This post from Al Stewart clarifies a few things about local church outreach strategy and contains a helpful challenge. Whatever it is that you believe is your corporate means of reaching out and gathering in; is that actually happening? ht: Mikey Lynch Any church or ministry needs to have a growth dynamic. What I mean …
What does For The City promise? Darrin Patrick and Matt Carter have planted churches in the heart of two US cities. In 180 pages they seek to ‘shed light on what a healthy church looks like, [and] share from our experiences as church planters how to pursue the goal of healthy, God-honoring churches in cities …
What does a Calvinist altar call look like? Eric McKiddie takes a stab in this post from the Gospel Coalition. How to Call for a Gospel Response Like a Calvinist “Think like a Calvinist. Preach like an Arminian.” That is how one preaching professor taught his students to call people to faith in a sermon. …
Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World – Recommendations for Conduct is a document produced by the World Council of Churches; the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, and the World Evangelical Alliance. It’s not a long document, and contains some interesting principles. I haven’t read it in depth yet, but want to come back to it. …
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