Role-Playing for Jesus
“Tim, someone is on the phone with a Bible question.“ I looked up from my desk at the Credo House. My brain started to switch into this neutral position trying to...
Special Podcast: An Interview with Derek Webb
[display_podcast] Join Tim Kimberley and JJ Seid as they do a special podcast with Derek Webb. Derek is a singer/songwriter and founder of noisetrade.com. Derek was doing a...
Elder Questions: Core Convictions
I’m currently in a six month eldership process at my local church. This series is taken from questions asked during the process. Please list 6 core convictions...
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...
Theology Unplugged: Church (Part 3) – What Makes a Local Church?
[display_podcast] Join Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley, JJ Seid and Sam Storms as they continue their new series on the Church. This is a topic hotly debated today. What really...
Elder Questions: Pornography
I’m currently in a six month eldership process at my local church. This series is taken from questions asked during the process. You are praying with folks up front...
I think it’s ok to teach Relative Truth
One of the easy softballs to hit out of the park in Apologetics 101 training is when two people are role playing and the statement is made, “I think truth is relative....
Elder Questions: Why Pray?
I’m currently in a six month eldership process at my local church. This series is taken from questions asked during the process. A group of people are talking and invite...
On the Death of My Father – William Michael Patton: 1947-2013
There is not a prayer I remember praying before this one. It is a prayer, which as a child, I frequently prayed with tears. I prayed it with my mother, with my sisters, and...