10 Old Wives’ Tales about Church Growth
Some views about church are downright superstitious and, at times, dangerous to the church
Preaching is extremely important, but having a charismatic and gifted speaker is not the stand-alone element you need to grow your church—or turn it around. Preaching is a core element of the church, but focusing on preaching alone—or trying to find a talented communicator—is not the answer to church growth. There’s a lot... Continue Reading
In SC: As Episcopalians move toward split, questions and painful decisions remain
An analysis from both sides of the story from Columbia, SC major daily
Lawrence said there is no turning back, but there is still one huge non-theological elephant in the room: the valuable Lowcountry church properties that dot the landscape. Lawrence has said the congregations that want to leave the diocese are free to leave with properties intact.
Diocese Says Parish Must Hold Separate Communion Services
The only blended Catholic and Episcopal parish must change its worship services for communion
The parish, Church of the Holy Apostles, has been led by Catholic and Episcopal co-pastors for more than 30 years. Parishioners say it’s an arrangement that has allowed families in mixed marriages to worship together and has helped build bonds that transcend denominational boundaries. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond has... Continue Reading
Egyptian Churches Give Up on Helping to Create New Constitution
Orthodox, Protestants, and Catholics jointly withdraw, saying assembly marginalizes non-Islamists
A primary complaint is over the role of shari’ah. Article Two of Egypt’s 1971 constitution, as well as the current draft of the new constitution, enshrines the “principles” of shari’ah to be the primary source of legislation. Pope Tawadros does not dispute the article as currently defined—including its designation of Islam as the religion of... Continue Reading
In Its Search For ‘Relevance’, The Anglican Church Is Losing Relevance
The Anglican Church seems to have forgotten why people go to church
It’s very English (and, therefore, quite Anglican) to dismiss the evangelicals as crazy people with an antiquated addiction to the Bible. But it’s actually the strength of their faith that makes them so attractive to people searching for certainty in a confusing and often horrible world. After all, “we offer the keys to the kingdom... Continue Reading
UK: Synod Rejects women bishops. Laity knew more than bishops and clergy
Will the issue come around again? For sure it will. And will women finally become bishops? Absolutely.
What sort of explaining to society is it that the church is supposed to do exactly? The church is a counter culture. We are told not to "conform to this present age", we are not to be lovers of the world system, we stand in opposition not apposition to society. The church is not supposed to embrace the mood of a transient culture; to do so will soon enough make it a widow
Thoughts on the Church of England’s Vote on Women Bishops
Everyone seems to be for multiculturalism and tolerance except when it doesn’t suit the progressive side
Through online tweets, articles, and soundbites, most media types and several church leaders have expressed their dismay at the outcome. Apparently, those who called for the losing side to be conciliatory never expected to be on the losing side.
From Reformed Dream to Reformed Reality: The Problem and Possibility of Reformed Church Unity
An address to the thirty-eighth meeting of the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council (NAPARC) on November 13, 2012
Until we are revived, we will not have a new reformation. Until we are revived, we will continue to bicker, blog, and tweet carnally over creation days, the historicity of Adam, the relationship between justification and sanctification, law and gospel, how the two kingdoms relate to each other, the church’s witness and work in a... Continue Reading
Seven PCA Ministers from Metro New York Presbytery Transfer to the EPC
Ministry views more in accord with the EPC
The PCA’s Metro New York Presbytery (MNY) approved the transfer of seven of its ministers to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). On November 13, 2012, MNY acted on the request of the seven ministers, all serving at Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, to have their membership transferred to the EPC.
Pope Calls Virgin Birth “Unequivocal” Truth in New Book
Pope strongly reaffirms the doctrine of the virgin birth as an "unequivocal" truth of faith
“It is God’s creative word alone that brings about something new. Jesus, born of Mary is fully man and fully God, without confusion and without separation…” he writes. “The accounts of Matthew and Luke are not myths taken a stage further. They are firmly rooted, in terms of their basic conception, in the biblical tradition... Continue Reading
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