No stranger to these gatherings, Alistair Begg brought his customary clarity of exposition and incisiveness of pastoral application to four thrilling sessions on Ephesians 3, while his after-dinner address on the first night helpfully highlighted distinctive features of Spurgeon’s John-the-Baptist-like ministry. That his own ministry reflected precisely the qualities to which he alluded – authority, coupled with a deep humility; integrity; and boldness of application – is perhaps the best measure of the quality of pastoral ministry by which those present were richly nourished.