God vs Government

Unashamed

Media from Shepherds Conference 2022, March 9-11.

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Shepherds Conference

The mission of Shepherds Conference is to provide the opportunity for men in church leadership to be challenged in their commitment to biblical ministry and to find encouragement as together we seek to become more effective servants of our chief Shepherd.

Visit shepherdsconference.org for more information.

Teachers

Nathan Busenitz

Nathan Busenitz was unanimously affirmed as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church on August 20, 2026. He began teaching at The Master’s University in 2000 and served as a full-time member of the pastoral staff at Grace Community Church from 2003 to 2009. In 2008, he began teaching historical theology at The Master’s Seminary and became a full-time faculty member the following year. In 2021, the TMUS Board of Directors appointed him executive vice president of The Master’s Seminary.

For many years, Nathan also co-pastored the Cornerstone Fellowship, where he taught, counseled, and discipled members of the Grace Church family. He later served as interim pastor of Grace Church before being appointed pastor-teacher.

Nathan and his wife, Beth, have four adult children, and two granddaughters.

James Coates

Dr. James Coates is the pastor-teacher at GraceLife Church of Edmonton in Alberta,Canada. He is a graduate of the Master’s Seminary (MDiv, DMin) and co-author of the book God vs. Government: Taking a Biblical Stand When Christ and Compliance Collide.

God vs Government

Shepherds Conference 2022

Sermons in this series

Unashamed

General Session 1: Unequally Yoked

A Message for the Mistreated

Strange: Ministering to Students in a Hostile World

God Crucified: The Death of God and the Deity of Christ

Brave Reforms in Evangelical Missions

Preaching the Gospel with Conviction

How to Preach Old Testament Narrative

The Missing Conviction of Christian Education

Slander and Defamation

Triune Salvation: Why the Unity of the Trinity Demands a Definite Atonement

Spanish Seminar: Sin vergüenza del evangelio

Russian Seminar: Возвращение к Евангелию. Неизвестная сила

General Session 2: Calling

General Session 3: Power

General Session 4: Gospel Clarity

General Session 5: Fortitude

General Session 6: Q&A with John MacArthur

General Session 7: Verifiability

General Session 8: Sufficiency

General Session 9: Boldness

Fault Lines: Critical Race Theory

God vs Government

Family Ministries: Fathers

Imitate Me: Paul’s Theology of Discipleship

The Down Grade Controversy

Living and Dying Unashamed

Spanish Seminar: Previniendo peligros pastorales

Q&A on the LSB Translation

Russian Seminar: Дух и плоть в христианском служении

General Session 10: Endurance

General Session 12: Spiritual Transformation

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James Coates