As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“ ‘What worries me is that we make decisions without thinking about the consequences for ethnic churches…. There are many ethnic churches that, for translation reasons, use the title of pastor for a person. But it’s a matter of translation. It’s not that the person is ordained.’” - BPNews
“When I talk about the majority of dechurching stories being a story of slowly rolling down a slope…. I’m also thinking about specific choices that churchgoers will make that announce to everyone in their family and friendship groups that church is actually not that important.” - Mere Orthodoxy
Are conservative, Bible-oriented churches too driven (by and large), in your opinion. Or is the problem occasional here and there. Or is it a problem?
If you want an example of what I mean by “driven,” think of Amway or some other agency that depends upon motivational techniques and pressure.
“Our members are not my sheep. They are God’s. The church is not my flock. It is God’s.” - 9 Marks
“Leading worship while dressed as characters from the Toy Story franchise suggests theological problems that go way beyond debates about the nature of Paul’s teaching on eldership.” - Carl Trueman
“Almost 7 in 10 pastors (69%) believe there is a growing sense of fear within their churches about the future of the nation and world.” - Lifeway
Read the series.
We began this series in Hebrews 13, and we return there for this next step. Hebrews 13.17 reads,
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.
I often use Powerpoint when teaching Sunday School, but my slide templates are old and boring. I was wondering if you all had a decent free or inexpensive source for high quality slide templates?
“Sligar, a former trustee of the seminary, said that Southwestern’s financial crisis puts the SBC’s relationships with individual churches at risk. Working together is built on trust, especially when it comes to money” - RNS
“A former Moody Bible Institute instructor claims under Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act that the school uses a doctrine that only men can be pastors as a pretense to discriminate against women.” - BPNews
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