Finally, the Gospel Coalition Conference is coming up next week. On Monday I’ll be posting what’s Z has going on during the show. Below is a video of DA Carson and Tim Keller discussing the conference. Are you going?
The Fatherless Generation Blog Tour begins this week! For the next five days bloggers will be reviewing and wrestling with the work of John Sowers in his new book, Fatherless Generation: Redeeming the Story.
This week, Oct. 11-15 only, you can order a copy of Fatherless Generation for 50% OFF and Free shipping at Zondervan.com Use this code: 370033
What does it mean for a generation to grow up without Dad? What happens when Dad walks out the door of your life, never to return? What happens when our givers of life give us a lifetime of tears?
I’ll be keeping a running list of the discussions here. Join the conversation about fatherlessness in America this week and discover what the church can do amidst this crisis. (read sample)
In two weeks the Fatherless Generation Blog Tour will begin (October 11-15). Bloggers across the country will be wrestling with the questions found in John Sowers’ Fatherless Generation:
What does it mean for a generation to grow up without Dad? What happens when Dad walks out the door of your life, never to return? What happens when our givers of life give us a lifetime of tears?
John Sowers is the president of The Mentoring Project, a non-profit founded by Donald Miller to help young boys who have no father at home and need Christian mentoring. In the foreword to Fatherless Generation Miller writes:
This video features a lot of pretty serious imagery: guns, gangs, drugs, suicide, etc. When I saw the first draft of the video I thought “whoa, that’s a little heavy for a book trailer.” But then it occured to me – That’s the point. Fatherless boys have no guide to lead them away from these things.
Does your church have a mentoring program? How does it work?
The sign-up for the Fatherless Generation Blog Touris not yet closed. {The tour sign-up is now closed – sorry!} For all the details on how you can get a FREE copy see our post.
During October 11-15 we’ll be hosting a blog tour for a new book by a new(er) author: Fatherless Generation: Redeeming the Storyby John Sowers. To join the tour and receive your free copy, fill out this form. {Sorry! The sign up is now closed!}
Fatherlessness is something John Sowers knows about firsthand, and something he works against every day as president of The Mentoring Project. This video gives you an idea about what The Mentoring Project is:
STORY is a conference for the creative class in ministry on September 23-24, 2010 at Park Community Church in downtown Chicago. The purpose is to fuel the church’s artists, writers and producers in communicating the greatest story ever told. You’ll hear from some of the best creative practitioners in both ministry and the marketplace, from filmmakers and authors to actors and musicians. Presenters include:
