Ephesians 3:10 tells us that God displays his manifold wisdom to the universe through the church. Our local churches often don't look like a display of God's wisdom. Why is that? How can we more closely display God's designs for our local churches? In this talk, we'll consider what a local church is like -- and what we, as pastors and members, can do to help build a healthy local church.
Mark serves as the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. A Duke graduate, Dr. Dever holds a M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a Th.M. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Ecclesiastical History from Cambridge University. He is the president of 9Marks Ministries and has taught at a number of seminaries. Dr. Dever has authored several books and articles, most recently, Discipling, The Compelling Community and The Church: The Gospel Made Visible. Earlier books include What is a Healthy Church?, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church,The Deliberate Church, Promises Kept: The Message of the New Testament, and Promises Made: The Message of the Old Testament. He and his wife Connie live and minister on Capitol Hill, with Connie giving much of her time to creating a childrens’ curriculum (PraiseFactory). They have two adult children.
Experience a day in the life of Tyndale. During your visit you can attend a class, engage with current students, have dinner with our faculty, meet with an Admissions counselor and worship with us in chapel.
Come and hear from Gregory K. Beale as he explores the theme: "The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A study of a biblical theology of the Temple throughout the Bible."