Shepherds 360 Regional Fellowship Meets April 5

The next Shepherds 360 Regional Fellowship meeting will take place on April 5, 2022 at The Shepherd’s Church. The topic for the day will be “Authority in Pauline Churches.” The speaker will be Dr. Ben Merkle, Chair of New Testament Studies and Professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest.

You won’t want to miss this most interesting topic from a uniquely prepared speaker.

Dr. Merkle is a former missionary to Southeast Asia. He is the author or editor of more than 30 books including 40 Questions about Elders and Deacons (Kregel, 2008), Why Elders? (Kregel, 2009), Ephesians, Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament (B&H, 2016), Going Deeper with New Testament Greek (coauthor, B&H, 2016), Greek for Life (coauthor, Baker, 2017), Exegetical Gems from Biblical Greek (Baker, 2019), and Beginning with New Testament Greek (coauthor, B&H, 2020). He is also the editor of Southeastern Theological Review and the 40 Questions Series (Kregel).

The full schedule is below:

  • 9:00am – Registration
  • 9:30am – Welcome, Opening Comments
  • 10:00am – Session #1 with Dr. Ben Merkle: “The Authority of the Congregation and Elders in Pauline Churches”
  • 11:00am – Session #2 with Dr. Ben Merkle: “The Authority of Deacons in Pauline Churches”
  • 12:00pm – Lunch

 

Please register to attend here.

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