To Live Is Christ: The Life & Ministry of Paul: 2025 National Conference Download

As followers of Jesus, we are given new life. We are transformed by the Spirit, and so is our care for one another—care that is expressed not only by what we say but by how we say it, what we do, and who we are. In counseling, we call this content and method—in biblical terms, speaking truth in love.

In Paul’s ministry, we see the outworkings of this new life. From the riches of Romans to the rebukes of Galatians, we find more than a rich theology—we see wise soul care at work. Paul shows us what it looks like to pray fervently, persevere, get angry, encourage, commend, and rejoice. He knew people, he knew God, and he knew how to apply that knowledge in his care for others, rooted in Christ’s perfect love.

Conference Details

• Conference Dates: Friday, October 3, 2025 to Sunday, October 5, 2025
• Conference Location: Hershey, PA

Product Details

• 7 General Sessions & 20 Breakout Sessions
• Outlines & Slides included

General Sessions

• To Live Is Christ: Paul Tells His Story | Ed Welch
• To the Saints: Paul’s Heart for People | Jonathan Holmes
• Constant in Prayer: Paul’s Persistent Dependence | Paul Miller
• Abhor What Is Evil: The Transformation of Paul's Anger | Darby Strickland
• Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing: The Roots of Paul’s Mysterious Joy | Gunner Gundersen
• Make Every Effort: Paul Urges Unity in the Church | Aaron Sironi
• Content with Weakness: Paul’s Paradoxical Proposal | Mike Emlet

Breakout Sessions

• The Journey Through Weakness | Esther Liu
• Finishing the Race Well: Aging to the Glory of Christ | Ellen Dykas
• How Love Is the Key to Persevering in Life & Ministry | Robert Cheong
• Failure to Launch? Spiritual Maturity for Every Age | Michael Gembola
• Dealing with Our Differences | Andy Engert
• Discernment as a Superpower of Faith | Jeremy Pierre
• The Role of Cross-Cultural Competence in Neighbor Love | Vanessa Hawkins
• All Things for Good? Making Peace with Romans 8:28 | Brad Hambrick
• How to “Stop the Indulgence of the Flesh” | Marc Davis
• Feeling Powerless in Parenting | Carly Robinson
• How Dying & Rising with Jesus Stabilizes Our Souls in a Broken World | Paul Miller
• Honest Like Paul? Self-Disclosure in Ministry | Steve Midgley
• The Spirit at Work: Present with Life and Power | Lauren Whitman
• Paul & Inexplicable Suffering | Dave Harvey
• Devoted: Paul’s Transformative Vision for Singleness | Ellen Dykas
• Counseling Christians Through Sexual Sin | Deepak Reju
• The Contentment of a Christ-Centered Life | Lydia Brownback
• Love God, Love Your Neighbor . . . & Love Yourself? | Todd Stryd
• Loneliness in Counseling: Paul’s Example of Gospel Companionship | Kristin Silva Linder
• Contentment & Ambition? Navigating Competing Virtues | Brad Hambrick