Faithful Stewards 2025 – Registration Opens in January!

On June 27–28, 2025, where we’ll consider what it means to demonstrate our love for Christ by praying for the people He has entrusted to us.

Loving Christ by Praying for His Sheep.

A conference and book series

to encourage pastors and

leaders of local churches

as they pursue

faithful, biblical ministry.

Loving Christ by Leading His Sheep

Edited by Tom Pennington

Loving Christ by Leading His Sheep identifies and explains from Scripture three key principles to be an effective leader in our Lord’s church. To be a biblical leader—one that honors Christ, the Head of the church—you must embrace and implement these principles in your ministry and the local church you serve.

Contributors: Tom Pennington, Jonathan Anderson, and Dusty Burris

Faithful Stewards Book Series

The Faithful Stewards series exists to encourage pastors and leaders of local churches as they pursue faithful, biblical ministry. Each volume addresses an aspect of pastoral ministry or church leadership, seeking biblical answers and practical implications for the good of the church and the glory of God.

Faithful Stewards 2023

Full Livestream – Day 1

Full Livestream – Day 2

General Sessions

Session 1 – Christ’s Plan for the Church – Tom Pennington

Session 2 – Leading With Love – Dusty Burris

Session 3 – Be the Right Kind of Leader – Tom Pennington

Session 4 – Exercise the Right Kind of Leadership – Tom Pennington

Session 5 – A Practical Process for Developing Biblical Leaders – Jonathan Anderson

Session 5 – Q & A – Pennington, Anderson, Burris

Faithful Stewards Podcast

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2022 Media

In 2022 we addressed the foundational issues of preaching and teaching God’s Word, including all aspects of sermon preparation. We considered the biblical foundation of expository preaching, the practical process of exegesis, the construction of an expository sermon, and the five keys to crossing the contextual bridge.

Conference Trailer

Full Livestream – Day 1

Full Livestream – Day 2

General Sessions

In 2022 we addressed the foundational issues of preaching and teaching God’s Word, including all aspects of sermon preparation. We considered the biblical foundation of expository preaching, the practical process of exegesis, the construction of an expository sermon, and the five keys to crossing the contextual bridge.

Session 1 – A Case For Expository Preaching & Exegesis and Block Diagramming Pt. 1

Session 2 – Exegesis and Block Diagramming Pt. 2

Session 3 – Exposition & Delivery

Session 4 – Crossing the Contextual Bridge

Session 5 – Q & A w/ Tom Pennington

Tom’s Power Point Notes

Power point presentations and documents from Faithful Stewards are available for your private use. Any public use of this material without the express permission of Tom Pennington is prohibited.

A Case for Expository Preaching

Exegesis & Block Diagramming

Exposition & Delivery

Exposition Appendices

Faithful Stewards is presented by The Word Unleashed, a ministry of Countryside Bible Church.