Nothing requires us to dive headlong into the technological advancements of our day. To walk in wisdom is to consider our way, to not be drawn to immediate gratifications, but to cast our gaze out to the long-term consequences.
This post offer four ways churches can better sojourn in a culture of detachment.
The heresy is that there is more to gain through mobility via the immersive internet, while I think there is actually more wisdom to be gained when we look at how God has made us, particularly that God has made us physically and placed us in a capacity that often requires us to be local.
Dent unapologetically espouses movement-driven missiology, an influential theory prioritizing rapid reproduction of believers and churches as the primary goal of missions. The book offers no argument for this commitment to movements, and I believe there are significant biblical reasons to reject this goal. However, Dent diverges from much of movement missiology in important ways. The book is well-researched and concise, and it rewards critical reading with biblical insight about the missions task. It also offers a worthwhile starting place for those seeking more nuanced dialog with movement-focused missiologists and field workers.
Should church discipline be included in a church planting model? Won’t that scare people away and shouldn’t we worry about that later?
Is it “self-help” or legalism to determine specific practices or it is biblical wisdom to order your life to live with a purpose?
Does a Baptist ecclesiology enable authoritarian church planters?
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many people not gathering with their church for a variety of reasons. Some may not be gathering as they seek to honor the Lord and obey their conscience. Others may be put off by the added hardship that the pandemic has brought to Sunday mornings. In this time, if there is not a matter of conscience, all Christians should press into the hardship and gather with the saints.
by Jonny Atkinson Christians are to be marked by faith and works, word and deeds. It is not an either/or but a both/and. And both words and deeds ought to characterize our gospel witness as we work as God’s ambassadors to see people repent and believe. Faith comes by hearing Read more…
As churches regather, cultivating the character to be eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit is essential.
“COVID, Communion and the Church” A discussion with Aubrey Sequiera (pastor of Evangelical Community Church of Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E.) about the lessons COVID has taught us regarding our ecclesiology.