July 2008 eNews

Announcing the Founders Podcasts Listen each week to the Founders Ministries Podcast as we explore issues related to the recovery and advancement of the gospel and the work of reformation in the church. The Podcasts will feature interviews, lectures, sermons and discussions with pastors and church leaders who are praying and working toward this end to God’s glory. In the first podcast Tim Brister interviews Tom Ascol on topics that include the 2008 National Founders Conference (held June 24 - 27 in Owasso, OK), church planting and church renewal, and Resolution #6 on Recovering Regenerate Church Membership and Church Discipline, that was passed this past June at the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis. You can find the podcast at www.recoveringthegospel.net (click on "Go to Podcasts" on the Welcome page) The Founders Ministries Podcast is also available on iTunes.

Fall Registration is Now Open

Study The Causes and Cure of Spiritual Depression with Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Register here to AUDIT this new course for FREE during the Fall 2008 semester.

This fall the Founders Study Center will be offering its new course, Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure with Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, for free for those who sign up to audit the course. If you have been waiting to try a course through the Study Center, this is your opportunity to audit one at no cost! We will also be offering this course at a reduced price for students who wish to take the course as directed studies and work with a mentor (see below).

Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure with audio lectures by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Learn about the causes and cure for spiritual depression from a master physician and minister, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) served as minister of Westminster Chapel in London for almost 30 years. This course meets for 16 sessions. The course begins September 2, 2008. Students will have access to course material online until January 31, 2009 (20 weeks to complete the course). Cost: FREE for Audit / $50 for directed studies (A $15 discount is provided for subscribers of the Founders Journal)

• Additional Courses for Fall 2008

We will also be offering one more 16-week course and two 10-week courses this fall.

16-Week course (beginning September 2, 2008):

Theology of the Puritans with audio lectures by Dr. J. I. Packer In this course Dr. Packer delivers a rich overview of Puritan theology, drawing on a lifetime of personal study and passion for the Puritans. Topics include: Purtian identity, the Scriptures in Puritan theology, salvation by grace, the conscience, Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and church life. Dr. J. I Packer is the Board of Governors' Professor of Theology at Regent College, in Vancouver, British Columbia. This course meets for 16 sessions. Students will have access to course material online until January 31, 2009 (20 weeks to complete the course). Cost: $75 (A $25 discount is provided for subscribers of the Founders Journal)

10-Week courses (beginning October 13, 2008):

Maintaining a Healthy Church with audio lectures by Dr. Mark Dever Learn about God’s purpose for the church and how to lead a church in a direction that will keep it healthy and thriving. Dr. Mark Dever serves as senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington D.C. This course meets for 10 sessions and will begin on October 13, 2008. Students will have access to course material online until January 31, 2008 (14 weeks to complete the course). Cost: $50 (A $15 discount is provided for subscribers of the Founders Journal)

A Biblical Call with audio lectures by Pastor Albert N. Martin This course addresses the important question: What constitutes a biblical call to the work of the ministry? Topics include: six wrong reasons to enter the gospel ministry, four essential elements of the call, and the mental, spiritual and practical gifts required for the pastoral office. Pastor Al Martin has served as elder at Trinity Baptist Church of Montville, NJ since 1967. This course meets for 10 sessions and will begin on October 13, 2008. Students will have access to course material online until January 31, 2008 (14 weeks to complete the course). Cost: $50 (A $15 discount is provided for subscribers of the Founders Journal)

Find out what's new at the Founders online Study Center. Click here to visit our website to learn more about this and other fall courses.

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2008 Southern Baptist Founders Conference If you missed the national Southern Baptist Founders Conference last month in Owasso, OK, you can still benefit from the messages. You can find links to the conference live-blogging, audio and video here. Tim Brister live-blogged the conference. You can read his summary here.

Introductory Sale from Founders Press Ends Soon!

Special Introductory Price ENDS July 31, 2008 The Baptism of Disciples Alone A Covenantal Argument for Credobaptism Versus Paedobaptism by Fred A. Malone Revised and Expanded Edition This edition includes added content in several chapters as well as two new appendices: The first new appendix is a review of The Case for Covenantal Infant Baptism by Gregg Strawbridge. The second is a critique and rejection of Extreme Covenantalism. 319 pages, hard cover, $29.95 retail price Special Introdctory Price: $17.95 each (plus shipping and handling) through July 31, 2008. Order by mail (check or money order) or online from Founders Press (no phone orders)

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