Invoking the spirit of Monty Python’s Trojan Rabbit, Jared Wilson points out the problem with ‘bait and switch’ forms of evangelistic activity, whether the less mature forms associated with youth ministries or the more sophisticated forms utilised by attractional or seeker focussed churches. The problem is: “the gospel of Christ’s finished work became relegated to …
Our human hearts were once described as factories that produce idols. Jared Wilson points out that production can continue in the life of the Christian, and can occur in the settings in which we gather for worship each week. From his post: On Sundays, our sanctuaries fill with people seeking worship, and not one person …
There’s only one destination for a pastor on Mondays. From Jared Wilson: So there is water for you today, whether you push through on these difficult Mondays in the quiet of your study or the busyness of the visitation route or whether you take these Mondays off to recuperate at home. There is water for …
Christianity flourishes at the margins, not when it controls. Jared Wilson: Christian mission has always thrived by surging in the margins and under the radar. When we somehow get into positions of power, the wheels always come off. This is pretty much the way it’s always been. I once heard Steve Brown relate this story …
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