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Which Gospel Presentation is more faithful to the Bible’s teaching?
Jonathan Leeman writes: Which “gospel” do you believe in? Your answer to that question will have a direct bearing on what you think about church discipline. Therefore, it’s worth making sure we are talking about the same gospel before we … Continue reading
Why we need small churches to reach Los Angeles
Thanks to Eric Mason for posting this link. I was certainly encouraged by Neil Cole’s article. Here are some key quotes on why we need small churches: “Churches of two hundred or less are four times more likely to plant … Continue reading
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Making Disciples, Multiplying Churches: 11 Exhortations to Pastors and Church Leaders
Let’s call people to total abandonment for the glory of Christ – Followers of Jesus don’t always know where they are going. They know who they are with. Let’s call people to humble dependence on the grace of Christ. Let’s call … Continue reading
Confession: I’m not the Missionary to Los Angeles and Shatto Park I Thought I was
We’re reading on contextualization with some men at the church from Tim Keller’s book, Center Church (part 3). To accompany that reading I’m dipping into other resources on contextualization. As I listened to Zane Pratt’s workshop on contextualization in global missions, … Continue reading
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Pastor-Elder Vows
The Hollywood Church is ordaining two more pastor-elders (our term for the office) tomorrow in their gathering and for this we praise the Lord Jesus! He is our Chief Pastor and Elder brother. In light of this grace, I wanted to post … Continue reading
How Should We Measure a Church’s Success? Jeff Vanderstelt chimes in
Jeff Vanderstelt has a helpful word here: Thoughts: (1) Video 1 summary – Biblical measurements to know if you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing: (a) conversions through the gospels, (b) growing to make disciples who can make disciples, … Continue reading
Why Church Government Matters
Mike McKinley posts at the 9marks blog (I downloaded and plan to listen to the audio): Dr. Hunter Powell is an expert on many things, chief among them being soft cheeses and the discussions about polity that took place between Congregationalists and Presbyterians and … Continue reading
The Strategy to raise up more Church Planters with Send North America (North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention)
http://vimeo.com/41420918 My thoughts: I’m excited about this plan. I’d love to meet and support apprentices who are training and prepping in Send LA churches to plant in our city. It would be a huge privilege if God gave us some … Continue reading
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