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Twenty Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Starting a Church
Posted on September 23, 2009 | No CommentsIs my primary motivation for considering church planting the glory and worship of God and not primarily dissatisfaction with my present situation? Am I truly convinced that church planting is the most effective strategy under heaven to advance the kingdom of God, make disciples of... -
Confirm a Church Planter’s Calling
Posted on September 20, 2009 | No CommentsThe Importance of a Clear Call to Church Planting The first lecture of my church planting class each semester is always an exegesis of 2Timothy 2:1-7. That text has been my source of strength through the years in ministry. Timothy was very discouraged in the... -
Book Review: An Introduction to the Science of Missions
Posted on September 17, 2009 | No CommentsBook Review: An Introduction to the Science of Missions By J.H. Bavinck Reviewed by Andy Johnson An Introduction to the Science of Missions Presbyterian and Reformed, 1960. 324 pages. $16.99 The other night I told my wife I was going to begin this book review... -
What does it take to be an effective church planter?
Posted on September 10, 2009 | 1 CommentCharles Ridley conducted a study of church planters in the United States and Canada. His subjects in the study represented 13 Protestant denominations. Based upon his research and subsequent field testing, he developed a list of 13 prominent performance dimensions. For over a decade, these... -
Book Review: Church Planting Movements
Posted on September 9, 2009 | 1 CommentBy David Garrison Reviewed by Ed Roberts Church Planting Movements: How God Is Redeeming a Lost World WIGTake Resources, 2003. 362 pages. $18.95 Sometimes a book contains important biblical truths and helpful suggestions even though its theological methodology or hermeneutic is flawed. In that situation,... -
Book Review: Let the Nations Be Glad!
Posted on September 7, 2009 | 1 CommentBook Review: Let the Nations Be Glad! By John Piper Reviewed by Robin Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions Baker Academic, 2004. $14.99 Growing up in the United Kingdom, I always had an interest in what God was doing globally,... -
A Pastor’s Forum Concerning Pastor’s Training New Pastors
Posted on September 3, 2009 | No Comments9Marks asked a roundtable of pastors the following question: Do local churches have the responsibility to help raise up the next generation of pastors, and if so, why? Answers from: Rickey Armstrong (Glendale Baptist Church, Miami, FL) Stephen E. Farish (Crossroads Church, Grayslake, IL) David... -
A Seminary President’s Forum
Posted on September 3, 2009 | No Comments9Marks Ministries asked a roundtable of seminary presidents the following two questions: Why is your seminary needed? What’s an exciting example you have seen being done in a local church that would encourage pastors to think of raising up the next generation? Answers from: Daniel... -
Seven Seasons of Church Planting
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Elders Affirmation of our Beliefs about Homosexuality
Posted on August 22, 2009 | No CommentsMVC Pastors, the following is a draft affirmation of our beliefs about Homosexuality. Our affirmation that the Bible is the infallible Word of God with “supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct,” and our affirmation that “a Christian should live for the... -
2009 Worship God MP3 Sessions
Posted on August 13, 2009 | No CommentsYou can download the sessions from the Worship God conference (2009): The God of Worship (John Piper) The Heart of Worship (John Piper) The Leaders of Worship (Jeff Purswell) The Church of Worship (Thabiti Anyabwile) Lessons Learned from Three Decades of Leading (C.J. Mahaney and... -
Sanctified — by grace alone through faith alone — One Day at a Time
Posted on July 21, 2009 | No CommentsRod Rosenbladt is professor of theology and apologetics at Concordia University (Irvine, California) and co-host of The White Horse Inn radio broadcast. The following is an excerpt of his article in Modern Reformation: Issue: “God Justifies the Wicked” Nov./Dec. Vol. 1 No. 6 1992 Pages 8-12,... -
Sanctification in an Era of Confusion
Posted on July 20, 2009 | No CommentsThe following are highlights from John D. Hannah’s article “John Owen and the “Normal” Christian Life” once published in Modern Reformation (Nov./Dec. 1996 Vol: 5 Num: 6). ______________________ As sometimes presented, victory over sin is a matter of following correct procedures with wholehearted trust; the... -
Why and How I Am Tweeting
Posted on July 17, 2009 | 1 CommentBy John Piper, June 3, 2009 I see two kinds of response to social Internet media like blogging, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and others. One says: These media tend to shorten attention spans, weaken discursive reasoning, lure people away from Scripture and prayer, disembody relationships, feed... -
Keswick Theology Explained
Posted on July 16, 2009 | No CommentsKeswick Theology is a theological teaching concerning sanctification. Its influences are heavy in American Evangelicalism and is connected to the “Holiness Movement” in England and the “Higher Life Movement.” Many godly people are part of this movement and its teachings. But sadly the theology itself... -
Is it Lying?
Posted on July 15, 2009 | No CommentsLying, Hostile Nations and the Great Commission By a missions strategist for Central Asia Can missionaries traveling to a country that’s hostile to Christianity and the Great Commission lie about their reasons for coming? Can they point to a secondary purpose for coming? -
Contextualization in the Muslim Context
Posted on July 14, 2009 | No CommentsPutting Contextualization in its Place By a missions strategist for Central Asia Contextualization is one of the hottest topics in missions today. Simply put, contextualization is the word we use for the process of making the gospel and the church as much at home as... -
Pragmatism, Pragmatism Everywhere!
Posted on July 13, 2009 | No CommentsBy Andy Johnson A friend and I were riding in his car after lunch vigorously discussing a controversial topic in missiology, and with good reason. We served together on the board of trustees for a mission sending organization, and a number of board members had... -
John Calvin and Servetus Controversy Explained
Posted on July 10, 2009 | 4 CommentsThe Facts about Calvin and Servetus: 1. Michael Servetus taught many unorthodox heresies: astrology,pantheism, Neo-Platonism, Semi-Pelagianism, rejected the Trinity,rejected the Deity of Christ. 2. Servetus was convicted by the Inquisition in France for his heresies, but he escaped before sentencing. 3. Calvin warned him not to come to Geneva... -
John Calvin: Man of Contradictions, Shaper of Modernity. Age? 500 Next Week.
Posted on July 8, 2009 | No CommentsA version of this article appeared in print on July 4, 2009, on page A14 of the New York edition. By PETER STEINFELS. Published: July 3, 2009 in the New York Times He was born on July 10, 1509, a religious thinker and leader who... -
Why Do the New Calvinists Insist on Complementarianism? by DeYoung
Posted on July 6, 2009 | 3 CommentsThe following was posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 by Kevin DeYoung. I am reposting it here on FIDE-O because I think that it is worth reading. DeYoung writes: A friend of mine pointed me to a fascinating, and I think sincerely inquistive, blog post... -
The Anger of God – Romans 1:18
Posted on July 5, 2009 | No CommentsThe Anger of God — Romans 1:18 The Apostle Paul writes this letter to the Christians in Rome to explain the Gospel from God’s perspective. -
The Biblical Motivation for Evangelism – Romans 1:14-17
Posted on June 28, 2009 | 2 CommentsRomans 1:14-17 – We Are Indebted to Sinners Romans 1:14 — I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. ... -
Why Believe the Bible
Posted on June 28, 2009 | 2 CommentsI want to thank Paul for posting this wonderful answer to a great question: -
Was I really baptized if the person who baptized me turned out not to be a believer?
Posted on June 25, 2009 | 2 CommentsWas I really baptized if the person who baptized me turned out not to be a believer? Answer by John Piper. I think so. Say you have a man who is in the water with you, and you are a believer, and he is self-deceived...