I Will Build My Church: 2025 National Conference


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1. Strangers and Exiles


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2. From All Eternity


44:20
3. Pursuing the Mission of God


43:16
4. Questions & Answers with Godfrey, Harrison, Jones, and Nichols
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52:45
5. Fighting the Good Fight


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6. Relying on the Means of Grace


45:50
7. One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic


8. The Chief Shepherd


9. Questions & Answers with Ferguson, Kim, Lopes, Reeves, and Thomas
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10. Love One Another


11. The Priority of Worship


12. Sharing the Good News


13. Questions & Answers with Ferguson, Godfrey, Nichols, and Thomas
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14. The Power of the Holy Spirit


15. Misunderstood Doctrines (Seminar)

16. The Global Church (Seminar)
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17. Assurance of Salvation (Seminar)


18. Trials and Suffering (Seminar)

The Chief Shepherd
Although the church has many undershepherds—pastors and elders—the church has but one Chief Shepherd to whom all are accountable, the Lord Jesus Christ. In this message, Dr. Derek Thomas considers how Christ is the head of the church and how church government is related to His authority.
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Derek Thomas
Dr. W. Robert Godfrey is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and chairman of Ligonier Ministries. He is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. He is featured teacher for many Ligonier teaching series, including Not Ashamed: Paul’s Letter to the Romans. He is author of many books, including Saving the Reformation, Learning to Love the Psalms, and John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor.