'Kevin DeYoung' Tagged Posts

'Kevin DeYoung' Tagged Posts

Why I Love Presbyterians Even Though I Don’t Agree With Them

I am a (very convinced) Reformed Baptist, ministering and working in an independent Evangelical Church. I have even written a short book on preparing people (confessing believers) for baptism. Since my move to Scotland 5 years ago I became aware of ‘Presbyterians’ of all shapes and…

What If We based Our Decisions On Community Instead Of Self Interest?

When was the last time you met a person who took a decision in their life based on how it would affect their Christian community? As a pastor I am informed about decisions to move house, job etc and my immediate response is always, ‘What is the motivation behind your decision?’ For a…

What is the mission of the church?

What is the mission of the church? Making sense of social justice, shalom and the great commission. Kevin DeYoung & Greg Gilbert. I picked this off the bookshelf at Capitol Hill Baptist church because I was intrigued by the title given the ‘culture wars’ that have broken out in the USA over these issues. If you don’t know what I am talking about at this point then I…