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• On Lapsing Members: Coping with a Transient Culture

  
  Heidelblog — Authority: 556
  Re-Posted from Sept 9, 2009. The HB has addressed the problem of “churchless evangelicals” before. This question is a little different. How should consistories/sessions address the problem of members of a congregation who simply seem to disappear as if they’ve fallen off the face of the earth? People appear ...
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• The Cost of Following Jesus: Helping Andy and Angela

  
  Pure Church — Authority: 549
  Remember Angela and Andy ? Theyre a young couple who have been dating for the past year and theyve now come to you/your church to be married. As you speak with Andy you learn that both have been divorced. This will be their second marriage. In Andys case, his first wife had been unfaithful and they eventually ...
  3 days ago

• Progress on rules governing autocephaly and autonomy

  
  Ad Orientem — Authority: 130
  Orrologian has posted a recent communique of the Russian Orthodox Church on progress towards establishing rules for the declaration of autocephaly and autonomy on the part of local Orthodox churches. These rules could have a significant impact on the status of the OCA . You may read the details at his blog . ...
  5 days ago

• Judgment and Discipline – Part 4

  
  Defending. Contending. — Authority: 479
  Part 1 of series here . Part 2 of series here . Part 3 of series here . In light of certain ministers signing The Manhattan Declaration , there are several questions that arise. Is discipline necessary in such a case? How does discipline play a vital part in the integrity of the local church? How do we maintain ...
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• 52 JC No 44

  
  Heavenly Worldliness — Authority: 136
  On church discipline. Again from The Necessity of Reforming the Church via Garry Williams "If anyone is desirous of a clearer and more familiar illustration, I would say, that rule in the church, the pastoral office, and all other matters of order, resemble the body, whereas the doctrine which regulates the ...
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• How Carson Would Help Brad

  
  Pure Church — Authority: 549
  If youve been following the posts on "The Costs of Following Jesus" ( here and here ), youve read about a fictional man named "Brad," a new convert to the faith, father of three with a live-in girlfriend of 13 years. Obviously, Brad has some things to think through if he is going to faithfully follow the Lord. ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Cost of Following Jesus: Helping Brad

  
  Pure Church — Authority: 549
  A couple days back, we began a new series of posts on " The Cost of Following Jesus ". Thanks to all those who shared wisdom and thoughts regarding our scenario from yesterday: Brad, a new convert with a long-time live-in girlfriend and three children depending on his income . The reason Im thankful for the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Should You Allow Someone to Resign from Church Membership When They Are About to Be Disciplined?

  
  Pure Church — Authority: 549
  Check out Russell Moore and Greg Wills, church historian and author of Democratic Religion , as they briefly (3.5 minutes) discuss this issue .
  2 weeks ago

• The Cost of Following Jesus: Brad the Unmarried Father of Three

  
  Pure Church — Authority: 549
  Yesterday I began a series of posts on the cost(s) of following Jesus. We would all agree that following Jesus is costly. And I suppose we would all agree that faithful evangelism and preaching must be clear about the cost of following the Lord. But what Im interested in here is how that truth affects pastoral ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Costs of Following Jesus

  
  Pure Church — Authority: 549
  One of the things I appreciate about Mark Devers view of evangelism is his insistence that we tell people who are not yet Christians that it will be costly to follow Jesus, but its worth it. As preachers and evangelists, we can be guilty of stressing the "worth it" aspects of following Jesus, while feel the pressure ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Collapse of Church Discipline

  
  Leon J. Podles :: DIALOGUE — Authority: 416
  As the Murphy Report noted, church discipline in Ireland was almost totally neglected in Ireland. In thirty years only two canonical trials were held, and these were held in opposition to the chief canonist.   The Roman Catholic Church sometimes suffers from legalism, to which voluntarist moral theology and ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Conversation on Church Discipline

  
  Delivered By Grace | Theology Blog — Authority: 126
  “A lot of people have asked me recently about whether it’s okay to let a church member undergoing discipline “resign” from membership, just prior to excommunication. This is kind of, I guess, similar to Richard Nixon quitting the presidency when it looks like he doesn’t have the votes in the House to avoid ...
  4 weeks ago

• 14 books to look forward to in 2010

  
  blog of dan — Authority: 130
  Here are 14 books that I’m looking forward to reading next year: Raised with Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything by Adrian Warnock Dug Deep Down: Unearthing What I Believe and Why it Matters by Joshua Harris Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe by Mark Driscoll & Gerry Breshears It Is ...
  4 weeks ago

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