The biblical preacher is a herald, a steward. He has been entrusted to declare something that would have been true if he had never been born. He is to preach it with a strong view of his own ultimate irrelevance. He is to get into the pulpit and say, “Thus says the Lord ….” And [...]
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Pretty Boy Preachers
Posted: April 22, 2012 in bible, church, church leadership, ecclesiology, leadership, preaching0
Intergenerational Discipleship is Not Optional…It’s Crucial!
Posted: December 19, 2011 in church, community, discipleship, ecclesiology, family, youthChristianity Today recently posted an excellent article regarding the importance of encouraging the integration of youth and adults within the church’s corporate life. The article quotes Scott Brown, director of the National Center for Family Integrated Churches, who writes in his new book, A Weed in the Church, that modern youth ministry constitutes a “50-year-old failed experiment” (not [...]
Sproul Jr. on Multi-Site Churches
Posted: September 3, 2011 in church, controversy, ecclesiology, preaching, technologyRC Sproul Jr. has posted a short critique of the increasing prevalence of multi-site churches that stream one message to multiple venues: Here’s a brief and partial list of the ways this is bad: 1. It cultivates and encourages the cult of personality… 2. It cultivates and encourages a form of preaching that is anything but pastoral… [...]
Interesting story from a few days back about a new “drive-in church” in Texas: Fast food joints have them. Banks and pharmacies have them. So why not churches, too? Drive-thrus may not be the most traditional route to get folks in church, but it’s working in the town of Lucas, in southeast Collin County. On [...]
The Fellowship of the Cross
Posted: July 5, 2011 in books, church, ecclesiology, evangelism, gospel, missions, small groups, theologyJ.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings has to be one of my favorite series of books of all time. The exciting tale revolves around the “Fellowship of the Ring,” a group of courageous individuals, from many different walks of life, all united in a single quest to destroy the One Ring in the fires [...]
Missional Communities: Renovation Church
Posted: June 30, 2011 in ecclesiology, evangelism, missions, small groups, videoThe Verge Network has posted another video highlighting Atlanta’s Renovation Church’s efforts to do gospel mission in the context of gospel community. In case you missed them, you should also check out two other videos highlighting the “missional communities” of Soma Communities and The Austin Stone Church. Again, the best word that I know to describe [...]
The Practice of Preaching
Posted: June 30, 2011 in culture, discipleship, ecclesiology, preaching, theologyTim Keller recently posted his last article summarizing Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ classic book Preaching and Preachers. Be sure to check out his previous posts if you haven’t already (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4). Here’s a snippet: There are indeed many “incarnational” approaches to ministry that do not require a gifted speaker, and we [...]
9Marks: Congregationalism is Used By Satan…Just Like Everything Else
Posted: June 13, 2011 in church, ecclesiology, theologyResponding to James MacDonald’s recent blog post entitled “Congregational Government is From Satan,” Jonathan Leeman, writing on behalf of 9Marks, has posted an article entitled “Congregationalism is Used by Satan…Like He Uses Everything Else.” Leeman does a fair job dealing with each of MacDonald’s five points against congregationalism, offering specific solutions to deal with some [...]
