The Way We Show Love to Abusive Leaders
Would Paul rebuke us for allowing disqualified men to continue to speak and lead and have influence in the church?
And worse, what does it say to those who suffer when we give them cover? Does it reveal us to be people who are concerned with compassion and justice? Does it show us to be people concerned with the plight of the oppressed, the weary and those burdened by many sins? We tolerate Jezebel, even... Continue Reading
Dividends and Drawbacks of Small Groups
Whatever else may be said, this much we can be sure of: There will always dividends and drawbacks to small groups.
We are currently trying to figure out the best way to assimilate new families and individuals into these small groups. However, we are also currently working out a plan to reproduce some of the small groups that are growing numerically by breaking them up and starting new ones. Still, as we have already noted, we... Continue Reading
Nine Stupid Things I Did as a Pastor
If you want to read the tale of a pastor who really did some dumb things, keep reading.
Those are but a few of the stupid things I did as a pastor. Most of you can breathe a sigh of relief that I never served as your pastor. So why I am writing these self-critical comments at this stage of my life? I pray that some of you may see something in your... Continue Reading
Aiming To Deepen Rite’s Meaning, Baptist Pastor In Ohio Baptizes Infant
Rodney Kennedy at First Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio, said the practice conforms to his beliefs about baptism being the beginning of a life-long process
Baptist theologian Beth Newman said she hopes Kennedy’s action will spark conversations in Baptist and wider Christian life about those deeper meanings of Baptism. “As Christians, we want to say baptism is this one event, but it’s also a way of life,” said Newman, a professor of theology and ethics at Baptist Theological Seminary at... Continue Reading
Leaving Home: The Future of the Faith in England
Canterbury has sold its birthright; after planting the orthodox Gospel around the world has slid away from the Apostolic faith to a heterodox secularized shadow of that faith
In the last 40 years, what has happened instead, is that the Church of England turned its back on the Spirit and the Scriptures and gave herself to the new secularism. It has preferred egalitarianism to evangelism; it has chosen the struggle for gender parity to the struggle for the Gospel purity. The thought... Continue Reading
Hyper-Headship and the Scandal of Domestic Abuse in the Church
Calling it a “draw-a-line-in-the-sand kind of moment” for the church, Meyer read a statement from the elders about domestic abuse
We, the council of elders at Bethlehem Baptist Church, are resolved to root out all forms of domestic abuse (mental, emotional, physical, and sexual) in our midst. This destructive way of relating to a spouse is a satanic distortion of Christ-like male leadership because it defaces the depiction of Christ’s love for his bride. The... Continue Reading
College Students and the Church (2): A Challenge to Students
“We lose our youth in their young adult years because the church never had them.”
Would the pastor or elders or members of the church notice if you failed to attend on a Sunday? If the answer is no, then this is another sign that your spiritual health is in danger. We need accountability, and we need it within the defined committed body of a congregation. The college years are... Continue Reading
PCUSA Stalling Korean Church’s Effort to Leave Denomination?
Last year, Good Shepherd Presbyterian voted overwhelmingly to seek dismissal from the PCUSA
“The largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States, PCUSA has garnered much controversy over its growing acceptance of homosexuality and gay marriage. Decisions at their General Assembly meetings over the past few years have annually prompted scores of churches to vote to leave the denomination.” A Presbyterian Church (USA) regional body located in California... Continue Reading
Why the Local Church Is More Important Than TGC, White Horse Inn, 9Marks, and Maybe Even ETS
The overwhelming majority of the occurrences of the word "church" refer to local churches
“The local church is the historical manifestation, under the new covenant, of this massive, blood-bought assembly. It is characterized by certain marks and order, yet behind it all lies the love of God, the love and sacrifice of the Son, and the life-giving and transforming power of the Spirit.” Most of us, I’m sure,... Continue Reading
Faith No More: How The British Are Losing Their Religion
Counter-cultural religion, Christian or Muslim, is thriving in the UK. But the God that many people still more or less believe in won’t be found in Church of England services
For the past two or three hundred years, at least since the civil war, most British Christianity has been like that. Then, in the last 50 years, it fell off a cliff.. In the last 30 years alone attendance at mainstream churches has just about halved. The way this has happened is also important: adults... Continue Reading
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