Watch the video of Session 5 with Joshua Harris, senior pastor at Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg Maryland, titled: "Humble Orthodoxy." Joshua Harris digs into the text of 2 Timothy 2 in this video from the Reform & Resurge Conference May 2006. Whose approval are you living for? And what do you have to do to get it? These questions are the questions that Joshua Harris presses for answers to those who are on mission for Jesus. He quickly points out by asking these types of questions one could be building the wrong foundation in which one should operate. Joshua Harris then leads us into building the proper foundation on which we are to live. Pastors who are approved by God teach the truth faithfully, not finding texts to make themselves look good. Pastors who are approved by God must live the truth personally, not just in the "professional life" but all areas of life. Pastors who are approved by God must represent the truth humbly, not using our role or tools as weapons to approve oneself. As we approach our call in this way our message will hold true in all times and we will set the stage for the generation that follows. May this video from Joshua Harris establish a humble theology in your life.

In the fourth session of the Reform & Resurge Conference May 2006, Dr. Ed Stetzer, author of Breaking the Missional Code, pastor of Lake Ridge Church in Atlanta and missiologist at the North American Mission Board, continues the conversation from session three as he speaks on "Understanding Culture." In the last session Dr. Stetzer talked about why culture is important. Now as you watch this video session he will expound on how one begins to understand the culture in which one ministers. How does one shift to a church born in culture, not a culture born out of the church, that is biblically faithful? How does the church go from an attractional church to an incarnational church? The church needs to shift from professional leadership to passionate godly leaders. Dr. Stetzer also continues to push the church to realize that the people in the church are not ministers but missionaries in their communities. As well he challenges leaders to leave a legacy of exponential growth not details of themselves. In conclusion Dr. Stetzer just gives great points to ponder in this video if you plan on being a leader in reaching the culture that surrounds you. This session will give you great thought provoking lessons along with tools on how you can understand your culture in order to reach your culture effectively by staying on mission with Jesus.

Watch the Session 3 video from the Reform & Resurge Conference with Dr. Ed Stetzer, pastor of Lake Ridge Church in Atlanta, author and director of research at the North American Mission Board, preach on, "Breaking the Missional Code." Dr. Stetzer will be speaking in this video about the biggest issues evangelicalism will face in the next ten years, specifically in the areas of ecclesiology and missiology. Dr. Stetzer will be preaching and teaching from Acts 17. He points out to the church that we must realize we are to be a people of God that will know how to reach people with the gospel of Jesus Christ in our culture because culture matters. As clearly displayed in Acts 17, Paul knows the culture around him and as controversial as it was then it is as controversial now. The key for the church is to see that the "how of ministry" is determined by the "who, the when and the where of ministry" because context matters. We are also encouraged to learn how to pastor in our communities not pastor in our heads. In addition to contending for the faith and theology but to do it in our culture like Paul did in Acts 17. Dr. Stetzer also desires our need to acknowledge the positive things of the culture and rebuke the negative things of the culture.

Reform & Resurge Conference May 2006 Session 2. Anthony Bradley, professor at Covenant Seminary, speaks about, "Beyond Brokenness: How Jacked-Up Punks Will Change the World." Watch this video presentation on the Kingdom of God. Anthony Bradley explains that redemption is more than just involvement with people but all things. The Kingdom that God is setting up is Jesus' rule and reign over all. Do God's people realize that God uses people to build his Kingdom? Even though everyone is "jacked-up" or sinful he still chooses to use believers to preach the gospel in order to redeem all things.

Using themes from Isaiah 61:1-4 Anthony Bradley hopes to address that living missionally is so much more than dealing with issues of brokenness and healing--viz., namely that we now have a role to play in the continuing story of cosmic redemption. He desires that we look at how we can missionally live for the Kingdom of God and how we are invited to partake in the story of redemption. Having a Kingdom mindset we will realize that everywhere and everyone has a role to play and areas to reach for redemption. The good news of Jesus and his work is for any type of abusive situations and those that have incurred deep wounds such as how divorce has brought brokenness to many people.

In session 1 of the Reform and Resurge Conference May 2006, Darrin Patrick, pastor of The Journey in St. Louis, talks on "The Life and Death of the Missional Leader."

What are the many factors that pastors and ministry leaders face today? Watch this video on the many situations and statistics that kill or disqualify the minister such as adultery, burnout, sexual misconduct, crime, bad theology, tough times in ministry and various other trials. Darrin Patrick unpacks how ministry is designed to kill you so that Christ may live in you. In James 1 he unpacks how we ought to realize that trials help train and/or exercise us into God's people. Being on mission with Jesus Christ will bring pain along with joy as we preach the gospel in our present day culture. As well Darrin Patrick leads us through 2 Corinthians 1 on who Paul tells us that when we respond appropriately to trials we will fall in love with people. The question one must answer is, did you get involved with ministry to serve yourself or to serve others? As you die to yourself you begin to live for Jesus. May this video help stir in you these biblical realities.