From the Gospel Coalition website, a ten minute YouTube video roundtable: How and why do pastors preach expository messages from God’s Word? Three noted preachers and trainers of preachers take up the question: Mike Bullmore, senior pastor of CrossWay Community Church in Bristol, Wisconsin, and former chair of the practical theology department at Trinity Evangelical …

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So, I could tell you about 178 workers involved in cross cultural work, work amongst indigenous peoples, in Bangladesh, in Zambia, in Malawi, in the Sudan, in East Timor, in Myanmar, in countries where the name of Jesus may not be proclaimed as Saviour and Lord. I could record the long-standing work in Vanuatu, where …

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So, what is a General Assembly of Australia? With the creation of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in 1901 certain areas of responsibility were relinquished by the State Churches to the Federal body. These areas of responsibility are managed by groupings, usually called committees, which are composed of members of the Presbyterian church from around …

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Short answer: no. Very detailed answer: read Jensen’s post. The short essay includes historical background on fundamentalism and various reactions against it, particularly in Sydney. Jensen elegantly claims the heritage of the reformers and their spiritual descendants, while positioning many of those who actually agree with what those reformers taught and understood about the Scriptures …

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