The Shepherds Conference

The first Shepherds Conference I attended as a pastor was in 2016. I had attended the conference in 2001 and 2002 while a student at The Master’s Seminary (in 2000 the conference was suspended while they re-tooled the event), but in God’s providence I was unable to come back for this annual pastor’s conference for 14 years. I have attended every Shepherds Conference since 2016 with the exception of 2018 due to other ministry commitments and 2021 because the conference was canceled that year due to COVID restrictions. That makes 2025 my tenth time attending the Shepherds Conference. 

This year’s conference felt different. Not different in a bad way at all, for this year’s conference was excellent. But it was different. Read Full Article »