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Category Archives: Teaching/Preaching

Mistaking the Menu for the Meal

Do you ever read a book that is way outside your “comfort zone” (whether it’s a book on The Zen Approach to Expository Preaching or something written by an author who takes a completely different view on some aspect of the Christian life)? I recently chose such a book by Jack Deere, formerly an Old [...]

Posted 02 July 2007 § Jesus Christ § Ministry § The Church ‡ Comments (2) °

Rethinking “full-time ministry” in light of 1 Corinthians 7

A worldwide epidemic has been sweeping through the Church of Jesus Christ for decades now, as if aliens have abducted every believer and reprogrammed our brains with identical logic that says, "If you are really serious about following the Lord Jesus Christ, you must become a seminary-trained pastor or missionary." It's so automatic that it's [...]

Posted 18 June 2007 § Ministry § The Church § Theological education ‡ Comments (34) °

Fundamentalism and biblical authority

I don’t know much about Baptist Blogger, Ben Cole, but he’s really “spot on” (as they say here in Britain) regarding the hypocrisy of those who shout the loudest about the inerrancy and authority of Scripture, yet use the Bible as a springboard or proof-text for their own moralistic and legalistic rants. In part six [...]

Posted 13 June 2007 § Fundamentalism § North America § Southern Baptists ‡ Comments (4) °

Illinois pastor reflects, “Reformed” training at SBTS not asset to “career” but rather to pastoral integrity

I serious doubt whether anyone has ever heard of J. Kent Kroencke. He serves as the pastor of a small church in Illinois. According to a recent blog article, he has been theologically Reformed since his conversion, but he did not realize how negatively other Christians felt toward the "doctrines of grace" until he began [...]

Posted 11 June 2007 § Calvinism § Ministry § Southern Baptists § Theological education § Theology ‡ Comments (19) °

Qualifications for Pulpit Ministry

The folks over at Family Room Media have been busy putting together some short video clips. According to the FRM website, these clips "are intended to point out contradictions often encountered in religious institutions." Depending upon your perspective, you may found them funny, sad, or outrageously heretical; however, I believe that our brothers and sisters [...]

Posted 24 May 2007 § The Church § Video Clips ‡ Comments (11) °

Teaching in the ekklesia?

In my previous post, Edifice Complex: An Unhealthy Obsession, someone raised the question of teaching as it relates to Hebrews 10:25 and 1 Timothy 4:13. Once I looked over my response to their comment, it was nearly as long as my original post, so I decided to publish it as a separate article.
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Posted 17 May 2007 § House Church § Ministry § Organic Church § Relational Christianity § The Church ‡ Comments (6) °