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When Calvin Got Fired

By Filings on Mon, 10/15/18
Church & Ministry
John Calvin
Church History
Martin Bucer

“In the second year, the young pastor pushes for the practice of church discipline—and this proves to be too much. And so the young pastor is fired, and the church is left worse off than before.” - The Story of John Calvin and Martin Bucer

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TylerR

NewCalvin

Mon, 10/15/18

If Calvin had spent his time discussing the systemic racism inherent in Genevean culture, crusaded for a more multi-ethnic congregation, or hosted dialogues on how to be more “affirming” to people who self-identified as Roman Catholic, he might have been a more effective minister …

Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.

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