2016-10-114Comments

51% Protestant

Blast from the past. This post was written by Daniel Wallace back in 2007. On the flight back from Athens last week, I sat in front of a gregarious Irish gentleman. He was a...

by C Michael Patton

Christian Life

Ecclesiology (Church)

2015-05-295Comments

Five Ways to Go Wrong with Church Discipline

What is Church Discipline? There is hardly a practice in the local church that is misused more than “church discipline.” Don’t get me wrong, I don’t...

by C Michael Patton

Dispensationalism

Ecclesiology (Church)

Eschatology

2015-05-2132Comments

Why I am No Longer a Dispensationalist

My Dispensational Upbringing I have been taught Dispensationalism from my mother’s womb. I was born in a dispensational environment. It was assumed at my church to be a...

by C Michael Patton

Ecclesiology (Church)

Theology

2015-02-1631Comments

When is Someone Disqualified from Ministry?

This is an unspoken question for many evangelicals. Most of us don’t know where the idea of “disqualification” comes from. We may be hard-pressed to find anything definite in...

by C Michael Patton

Ecclesiology (Church)

Ministry

Tim Kimberley

2013-12-057Comments

One Sermon People would Remember

From a human perspective a sermon is so subjective. If a person preaches for any length of consecutive weeks it becomes surprising how differently people respond to sermons....

by Tim Kimberley

Ecclesiology (Church)

Lisa Robinson

2013-11-265Comments

Why I Think Non-Pastors Should Care About Pastoral Theology

(Lisa Robinson) I’m not a pastor. I have no intentions of being a pastor even if I were affiliated with a denomination or church structure that would allow it. Yet, I...

by Lisa Robinson

Ecclesiology (Church)

Leadership

Lisa Robinson

2013-08-1212Comments

Should We Abandon Structured Leadership?

(Lisa Robinson) Increasingly, I am encountering a definition of the priesthood of the believer to mean a rejection of structured leadership in our local assemblies. Because we...

by Lisa Robinson

Ecclesiology (Church)

Lisa Robinson

2013-02-0376Comments

Do We Really Need to be Culturally Relevant?

(Lisa Robinson) Every Sunday morning, I am transported to another place in time. There are no contemporary aesthetics, only architecture and relics that scream...

by Lisa Robinson

Ecclesiology (Church)

Lisa Robinson

Ministry

2012-09-189Comments

Some Random Thoughts on Christian Ministry and Ministers

(Lisa Robinson) These are some pretty random thoughts that have swirling around in my head for awhile so I wanted to just splash them out in writing. Tim Challies posted this...

by Lisa Robinson

Ecclesiology (Church)

Lisa Robinson

2012-07-0329Comments

Why I Think Pew Sitting is OK

(Lisa Robinson) If you have been a Christian for any length of time, you have most likely heard the term “pew sitter”. It is typically used in a derogatory way to...

by C Michael Patton

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