Sep
06
2010
Worth a Look: 9.6.10
On Wednesday, I’ll be posting an interview with Bob Russell (former senior minister at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY) about how his church transitioned their leadership after he spent forty years at the helm. For now, take a look at Collin Hansen’s post on how the integrity of the gospel is at stake in a pastoral succession plan:
History tells sad stories of good churches that calcified as monuments to former pastors. Few churches we closely associate with prominent ministers maintained their influence when the pastor left.
Albert Mohler is podcasting – Although Dr. Mohler has ended his radio show, he has chosen to record two new podcasts. The Briefing “presents a daily report of the important theological, cultural and ethical issues facing Christians in the 21st century.” Thinking in Public will be “an interview forum for intelligent conversation about frontline theological and cultural issues.” Here are the iTunes links for Thinking in Public and The Briefing.
There’s something worse than death…
However unpopular it may be and however much we may wish to soften its hard edges, the doctrine of hell is essential for faithful Christian witness. The belief that there is something worse than death is, to recall John Piper’s imagery, ballast for our ministry boats.
Look at these bizzare pics:
Things that are made from organic material age and decay, especially when they stop being alive. A piece of home-baked bread, say, left on your kitchen counter, will get moldy relatively fast. Lord knows what some ground beef would smell like after a week. But the artist Sally Davies has been photographing one McDonald’s hamburger and fries every day for 137 days. They look basically exactly the same.