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Category Archives: Church History

The Thin Edge hosts joint interview with Barna & Viola

Several weeks ago, I announced that The Thin Edge would be hosting the very first blog interview of George Barna and Frank Viola, co-authors of the new book, Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices. Their eye-opening book has been printed under the Barna imprint of Tyndale House Publishing and officially launched earlier […]

Posted 27 February 2008 § Book Reviews § Church Structures § Daily Scribe § Institutional Church § Interviews § Organic Church § The Church ‡ Comments (56) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What are Barna & Viola really up to?

As I stated in my previous post, George Barna and Frank Viola's recent collaborative project, Pagan Christianity, has created some lively discussion and debate among bloggers, particularly those who serve in full-time vocational ministry. This is to be expected. The book simultaneously engages multiple targets that impact them and their future: like sermons, pastors, church […]

Posted 31 January 2008 § Book Reviews § Daily Scribe § Ministry § The Church ‡ Comments (8) ° Tagged: , , ,

Pagan Christianity :: Publisher’s Preface

With so much heated rhetoric flying around the blogosphere regarding the newly revised and updated Pagan Christianity by George Barna and Frank Viola, I thought some readers might like to read the Publisher's Preface, written by Tyndale House, especially noting the statements I have underlined:
Dear Reader,
Perhaps you wonder why a publisher of Christian books […]

Posted 29 January 2008 § Book Reviews § Daily Scribe § Institutional Church § The Church ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Did Jesus really abolish status?

In Jesus never spoke to prostitutes, one of the members of the UK’s Dream Worship Network points out what all of us know deep down: there is no room for big shots in the body of Christ! It’s a chorus that’s getting louder and more clearly discernible within alternative movements in the Christian community.
Jesus started […]

Posted 06 December 2007 § Authenticity § Church Structures § Daily Scribe § Kingdom of God § Ministry § The Church ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Anabaptists prove difficult to eradicate, still planting churches in 21st Century

When I hear the word, "Anabaptist," my mind races back to a paradigm-shifting class on "The History of Christianity" by Tom Nettles, professor of church history at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in 1984. I even took another course under my mentor and friend, in which we were required to read a book, Calvin and the […]

Posted 01 September 2007 § Church Planting § Missions § Video Clips ‡ Comments (0) °

Four tragic shifts in the visible church

Jon Zens has written an excellent article that begins with these words:
Most professing Christians do not realize that the central concepts and practices associated with what we call ‘church’ are not rooted in the New Testament, but in patterns established in the post-apostolic age. While there are a legion of disagreements among serious […]

Posted 05 July 2007 § The Church ‡ Comments (8) °