Carl Truman provides another thought guaranteed to crack the reformed blogsphere in half in ‘The most broken vow of all’: “What is the most broken vow in the church? The wedding vow? Divorce rates among Christians are high, but rates of breach of this vow are probably higher still. Ministerial vows to preach the gospel? …
At C.J. Mahaney’s Sovereign Grace Ministries blog Jeff Purswell writes about his concerns regarding the modern day phenomenon of the preacher/leader and how this may lead to confusion regarding the pastor’s biblical role. While not decrying the need for planning among the eldership of a local church, Purswell wants preachers to remember: “When we think …
(edit: I forgot to give this a title and the blog called it ‘1561’. That is not my cumulative total of posts, yet. Now it has a proper title.) Last time Tim Keller named “The Big Issues facing the Western Church”. They were: 1. The opportunity for extensive culture-making in the U.S. [relevant in Australia, …
Saddleback being the church planted by Rick Warren, of 40 Days of Purpose fame. A few insights and photos that show how Saddleback does things. I don’t know how to react to some. For instance, how do Saddleback utilise a guest preacher when the church conducts 22 (twenty-two) services across the weekend? “First, someone transcribed …
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