This week I attended the Pastor's conference at Regent college. The theme was The Pastor as Preacher and the conference was sold out! More than 250 pastors and one chaplain enjoyed the preaching of two 'top gun' preachers from the United States.
During the four day conference we heard 8 excellent sermons. There were also workshops on exegetical and evangelical preaching. Many of the participants were Christian Reformed Church ministers, most of them from B.C. and Alberta as well as a few from Ontario and Michigan.
There were many opportunities for me to share with them the work of the Ministry to Seafarers. I also met with several pastors from different denominations. On the last day of the conference we celebrated the Lord's Supper. It was a very moving experience sharing the bread and the wine with Christians from different denominations. After the four day conference I had to say good bye again to many nice people!
Unfortunately it was a little like saying goodbye to the crew of a ship that leaves Roberts Bank... chances are you may never see them again.
