leave of absence

Why is C.J. Mahaney taking a leave of absence from Sovereign Grace Ministries?

July 7, 2011 By ray

Here is an article posted by C.J. Mahaney, founder of Sovereign Grace and former pastor of Covenant Life Church. With a few potential exceptions, I will be taking a break from updating this blog for a while, and I want to share with you the reasons why and entreat you for your prayers while I am on leave.… Read more

John Piper's Upcoming Leave of Absence

January 3, 2011 By ray

As you may have already heard in the sermon from March 27–28, the elders graciously approved on March 22 a leave of absence that will take me away from Bethlehem from May 1 through December 31, 2010. We thought it might be helpful to put an explanation in a letter to go along with the sermon.… Read more

John Piper's Leave of Absence and What God Taught Him

January 3, 2011 By ray

I wrote this report for Bethlehem and have adapted it for this first day of 2011 on the DG Blog. It’s longer than a blog should be. My only excuse is that I did cut 263 pages. For eight months of this year (May–December), I was on a leave of absence.… Read more