I have found that the reason so many men struggle with their sin for as long and as intensely as they do is due to their proclivity to hide their failure with others. The Samson Society is a step in the right direction. The answer is not harder more probing questions during accountability. The answer is having a true accountability experience. It is harder to lie to someone who is trying to help me when I know they desire to help me–as opposed to some legalistic necessity in us to check off the list that we are being held accountable.

Check out the Samson Society and the video below.

They are going on a weekend tour that I think would be very challenging. I am planning on going to the one in October.

::48 HOURS OF FRANKNESS TOUR::

1) Atlanta (March 25-26)

2) Austin/San Antonio (April 8-9),

3) Orlando (April 15-16),

4) Eugene, Oregon (May).

5) Richmond, VA (June)

6) Denver (August)

7) St. Louis (September)

8) Philadelphia (September)

9) Louisville (October)

10) Knoxville (November)

If you have the time and resources, I would strongly recommend going to this conference. Seeing fellows from various backgrounds coming together to discuss church planting gets me excited. So many times we can become parochial and territorial regarding our particular denominations’ church planting strategy. I am going and would love to meet you. Leave a comment. Perhaps we can get together and talk about how theological training and church planting intersect.

PLANT! from Covenant Fellowship Church on Vimeo.

One on John Bunyan in Whitlinsville, MA:

“A John Bunyan Feast”

October 22-23. Joel Beeke and Derek Thomas are the speakers.

The other at Princeton Theological Seminary:

“These Speak of Me: The Glory of Christ in All of Scripture”

November 5-6. David Helm and Kent Hughes will be the speakers at this second conference.