Tim Chester writes about the unachievable standard that local churches can set for themselves when they make higher standards in all areas of ministry their focus. Resources are limited, and achieving a high level of committment in some areas involves a choice to have a lower standard in anther area. This is a simple matter …
Kevin DeYoung anticipates a visit to East Lansing by the abusively protest orientated Westboro Baptist Church. From time to time you run into intense folk who claim to be committed Christians, are generally frantic that the church isn’t proclaiming God’s judgement and how bad everyone is, but never seriously seem to mention or testify about …
This report from Barna group seeks to address whether a the perceived ‘New Calvinist’ movement is actually reflected in increased numbers of pastors or churches who identify themselves as ‘Calvinist or Reformed’. The short answer is ‘not really’. Lots of numbers, though. What fascinates me is that, if 31% of pastors describe their churches as …
The Free Church of Scotland, a Presbyterian denomination, will have a plenary assembly this month to consider a report on song and music in worship. I believe this is the text of the report they are considering. David Robertson, a pastor of the church and editor of the denominational journal, The Record, provides the text …
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