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God’s purposes for liberals and Catholics

Ever felt like one of the “sons of thunder,” wanting to call down fire from heaven against the liberals and Catholics who have departed from our-version-of-orthodox Christianity? I’m willing to admit that I have. How about you? Well, here are some very challenging thoughts from Alastair over at adversaria:
We can often take a posture similar [...]

Posted 20 June 2007 § Fragmentation § The Church ‡ Comments (2) °

How did the early church handle its rapid growth?

Thanks to Lynn for raising this question! We have no biblical evidence that the early church met weekly in large worship gatherings, but the New Testament is crystal clear that they met in homes. In the very early stages, the Jewish Christians in Jerusalem met daily, not weekly, in the temple courts, but please keep [...]

Posted 17 May 2007 § Church Planting § House Church § Missions § Multiplication § Organic Church § The Church ‡ Comments (8) °