Doctrine & Theology (Page 16)
A Church Planter Must Be Devoted To Theology
There are lots of articles and books flying off the shelves at the moment (I hope to write one myself shortly) on the whole topic of church planting. What makes a good church planter? A gift for evangelism – check. A gift with people – check. An ability to lead – check. An entrepreneurial spirit – check. Able to handle God’s Word –…
Free Ministry Leadership Conference!!
You need to get on to this site here to watch the Ligonier 2009 Leadership Conference. You would be foolish not to get on this!! You have Sproul, Lawson, Ferguson & Duncan doing the bizz – you have to love that (even if you don’t agree with everything).
‘My purpose is not to convert you’ – not evangelising people of other faiths
I found this great little article online recently. Read it because there is a lot of nonsense out there at the moment about not ‘pushing’ our faith onto people (which I agree with) but confusing that with not…
A response to grumpy reformed pastors
Apparently John MacArthur has kicked up a bit of a fuss with a swing at the Young, Reformed & Restless brigade in the USA. Read what he has to say here.One of my fav bloggers has then responded to this, I think very ably and graciously, here.
‘Plastic’ Calvinists Kill Evangelism, Not Calvinism!
If you want to start a fight in a church, start a debate on the Doctrine of God’s Election. If you are not sure what that means then read how The Belgic Confession briefly summarises it: ‘We believe that all the posterity of Adam, being thus fallen into perdition and ruin by the sin of our first…
Christians & Justice
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/25491917]
Incarnational Mission v Divine Incarnation! Fight?
There are lots of ‘cool’ words flying around the Christian world at the moment. (When I say ‘cool’ I mean to me anyway). To others they may be silly or nonsensical but as I have a fascination for language, I find them and their usage deeply intriguing. For instance, we have…
Driscoll on planting issues
Richard Coekin interviewing Mark Driscoll here on everything from how he handles authority, Robe Bell, his language, the Royal Wedding (really!) & his devotional life. I like Richard Coekin a lot. He is a very open, biblical and direct gospel man and he is involved in something in London called Co-Mission. Check out their site here on church planting in the south of…
Gospel Proclamation v Social Action
interestingly being re-labelled ‘ministries of mercy’ by many in the USA. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/26484222]
Be a kinder calvinist!
Thanks to John Piper for this little gem found here.