Blog Archives

Tim Cain – Grace in the Trenches of Church Planting | PasCon 2017

Tim Cain is the pastor of Kaleo Church which he planted in El Cajon, California, in 2009 after completing a one year church planting residency at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Kaleo is part of both the TCT and the Acts 29 church planting networks. Tim and his wife, Abbey, have three wonderful adopted children. Tim has […]


Nancy Guthrie – Walking with Others Who Are Disappointed in God | PasCon 2017

Nancy Guthrie teaches the Bible at conferences around the country and is currently pursuing graduate studies via Reformed Theological Seminary Global. She and her husband, David, are the co-hosts of the GriefShare video series used in more than 10,000 churches nationwide and also host Respite Retreats for couples who have experienced the death of a child. […]


Joe Rigney – Team Leadership and Church Planting | PasCon 2017

Joe Rigney serves as Assistant Professor of Theology and Christian Worldview at Bethlehem College & Seminary, where he teaches Bible, theology, history, philosophy, history, and Jonathan Edwards. When he’s not teaching college and seminary students, he spends time enjoying his lovely wife, laughing with his two sons, reading medieval theology, playing flag football, and eating […]


Gregg Heinsch – Ministry Opportunities | PasCon 2017

Gregg is the Lead Pastor of Celebration Community Church of Celebration, Florida.  Previously, he had planted Faith Community Church of Hudson, Wisconsin and served as its pastor for 21 years. He and his wife, Heidi, grew up in Faribault, Minnesota and have been married 35 years.  They have three children and three grandchildren. Gregg has […]


Tony Merida – Foundations of Preaching | PasCon 2017

Tony Merida is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He also serves as Associate Professor of Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. His books include: Faithful Preaching, Orphanology, Ordinary: How to Turn the World Upside Down, Proclaiming Jesus, and eight volumes in the new Christ-Centered Exposition commentary […]


Marty Machowski – Teaching Theology in the Family | PasCon 2017

Marty Machowski is a Family Life Pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, where he’s served on the pastoral staff for 28 years. He and his wife, Lois, have six children, ages 13-23.  Marty is the author of The Ology, a systematic theology for grade school children.  Marty’s other books include Long Story […]


Jordan Thomas – Ministry Challenges | PasCon 2017

Jordan Thomas (M.Div. Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, Memphis, TN) is one of the pastors of Grace Church, Memphis, which he helped plant in 2006. Grace Church is part of the Treasuring Christ Together Church Planting Network, as well as the Southern Baptist Convention. Jordan and his wife, Tracy, have been married for 17 years and […]


Jonathan Leeman – Membership | PasCon 2017

Jonathan Leeman, an elder at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, is the editorial director for 9Marks. After a call to ministry, Jonathan earned an MDiv and PhD in theology. Today he edits the 9Marks series of books and journal. He has also written a number of books, including Church Membership and Church Discipline. Jonathan teaches adjunctively […]


Jason DeRouchie – Fathers Discipling Children | PasCon 2017

Rev. Dr. Jason DeRouchie (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a mission-minded dad, author, and teacher, who is committed to helping others, especially his kids, exalt Jesus and the hope of the gospel from all of Scripture. Jason and his wife Teresa have six children, three from Ethiopia. He serves as Professor of Old Testament and […]


Jason Meyer – Preaching the Psalms | PasCon 2017

Jason Meyer is the Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, MN. Jason has also served as Bethlehem College and Seminary’s Associate Professor of New Testament. Jason holds an MDiv and PhD from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of The End of the Law: Mosaic Covenant in Pauline Theology and A Biblical Theology of Preaching. Jason and his wife, Cara, […]