A quote followed by some prayers (via Twitter) by Scotty Smith, pastor of Christ Community Church (Nashville) for all you church planters out there: “There is no commitment we will make as church planters of greater importance than living close to Jesus. For church planting can become an idol factory; a prostitution ring; a cruel [...]
Archive for August 2010
We need church planters who will love Jesus with abandon
August 31, 2010What’s Next for Francis Chan?
August 30, 2010Mark Driscoll and Joshua Harris ask Francis Chan why he stepped down as senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, and what he plans to do next. When Chan announced in the Spring of this year of his departure, it caught many (if not all) people by surprise. Listen to Chan as he [...]
Church Planter by Darrin Patrick
August 27, 2010One of the most important books on church planting for my generation has just been released by Crossway. Church Planter: The Man, the Message, the Mission written by Darrin Patrick is a book not only for church planters but for anyone called to gospel ministry. I will be explaining its importance and giving a lengthy [...]
The Bible Is NOT About You
August 26, 2010For the past seven weeks, I have been leading a group of men in our church through Tim Keller and Ed Clowney’s class on Preaching Christ in a Postmodern World. The 35 MP3′s are available for free on RTS iTunesU, and a PDF of the class notes are available as well. I have also been [...]
Shai Linne Breaks It Down on the Atonement
August 25, 2010I’m a big fan of Shai Linne. This brother puts out lyrical theology unlike any other guy around. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here are the lyrics (in catechesis form) of a song on the doctrine of the atonement . . . Verse 1 Who is God? God is the universe’s Creator [...]
The Gospel Song
August 24, 2010One of our favorite family worship songs is “The Gospel Song.” I believe it was the first song my 2 year-old son memorized and sang word-for-word. Tonight was a special treat, thanks to Bob Kauflin who made us aware of an animation that had just come out. Check it out. The guy who made that [...]
Word and Spirit: The Kingdom
August 23, 2010Monday morning meditation on the instrumentality of the Word and agency of the Holy Spirit as it relates to the kingdom of God. Jesus inaugurates the kingdom by His coming to earth as the Word made flesh (John 1:14). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt. 1:18), anointed (Matt. 3:16; 12:18; Luke 4:18) and [...]
What Others Are Saying About PLNTD
August 18, 2010It has been a little over two months since we went public with the PLNTD Church Planting Network. As you can see, my marginal time usually spent blogging has been severely limited due to increased responsibilities both on the church and network front. I hope to resume blogging somewhat regularly in the near future, but [...]
What Is Profoundly Stupid
August 5, 2010Jared Wilson: What is profoundly stupid is the sheer amount of innovation, creativity, energy, ambition, and astounding levels of human wherewithal that go into crafting the most amazing worship experiences Americans have ever seen inside churches where the gospel isn’t preached. I can say this because there’s only one thing we hold that the New [...]
Because He Is Good
August 3, 2010A sermon jam based on Matt Chandler’s preaching. Check it.
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