From 8-10 January around 100 church leaders gathered for the 47th Carey Conference.
The main speaker, Dr Bob Letham, Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Union School of Theology, delivered three lectures on the Trinity. He provided an overview of how the church developed the biblical texts to articulate the doctrine of the Trinity. He then explored ‘The Trinity, creation, and the world around us’, before finishing with an engaging session on ‘The Trinity and worship’. His lectures helpfully underscored the grave danger of minimising this doctrine today.
Worship today
Jonathan Worsley, Kew Baptist church, presented on worship. Employing biblical theology, Worsley reminded delegates that God has always cared how he is worshipped. He then laid out NT elements that should be present in corporate gatherings: preaching, reading, praying, singing, and seeing the Word (in the ordinances). Worsley also highlighted the dangers of a lack of reverence or joy in worship. Are our modern gatherings too superficial? Do our songs, hymns, and prayers express God’s majesty, or allow adequate expression for Christians who are suffering?
