I simply love this (from Trevin Wax’s blog): From Bob Russell’s book about the transition of leadership that took place at the church he planted: Matt Chalfant served as Chairman of the Elders during the transition. One long-time member confronted him one Sunday morning and demanded, “I want to know what you Elders are going …

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Amazingly there’s a lot of support for the notion that God’s plan for the church all along was really a bunch of people sitting in a circle in someone’s lounge room, drinking coffee, singing Kumbaya and encouraging each other with what ever they think God’s been saying, either in the Bible or by any other …

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Albert Mohler has been the public face of a conservative, calvinistic and biblical redirection of the Southern Baptist Convention and its leading theological training facility, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Christianity Today have published a substantial profile article on Mohler and his influence. The full version of the article can be accessed here. You can also …

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Kevin DeYoung: It’s become popular in recent years for churches to skip the worship service periodically (once a year? a quarter? once a month?) in order to serve their communities. “No church this morning, we’re picking up trash in the park.” Is this thoughtful cultural engagement or another example of good intentions gone astray? It’s …

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