A couple of posts that provoke consideration about the nature of local church. John Armstrong attempts to get to know the “First Reformed Cyber Church” From Armstrong: “Pastor Dianna Smith says “Worship at First Reformed Cyber Church is a very Reformed liturgical process.” She says this is just a new format that is being used …
A very, very practical and helpful post from Colin Marshall which is archived on the Briefing/Matthias Media site. These ten questions are the application/discussion points of the article. They cover a sense of ministry and mission which I hope we can further develop at mgpc next year. Why think about where to sit in church? …
Trevin Wax writes about the counter-productivity of building a church identity around barrier-building preferential distinctions instead of the barrier destroying power of the Gospel. Wax provides a couple of fictitious examples of people who identify with the contrasting preferential distinctions of their home churches but share common uncertain experiences when it comes time to find …
This has been a wonderful series of posts about the place of reading the Bible aloud in our gatherings. Over eight posts at the Sola Panel blog Scott Newling has sought to unpack the implications of Paul’s exhortation to Timothy: ‘Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching’ …
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