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Why do we believe…we should run the Church like any other secular organization? (Conclusion: Because of syncretism with Western Culture)
Leslie Newbigin was a British missionary who lived in India for forty years. When he arrived in India he saw with clarity the insights and idols of the Eastern Indian culture. While Indian Christians were more susceptible to the subtle … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Church, confusion, faith, syncretism, the Gospel, the Gospel and Culture, Western Culture
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Why do we believe…we should run the Church like any other secular organization? (Finances)
This post was part of this series but was also in response to a question from my friend Mike Lang who writes: Hey Kevin, Bonnie just showed me your blog. You are a good writer and you are honest. I … Continue reading
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The Devil that you know… – Denial Part 2
“…and the truth will set you free.’” – Jesus in John 8:32 November 2008 – I am sitting in a circle of chairs with other men at my home church. It is the third time I’ve attended this group and … Continue reading
Why do we believe…women cannot lead in the Church? (Anecdotes and insights from my own life)
I promised I should explain my own journey regarding my beliefs concerning women in ministry in a little more narrative format, so here it is: Growing up I did not really think much about women in ministry. I grew up … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian ministry, ministry, Modesto, women in leadership
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Why do we believe…women cannot lead in the Church (or at least not at senior leadership levels)?
Growing up I have seen and heard a wide variety of rules and beliefs concerning women in church leadership. Some of these rules are unspoken while others are very clearly defined and codified. One one extreme there are some Churches that affirm … Continue reading
Christian Dating: Online dating and www.plentyoffish.com, www.match.com
After one has addressed whatever personal work they can and need to before beginning to date most most of my peers probably need to address the size of their dating pool. Contrary to a lot of what I have been … Continue reading
Why do we believe…we should run the Church like any other secular organization? (Training our leadership – Addendum)
This is one of my laziest blogs but I decided to let the writings of others highlight my point. Qualifications for Christian leaders according to the Bible: 1 Timothy 3:1-13 Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons 1 Here is a trustworthy … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian leadership, seminaries, Theological Education
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Why do we believe…we should run the Church like any other secular organization? (Church Staffing)
In a previous post I talked about how we train our leaders seems to follow a Western model for education and how this is an incomplete approach to training Christian leaders. This led me to one of the other ways … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Church, discipleship, hiring and staffing, secular organization
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Christians and Dating: Things to do before starting to date…
Previously I mentioned that my next post on dating would be regarding my experiences with online dating. However, in writing that blog I realized that there are a lot of assumptions and advice regarding dating that I felt I should … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian dating, dating, relationships, www.eHarmony.com, www.match.com, www.plentyoffish.com
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Why do we believe…Christians are not sinners?
Earlier tonight in conversation with friends it came up that today’s chapel preacher was exceptional. When I probed deeper to figure out why it was such a memorable chapel the sermon was explained to me in brief. One thing that … Continue reading
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