(This is part three of a three part series. Here is part one and part two.) Ministry The fourth word, following equality, complementarity, and responsibility, is ministry. In this section Stott looks at the implications of headship for ministry. Here again we see Stott hesitating between two positions. On the one hand, he rejects the [...]
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Go Big or Go Home: Why Complemegalitarian Doesn’t Work (2)
June 24, 2010 – 5:36 am
(This is part two of a three part series. For part one, go here.) Responsibility Equality was the first of Stott’s four key words. Complementarity was the second. The third word is responsibility. In this section we see clearly how general categories in the debate (like equality) are often used to mute or negate specific [...]
Go Big or Go Home: Why Complemegalitarian Doesn’t Work (1)
June 23, 2010 – 6:32 am
I imagine that most of the regular readers of this blog are convinced complementarians. For that reason I don’t usually reiterate the biblical arguments for male leadership in the church and in the home. But from time to time it’s probably wise to re-visit the issue. First, because the cultural pressure is decidedly against complementarianism. [...]
Tuning Out if the Minister is Younger Than You
June 12, 2010 – 6:58 am
There are two reactions one can have while reading Jon Acuff’s book Stuff Christians Like. One person might think, “Wow, this guy is making fun of a lot of stuff that’s important to me. Why is he so cynical? It must be nice to make a living on sarcasm.” But another person could think, “This [...]
Maps, Maps, and More Maps
June 9, 2010 – 6:58 am
I love maps. Always have. When I was in elementary school I asked for atlases for my birthday (don’t laugh). I even started making my own atlas, which was basically just tracing the states from other atlases and copying their information. Today I still love maps–city street guides, laminated posters, road atlases, historical atlases, pretty [...]
Getting to the Root of Radical: A Review and Response
May 25, 2010 – 6:42 am
I really like David Platt. We’ve spoken at the same conferences a couple times and run in some overlapping circles. My personal interactions with him have always been encouraging. David, the pastor of The Church at Brook Hills (a four-thousand member congregation in Birmingham, Alabama), is humble, down to earth, funny, a devoted student of [...]
Interview with Andreas Kostenberger
May 20, 2010 – 5:24 am
Dr. Kostenberger, thanks for taking time away from your busy schedule and before a trip overseas to answer a few questions for us about your book on The Missions of Jesus and the Disciples. (See yesterday’s post for an introduction to Dr. Kostenberger.) 1. This book grew out of your doctoral dissertation in 1993. Why [...]
Kostenberger on the Missions of Jesus and the Disciples
May 19, 2010 – 5:22 am
Andreas Kostenberger is a Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author, editor, or translator of over twenty books, including God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation; Women in the Church: An Analysis and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15; Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: [...]
Why Christians Should Covenant Together Through Local Church Membership
May 12, 2010 – 6:33 am
God’s covenant with us is prior to any covenant we make with each other. He chooses us, sets us apart, calls us to holiness, and enjoins us to love one another. But all this must happen in particulars. The commitment to live out the principles of the new covenant takes place with a specific people [...]
Death by Meeting
April 30, 2010 – 5:54 am
I’m not sure what it says about me or my ability to lead my church or our meetings, but I was eager to read this book as soon as I heard about it. Death by Meeting (2004) is the work of Patrick Lencioni, a business consulting guru with a number of top-selling books to his [...]
