Blog - 2008 Conference

This year at Na we gave all the shirt profits to build wells in Uganda and then sold $10 bookmarks and gave the profits to send Bible to Uganda. Your response was amazing. We raised $3,000 to build wells in Uganda and, get this, $19,000 to send Bibles to Uganda.

Doug Hayes leads the ministry, Covenant Mercies, that will be building the wells and getting the Bibles to Uganda. We asked him to give you a better idea of what these funds will mean to the people receiving clean water and Bibles…

We just uploaded two short and sweet guides on how to apply what you learned at Na 2008 and how to read your Bible better. Check them out.

Application 101: Helps you dig into a particular message you want to apply and has five principles to keep in mind as you change your Bible reading: Time, Place, Plan, Memorization, Involving Others.

Hermeneutics 101 : Seven questions to ask every Bible passage you come across in order to help you better interpret the passage and a short bibliography of other Hermeneutics resources. 

Here’s Zelos, the other band playing at the Boundless Stage.
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Introduce yourself.

What’s up Na, we’re a band called ZELOS (pr. “ZAY-LOSS"). Judah, Dan, and Abe Groveman form the core of the band along with drummer PJ Mullsteff and pianist Jermaine Walker.  We’re grateful for the opportunity to share our music with the 2008 Na Conference and we hope…

This year at the conference Boundless is sponsoring a small venue for acoustic performances by some good bands. We wanted to introduce you to them ahead of time.

Here’s Reilly. Check out our interview with them. 

A few note taking tips:

_If you’re trying to get down every word, forget it (especially when Mark Dever speaks). Don’t write so much that you forget to listen.
_Some people write notes to help them listen (you know who you are!). If it helps you focus, by all means do what you need to do.
_Whatever you do, write enough to help you…

While you’re packing and running to the store for new clothes, don’t forget to pray.

Pray for the Lord to speak to you: Ask God to speak to you during the conference and to transform your heart and mind as you encounter his Word. Prayer is a helpful act of humble dependence.

Pray for the Conference: Here are some specifics to pray for regarding the conference.…

More ideas for how to get the most out of the Na conference if you’re going.

Idea #2: build with people that know you

Sure you want to meet new people (we hope you meet lots). But there is something special about building relationships with people from home, people that know you and know what’s going on with your work/school/family.

So spend some time…

So I’m going to be posting some ideas on how to prepare yourself for the conference. Here’s the first one:

Meet with God personally during the conference, not just in the sessions.

Taking time to meet with God to have your personal devotions during the conference really matters. Sure, you may be hearing all sorts of great biblical truth and spending more time than usual talking…

Hey all, just noticed the date and that you have one more week to catch the cheaper rate for registration.  If you’re planning on coming to the conference and just haven’t had time to register, now is your chance. You get a great price for the conference and we get more time to know you’re coming (which really serves the team in preparing for you). 

So in other…

A few weeks ago I sat down with C.J. and Josh and talked about the message topics for this year’s conference. It was a great conversation.

Personally, I’m really excited that we’re going to spend 4 days learning from CJ, Josh, Al Mohler, Mark Dever and John Piper about the Bible--some of the men that have influenced me on my understanding of the Bible the most. We’re about…