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Dear Brothers,
Over dinner at the 2009 Pastors’ Conference, Paul Tripp and I were talking about the Pastoral Epistles when he made an extremely insightful observation. He pointed out that there doesn’t seem to be any tension at all between a man’s pastoral life and his family life. There seems to be a natural ebb and flow between the two. But if the Apostle Paul were writing to Timothy today, Tripp said, in light of what’s currently happening in pastoral ministry, the apostle would have to address the importance of not letting the pastor’s family become a casualty of the ministry. Thus the idea for this year’s conference was born: ”The Pastor and His Family: When Ministry Becomes Idolatry.” We hope you will join us as we discover and discuss together how the gospel brings order to the chaos and distortions of our pastoral and personal lives.
Because of the gospel,
Bob Glenn
About The Redeemer Conference for Pastors
The Redeemer Conference for Pastors is hosted by Pastor R.W. Glenn and Redeemer Bible Church in Minnetonka, MN. This is our 5th annual conference. Since we started the Redeemer Conference for Pastors, we had a vision for cultivating an atmosphere of honesty and transparency among the pastors. We all stumble in many ways (Jas 3:2). Pastors fight the same battles as the people in the pew. We often just put on our game face, suck it up, and get on with ministry. Many of us don’t feel free to share our struggles with our congregations, for good and ill. We have designed our conference to be a safe place for pastors to fight the good fight of faith together – with the encouragement of thoughtful messages and warm fellowship. Our conference is unique in design as we provide access to the speakers and times of discussion with fellow pastors / wives who are facing the same issues.