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Ecclesiology (Church)
Why I Don’t Think the Church Is Called to Be as Unified as We Think
Introduction In John chapter 17, Christ prays for His followers, saying, “that they may be one as we are one.” This prayer has often been interpreted as a call for...
C Michael Patton
Embracing a Five-Dimensional Faith in the Church
Explore the depths of faith and spirituality in our latest blog post. Dive into a heartfelt journey of personal faith crisis, understand the diverse dimensions of Christian...
C Michael Patton
10 Most Controversial Issues in the Church Today
I have been in ministry for 25 years. Besides a six-year stint as a pastor at Stonebriar (great memories!), I have solely taught and produced theology courses (unless you...
C Michael Patton
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...
C Michael Patton
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...
C Michael Patton
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...
C Michael Patton
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...
C Michael Patton
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....
Tim Kimberley