“Apart from heretical doctrine or immorality, one of the most serious charges that can be leveled against a pastor is sloth.”
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“How can a pastor who is not lazy find himself accused of just that? The accusation, undeserved, arises from two sources: first, from a difference of opinion about what a pastor’s workday should look like, and, second, from an unfortunate but correctable lack of self-awareness on the part the minister.” - Ref21
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“We are preparing for the launch of a new Methodist church in the aftermath of General Conference 2020.”
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“Wesleyan Covenant Association leaders say a breakup of The United Methodist Church is necessary and inevitable, and they want to be ready….’We see the Wesleyan Covenant Association as a bridge to this new church,” said the Rev. Keith Boyette, WCA president.” - Church Leaders
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Awana to launch Sunday School curriculum
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Awana President Matt Markins: “We see our global footprint as being a child discipleship organization. So we know for us to go into the future, we have to have a whole other set of resources to help the church effectively reach kids to the gospel and help them to make disciples.” - Christian Post
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Where would you separate over women pastors?
Beth Moore (and John MacArthur’s comments) have sparked a controversy, reminding us of a great controbersy: the role of women in the church.
Most of us on SI have a problem with women serving as (teaching men) pastors, based upon ! I Timothy 2:11-15 and other passages.
But where would we draw the line as far as participation (separation) goes?
By pastor, I mean a pastor who teaches men. The choices do not allow me enough room to add deatils like “pastors who teach men.” But that is the assumption of the choices.
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John MacArthur clarifies views on Beth Moore, women preachers
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“I do not like to give short answers. I don’t like to get put in a position to do that, because I feel like that just escalates confusion, so I want to take the opportunity to address the issue of women preachers this morning and to give you a more thorough answer from the Word of God on this very, very important subject.” - Christian Post
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Dysfunctional Elders Make a Dysfunctional Church
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“Until church members see humility, unity, and equality exercised among the elders, they likely won’t practice these redemptive qualities with each another. Instead, they’ll parody Christianity in worship and service instead of mirroring the life of Christ (Gal. 4:19).” - TGC
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Prayer needed for Mark Farnham
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Keith Getty: Modern worship mov't is 'utterly dangerous,' causing 'de-Christianizing of God’s people'
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“In an interview with The Christian Post, Getty said many modern worship songs focus on emotionalism rather than sound doctrine and Scriptural truths. This, he said, leads to a generation ill-equipped to understand or defend the Christian faith.” - Christian Post
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James MacDonald Posts Repentance Letter on Facebook
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“I was, am, and will remain very sorry for the careless and hurtful words that were illegally recorded and publicized,” the apology states. “I immediately sent written apologies where appropriate, grieving what it revealed about the state of my heart at the time, as well as the hurt caused to those who trusted us to be a more consistent example of Christlikeness.
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