2009 Reformation Heritage Conference

Back in April, Feeding on Christ, posted a link to a series of audio messages from Grace Presbyterian Church’s Reformation Heritage Conference.  From October 30-November 1, Grace Presbyterian Church, in Douglasville, GA, and Midway Presbyterian Church in Powder Springs, GA, will be hosting this year’s Reformation Heritage Conference with Dr. Paul S. Jones. The conference will be held  at Midway Presbyterian Church. The cost is only $10.00 for anyone over  the age of 18. Child care is included! Dr. Jones is the Organist and Music Director at the historic Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He will be speaking on Music, Singing and the Protestant Reformation. I had the privilege of working with Paul Jones when I was at Tenth Presbyterian and know that he is one of the finest musicians working in the church and an outstanding hymn writer. You will not want to miss this if you are interested in broadening your horizons in regard to music and Reformed worship. For the sake of promoting this year’s Conference, I am re-posting the April post below:

“Dr. Jon Payne, minister of Grace Presbyterian Church in Douglasville, Ga, has been bringing in excellent preachers and speakers for the past 5 years for their Reformation Heritage Conference. In 2004, Derek Thomas came and gave a series of lectures on Calvin, Geneva and Reformed Worship. Darryl Hart spoke in 2005 on American Reformation Heritage. Iain Murray came in 2006 and spoke on The Scottish Reformation. In 2007 Carl Trueman spoke on the German Reformation; and in 2008 Michael Horton gave a series of lectures on the Reformation and the Means of Grace.

Upcoming Conference speakers include Paul Jones, Joel Beeke, and Carl Trueman. Jones will be speaking on “The Music of the Protestant Reformation” in 2009. Dr. Beeke will be lecturing on “The Dutch Reformation” in 2010; and Dr. Trueman will focus on”The English Reformation.”

This really is a well thought out Conference. There are not many Conferences that focus on a nation by nation contribution to the Reformation. If you are not familiar with Dr. Jon Payne, I want to encourage you to look out for the forthcoming Christ the Center episode where I talk with Jon about Reformed Worship. Jon has authored two books : John Owen on the Lord’s Supper and In the Splendor of Holiness .”