There have been a couple of interesting posts on elders’ meetings over the last few days. At theological college most of our training in leading elders’ meetings had to do with knowing how to use our rule book. (The pastor is the presiding member of elders’ meetings.) A good meeting was one in which no …
A couple of weeks ago I posted a brief reflection on a blog piece written by Tim Keller, lead pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York. Keller characterised various emphases of different churches, and described his (and my) tradition as distinctively having: ‘a ‘prophetic’ emphasis on preaching, teaching, and doctrine. The danger there is …
Justin Taylor has a post about John Piper’s call to enter the pastorate and serve as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The post marks the thirtieth anniversary since the commencement of that calling. The book, ‘Desiring God’ was my introduction to Piper and also another marker post in my love for the …
I like Chuck Swindoll. Back in the day, I read many of his books, listened to his radio broadcasts, and received his study guides. His book ‘The Grace Awakening’ helped me fall in love with the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith alone. I even got to go to public meetings that Swindoll spoke …
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