The Benefits of Gathering
Cliffwood Presbyterian Church is a self-consciously reformed congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Yet, at the same time, it understands its place within the broader context of Christ's church on earth. To that end Cliffwood is pleased to offer the Christian Life Conference. Its purpose is to gather around some common aspect of the Christian faith in order to edify God's people through focus on one subject. Our first Christian Life Conference was held in 2013 and focused on church history, specifically the contribution the Puritans have made to the church today. Other conferences have focused on creation (2014), personal holiness (2015), biblical worldview (2016), marriage (2018), covenant theology (2021), and most recently the christian life at home, church, and in society (2023).
Media of Past Conferences
2023 Conference
A Panorama of the Christian Life
"A Panorama of the Christian Life" examined the way the Christian is to relate in the different spheres of life: family, church, and home. Teaching by Pastors Roland Barnes, Geoff Gleason, and Neil Stewart.
CLC2023 | Session 1: A Panorama of the Christian Life
Mar 3, 2023 • Pastor Geoff Gleason
CLC2023 | Session 2: The Christian and the Civil Magistrate
Mar 3, 2023 • Pastor Neil Stewart
CLC2023 | Session 3: The Christian and Marriage
Mar 4, 2023 • Pastor Neil Stewart
CLC2023 | Session 4: The Christian and the Family
Mar 4, 2023 • Pastor Geoff Gleason
CLC2023 | Session 5: The Christian and Fellowship
Mar 4, 2023 • Pastor Roland Barnes
CLC2023 | Session 6: The Christian and Worship
Mar 4, 2023 • Pastor Neil Stewart
CLC2023 | Session 7: The Christian and Church Government
Mar 4, 2023 • Pastor Roland Barnes
CLC2023 | Session 8: Question and Answer Session
Mar 4, 2023 • Pastor Roland Barnes, Pastor Geoff Gleason, Pastor Neil Stewart
2021 Conference
The Son, the Seed, and the Sacrament
Entitled "The Son, the Seed, and the Sacrament", Dr. Ryan McGraw of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary taught on the continuation of God's faithfulness in covenant with His people from Old to New Testaments.
CLC2021 Session 1 | The Son and the Seed Before the Beginning
Oct 15, 2021 • Dr. Ryan McGraw
CLC2021 Session 2 | A Sacrament, a Son, and a Bad See
Oct 16, 2021 • Dr. Ryan McGraw
CLC2021 Session 3 | The Beginning of the Story of the Son, the Seed, and the Sacraments
Oct 16, 2021 • Dr. Ryan McGraw
CLC2021 Session 4 | The Survival of the Seed and a Sign
Oct 16, 2021 • Dr. Ryan McGraw
CLC2021 Session 5 | The Son, the Seed, the Sacraments in Progress
Oct 16, 2021 • Dr. Ryan McGraw
CLC2021 Session 6 | Redeeming the Seed through the Son
Oct 17, 2021 • Dr. Ryan McGraw
CLC2021 Session 7 | The Son and the Seed After the End
Oct 17, 2021 • Dr. Ryan McGraw
CLC2021 | Q&A Session
Oct 16, 2021 • Dr. Ryan McGraw
2018 Conference
Revisiting the Biblical Covenant of Marriage
The 2018 conference examined marriage in detail. From preparation for it to finishing well in it, Pastors Kevin Swanson, Henry Beaulieu, and Geoff Gleason let the various sessions.
CLC2018 Session 1 | The Biblical Foundation of Marriage
Feb 23, 2018 • Pastor Kevin Swanson
CLC2018 Session 2 | The Cultural Attack on Marriage
Feb 23, 2018 • Pastor Kevin Swanson
CLC2018 Session 3 | Preparing for Marriage
Feb 24, 2018 • Pastor Kevin Swanson
CLC2018 Session 4 | Understanding Your Marriage
Feb 24, 2018 • Pastor Kevin Swanson
CLC2018 Session 5a | When One Becomes Three
Feb 24, 2018 • Pastor Geoff Gleason
CLC2018 Session 5b | Working Through Conflict in Your Marriage
Feb 24, 2018 • Pastor Henry Beaulieu
CLC2018 Session 6 | Preserving Your Marriage
Feb 24, 2018 • Pastor Kevin Swanson
2015 Conference
Cultivating Holiness
The call to personal holiness is throughout the Scripture. At this conference, Dr. Joel Beeke of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and Pastor Geoff Gleason examined the personal and corporate expressions of holiness.
CLC2015 Session 1 | How to Cultivate Personal Holiness
Feb 20, 2015 • Dr. Joel Beeke
CLC2015 Session 2 | How to Cultivate a Personal Prayer Life
Feb 20, 2015 • Dr. Joel Beeke
CLC2015 Session 3 | How to Cultivate Personal and Public Worship
Feb 21, 2015 • Dr. Joel Beeke
CLC2015 Session 4 | How to Cultivate Family Worship
Feb 21, 2015 • Dr. Joel Beeke
CLC2015 Session 5 | How to Cultivate Sabbath Keeping
Feb 21, 2015 • Dr. Joel Beeke
CLC2015 Session 6 | Living a Holy Marriage, Puritan Style
Feb 22, 2015 • Dr. Joel Beeke
2014 Conference
And God Said...
In 2014, Dr. Nathanael Jeanson, now of Answers in Genesis, showed the wonder of God's work of creation, contrasting God's inerrant account of creation with the Darwinian naturalistic explanation of origins in evolution.
2014CLC Session 1 | The Lost Treasures of Genesis
Feb 21, 2014 • Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson
CLC2014 Session 2 | Glimpsing the Mind of God
Feb 21, 2014 • Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson
CLC2014 Session 3 | The Scientific Failure of Darwinian Evolution
Feb 22, 2014 • Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson
CLC2014 Session 4 | Adam Eve Meet Genetics
Feb 22, 2014 • Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson
CLC2014 Session 5 | Geology Confirms a Recent Creation
Feb 22, 2014 • Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson
CLC2014 Session 6 | The Riddle of 6000 Years
Feb 22, 2014 • Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson
CLC2014 Session 7 | What Happened to the Dinosaurs
Feb 23, 2014 • Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson
2013 Conference
The Puritans: from the Reformation to the Present
Bill Potter examined how God used the Puritans by looking through the window of history. By looking at individuals and groups from this era, a portrait of their thought and work and its influence on today’s church becomes clear.
CLC2013 Session 1 | Puritan Preaching
Feb 22, 2013 • Mr. Bill Potter
CLC2013 Session 2 | The Reformation the Puritans
Feb 22, 2013 • Mr. Bill Potter
CLC2013 Session 3 | John Knox and Scottish Puritan
Feb 23, 2013 • Mr. Bill Potter
CLC2013 Session 4 | Oliver Cromwell
Feb 23, 2013 • Mr. Bill Potter
CLC2013 Session 5 | The Covenanters
Feb 23, 2013 • Mr. Bill Potter
CLC2013 Session 6 | The Scotch Irish
Feb 23, 2013 • Mr. Bill Potter