When to leave a church
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A reader asks Pastor Roger Barrier how to know when it’s time to leave a church.
"[T]he clown troupe often performed 'dramatic skits' during the morning worship service on the Lord’s Day."
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“The above true story is exhibit A of what Michael Horton describes as a ‘greasy familiarity’ with which modern-day Christians approach God.” Where Circus and Church Meet: A Plea for the Recovery of Sola Scriptura in Worship
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Southern Baptist Convention in 2012: more churches, fewer baptisms, lower attendance
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“Although the number of SBC-related congregations grew, reported membership of those churches declined more than 100,000, down 0.7 percent to 15.9 million members. Primary worship attendance declined 3.1 percent to 5.97 million Sunday worshippers.”
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Biblical Apologetics and Ministry Today
From Paraklesis, a resource of Baptist Bible Seminary (Spring, 2013). Used by permission.
Apologetics is derived from the Greek noun apologia and verb apologeomai, which appear 18 times in the New Testament. In each instance, the terms emphasize the sense of defending or vindicating oneself and/or truth claims.
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