I’m sitting in a lodge of sorts, way down south in Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi, to be exact. I shamefully admit that I had to look up both Jackson and Mississippi on a map yesterday before I set out just to figure out where I was going to be spending my week. I am here for the Twin Lakes Conference, a small but impactful conference sponsored primarily by First Presbyterian Church of Jackson (a.k.a. Ligon Duncan’s church). Attendance is expected to be around 250 men, the vast majority of whom seem to be Presbyterian pastors. Rumor has it I am the only Canadian in attendance. Among the speakers will be Ligon Duncan (obviously) and Thabiti Anyabwile.
The conference is held on the grounds of Twin Lakes Camp and Conference Center which is owned and operated by First Presbyterian Church. While I haven’t had time (or daylight) to check it out more thoroughly, it seems to be just an amazing facility and is by far the nicest church camp I’ve seen. Best of all, they have wireless internet here. That’s my kind of camp!
The conference kicks off this afternoon with Ligon Duncan speaking and I’ll be bringing updates as the day goes on. It seems to be a conference that is as much about the fellowship as the teaching, so I anticipate that this conference will be unique when compared to the many others I have visited and still will visit this year. It’s sure to be an interesting one.
Comments (7) »
1. Layne
April 10, 2007
11:26 AM
Will there be MP3 downloads of Thabiti and Ligon’s talks?
2. Tim Challies
April 10, 2007
11:29 AM
“Will there be MP3 downloads of Thabiti and Ligon’s talks?”
I don’t know, but will try to find out.
3. Josh
April 10, 2007
12:06 PM
I shamefully admit that I had to look up both Jackson and Mississippi on a map yesterday before I set out just to figure out where I was going to be spending my week.
Canadians. Sheesh.
Josh
“…the word of God is not bound.”
—2 Timothy 2:9
4. Debbie
April 10, 2007
1:02 PM
My hubby is on his way there right now. He told me that you were blogging, so I dropped in for a visit.
Although I’ve been to both Jackson and Mississippi :), I’ve never been to the Twin Lakes Conference Center. It looks beautiful - thanks for the link!
I hope that it will be a spiritually refreshing and energizing time for you and all of the men present.
5. Glenn Fincher
April 10, 2007
1:36 PM
Tim,
Welcome to the DEEP South! (I know you have family in Atlanta, so it won’t be quite the stretch for you otherwise).
If you run into a Mississippi pastor, named Chris Shelton, tell him hello from the “saints” in Decatur, AL.
Looking forward to the reports from the conference.
6. keith
April 10, 2007
2:29 PM
Thanks for your blogging. I enjoy it. Twin Lakes is a beautiful place.
7. Fred Greco
April 10, 2007
5:47 PM
Tim,
You have just found the best “Conference” for ministers to attend this year. It is not really a conference as much as a fellowship - as Ligon described.
Be prepared to be blessed by the Word of God exposited by Doug Kelly tonight.
Fred Greco - they guy on the wall opposite you. :)