Four Meetings

We have gone to 4 meetings between the two of us in less then 48 hours. The first meeting was Thursday night for Joshua. It was a Q&A time with C.J. Mahaney, President of Sovereign Grace Ministries. They spent the time asking questions about how to preach effectively. This meeting came on the heels of a week discussing preaching in Homiletics 1.
C.J. Mahaney Bio

The second meeting took place on Friday over lunch. C.J. ordered food from a deli for all the PC guys and they discussed sports, preaching, and pastoral ministry. He then threw a football around with some of the guys ( he said Josh caught like a Cowboy). His goal was to graciously humble them with his athletic ability, fill their bellies with delicious food and bless them with the gift of laughter, especially after 3 hours of Greek that morning. It was a great time of enjoyment for all the PC guys.

I had a meeting this morning with my fellowship group. Our group meets twice a month for 2 hours. Tiffany Hanson and Marie Hughs are the 2 ladies in my group and they both have been a gift to me in this season. Our goal for these meetings is to encourage and admonish each other in applying the gospel to every area of our life. It has been a very fruitful time of growth both in the area of sanctification and in gaining wisdom from each others counsel.

The fourth and final meeting was with Betsy Ricucci, Valori Maresco and Marie Silard. The PC wives were blessed to have a Q&A session with them during our monthly meeting together. We heard wonderful testimonies from Valori and Marie of the impact Biblical fellowship has had on both of their lives. We then spent the rest of the time asking them questions about the importance of opening up our lives to others to recieve and give counsel (Biblical fellowship).