A local church can be described in one of three ways: Movement, Monument or Mausoleum. (To which one of the commenters on Ortlund’s post adds a fourth: Memory) And there’s always a momentum, fueled by the hearts of the humans who are part of that church, which will seek to move it from the first …
A pastor is not the accuser in residence of the church he serves. I hope those of you who talk to me and read this blog think that mgpc is a wonderful place to be part of. It is. Not because we don’t have problems or because we never do the wrong thing. But because …
‘The Mistakes Of Phillip Jensen’ is a substantial interview with Phillip Jensen as the subject, conducted by Tony Payne and posted at The Briefing. Very helpful for those in pastoral life, and because, as Phillip observes, ministry begins for every Christian right at the moment when they become a Christian, it is an insightful and …
Some Christians actively or passively treat the church, or more usually the notion of membership in a local church, as if it is, at best, not necessary for their spiritual growth, or, at worst, as an actual hindrance. Timmy Brister demonstrates the self-destructive delusion behind that foolish notion by bidding us consider what the existence …
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