
Saturday, October 26
8:30 am
9 am
11am
Child Drop-Off Opens
Session 2
Breakout Sessions
Lamenting Loss
- Bruce Ebersole
12 pm
1pm
2 pm
Lamenting Betrayal
- Jon Anzardo
Lunch
Panel Discussion
Session 3
PRICING
$40 Early Bird Price
$50 Regular Price
$20
Friday Only
$30
Saturday Only
Childcare will be provided for children under 12・Teens 12-18 attendance is free・Lunch: Child $5 Teen $10
About the Spiritual Life Conference
The Spiritual Life Conference is a ministry of Green Pond Bible Chapel. Our goal for the SLC is to provide an opportunity for our church body and those in our community to experience growth in spiritual maturity. Each year we focus on a relevant theme and hear a speaker uniquely gifted by God to help us consider God's Word.
Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Ken Langley
Ken Langley recently retired after forty-four years in the pastorate. A graduate of Moody Bible Institute and Denver Seminary (D.Min.), Ken's passion is all things preaching. He has taught homiletics at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, served as president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society co-authored Hermeneutics and Homiletics: Four Views of Preaching Today and published How to Preach the Psalms, the first in a series "Preaching Biblical Literature," of which he is co-editor.
Ken enjoys biking and hiking the Colorado mountains ( a long way from his home in Zion, Illinois). Ken and Jennifer have seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
Breakout Session Speakers
Bruce Ebersole
Although he is originally from New Jersey, Bruce Ebersole spent much of his childhood in Manila, Philippines.
Bruce earned his undergraduate degree from Northeastern Bible College, and has completed post-graduate work at Drew University. He remains an active and passionate reader, and is particularly thankful for the writings of Augustine, Calvin, John Piper, Tim Keller, among many others. He especially enjoys reading aloud to his wife, Sharon, and their five children.
When he is not counseling, Bruce enjoys Thai food, any sort of road trip, listening to music (especially jazz piano), most sports, Manhattan, being with family and friends, and splitting wood.
Jon Anzardo
Jon grew up in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. It was in college when Jesus saved him and redirected his life toward ministry. He loves good chats about theology, pop culture, and everything Seinfeld over a good cup of coffee. Jon married Kirsten, and together they share the joy of being the parents of four children.
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Jon and Kirsten served as missionaries in Jamaica, and Jon completed an MDiv. degree at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary before Jon became Pastor to Maranatha Grace.
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Together they have a passion to see people’s lives transformed by the radical, beautiful grace of God. They want to live life together on mission to the glory of God.