Saturday : 09:15 AM : Hall A - Convention Center Level
Plenary Session
Mark Buchanan
Missions Fest 2009 Plenary Speaker
Mark Buchanan will speak on ‘Rest and Risk,’ two elements of prayer.
Most of us feel utterly ransacked: we’re waylaid by endless demands and stifling routines. Even our vacations have a panicky, task-like edge to them. “If I only had more time,” is the mantra of our age. But is this the real problem?
Widely acclaimed author Mark Buchanan states that what we’ve really lost is “the rest of God-the rest God bestows and, with it, that part of himself we can know only through stillness.” Stillness as a virtue is a foreign concept in our society, but there is wisdom in God’s own rhythm of work and rest. Sabbath is elixir and antidote. It is a gift for our sanity and wholeness–to prolong our lives, to enrich our relationships, to increase our fruitfulness, to make our joy complete. Jesus practiced Sabbath among those who had turned it into a dismal thing, a day for murmuring and finger-wagging, and he reminded them of the day’s true purpose: liberation-to heal, to feed, to rescue, to celebrate, to lavish and relish life abundant.
Mark's Book : The Rest of God
Recording : CD 48-09 / DVD 210-09
Biography
Mark Buchanan is an author and pastor living on Vancouver Island. Publications include Your God is Too Safe, Things Unseen, The Holy Wild, The Rest of God, and Hidden in Plain Sight. His sixth book, A Man for All Seasons, is due for release in early 2010. His articles are regularly found in such publications as Books & Culture, Christianity Today, The Christian Century, Leadership Journal, Discipleship Journal, and Christian Week.
http://markbuchanan.net/
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I would like to attend the seminar but may run late and may not get there until 9:30am or later... what time does this session end?
ReplyDeleteThis session ends at 10:30 so you would still get most of Mark's talk.
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