A couple of days ago, I was asked in the comments thread about why and how our church worked towards increased delegation and decentralization in our church structures. In the church planting church community of PLNTD, I attempted to explain this in greater detail. I am copying my article here below for my blog community. [...]
Archive for October 2010
The Hub and Spoke Paradigm
October 29, 2010Theoretical v. Operative Gospels
October 28, 2010I will let this quote by Graeme Goldsworthy speak for itself: “Among evangelicals there are differences in the way [gospel] is used. It is a matter for some concern that some books and study courses on evangelism seem to assume that every Christian is absolutely clear about what the gospel is, and that what is [...]
Disciple-Making and Cultural Transformation
October 27, 2010Below is a video of Kevin DeYoung, Greg Gilbert, and Ryan Kelly talking about the mission of the church. DeYoung and Gilbert have a forthcoming book coming out on this subject, and it will certainly be one worth reading. However, I think Doug Wilson is on to something about seeing things a little differently as [...]
Life Offline
October 26, 2010For the past 2.5 years, I have been serving as a pastor of Grace Baptist Church. I have not blogged much about my church or my role as a pastor (other than the kingly administration stuff). It has been an incredible journey so far, and I am loving being a church that is “reformed and [...]
If I Was the Devil
October 26, 2010Tommy Nelson gives some sober words in Screwtape fashion. This is worth watching every Monday morning.
The Transfer of the Gospel
October 25, 2010On October 3, our church launched our first daughter church. It was a great moment as we have worked over the past two years to transition into being a church planting church. I had the privilege of preaching at Grace that morning, and in light of the launch of our first daughter church, I decided [...]
The Weirdness of Our Generation
October 25, 2010Francis Chan talks about the weirdness of our generation and the areas incongruent with biblical Christianity. I hope we have enough humility and self-examination that we don’t have to wait until our generation passes to discover the things we have uncritically adopted which have little or nothing to do with the kind of Christian faith [...]
Dever on Culture
October 13, 2010Here’s a good, short video clip where Mark Dever speaks on how culture is a reflection of humanity, both in its goodness (imago dei) and in its fallenness (depravity) and how the gospel, rightly proclaimed is both attractive and offensive at the same time.
Missional Made Simple
October 12, 2010Yeah, yeah, I know. Missional is a buzz word that everybody uses but rarely defines. If missional church is hard to define, then missional community can be even more difficult to understand (and distinguish from your typical small groups). Insert these two little videos, which I think provide an accurate and fair assessment of missional [...]
6 New Books This Month
October 11, 2010There are dozens of books coming out this month that I have been checking out, and I thought I’d pass along six of them that I hope to get my hands on in the near future. Check them out: 1. Operation World (New 7th Edition!) 2. Entrusted with the Gospel: Pastoral Expositions of 2 Timothy [...]
Background – Lecrae
October 9, 2010One of the aspects of the Reformed resurgence in my generation has been the development of gospel-centered hip-hop and lyrical theology. The most influential of these artists is Lecrae, whose new album has been in the top 10 of all iTunes albums since its release last week (quite impressive). Below is an impromptu music video [...]
Mark Driscoll on Humility, Ambition, and Young Leaders
October 8, 2010Dustin Neeley, of Church Planting for the Rest of Us, regularly rolls out nice excerpts from extended interviews at church planting conferences. At the most recent Acts 29 National Church Planting Conference in Seattle, Dustin interviewed Mark Driscoll in which they addressed a number of topics. The first three dealt with humility, ambition, and concerns [...]
Johnny Hunt, Calvinism, and the Past Ten Years of My Life
October 19, 2010Before you read any further, please watch this short video clip where Dustin Neeley interviewed Johnny Hunt at the Advance the Church conference earlier this year. This video clip is moving to me for reasons most of you are unaware I presume. Although some of my life story is recorded in Collin Hansen’s Young, Restless, [...]
Categories: Calvinism, Personal Commentary, SBC
Tags: Calvinism, Johnny Hunt, SBC
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