What does The King Jesus Gospel promise? Scot McKnight poses the question ‘What is the Gospel?’ and seeks to make the case that modern evangelical definitions truncate the biblical Gospel which McKnight identifies as: the story of Israel/the Bible; the story of Jesus; the plan of salvation; and the method of persuasion. What I appreciated. …
It’s Friday night. All over churches will be conducting youth groups. (Or will be on Saturday night.) On Sunday their worship Services will reflect pretty much the same underlying philosophy that motivates their youth meetings. From Andrew Root at IVP Online Pulpit: I have a hunch. It is totally anecdotal, but I do think it …
Kevin DeYoung explains why the congregation he pastors worships the way it does. These points are applicable here at mgpc as well. Why We Worship the Way We Do There is nothing more important in life than worship. We all worship something or someone. The only question is whether we will worship the right One …
Courtesy of John Roberts, Journal-Advocate Religion Columnist, here are some less conventional ways to get rid of your pastor if the more traditional ones don’t seem to be working. Some time back, I heard about a church that had been trying to “get rid” of their pastor. Sadly, this is something that happens a lot …
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