All Religions are Not the Same

All Religions are Not the Same  A great short talk for the end of the semester.

CEO-ing the sheep

An excerpt from Left Behind in a Megachurch World by Ruth Tucker:

"According to Rob Marus, Southern Baptists are particularly tuned into the megachurch mentality because they, perhaps more than any other denomination, measure success in terms of numbers of baptisms or converts.  'The more conservative and evangelical the church, the more important growth is,' he argues. 'It becomes almost a jockeying contest to see how many you can attract, how many you can convert, and how many you can baptize.'  It is no accident that every one of the presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention int he past two decades has been a senior pastor of a megachurch."  (p.93)

CEO does not automatically equal shepherd.  Success is faithfulness.

Gigachurch!?!

After 5 years of missing out, I've heard the term "Gigachurch."  It was quite a shock to my system.  Not to mention hearing that Rev. Andy Stanley is a hologram.  I really don't know what to think.  Do you?

Five Year old article about the Hologram Preachers

We can believe in the Church because God does.

Read slowly...

Great devotional on the New Testament Church

CT Article "My Trainwreck Conversion"

Consider this...

My Train Wreck Conversion

Historic review of Harold Lindsell's "Battle for the Bible"

I just love this old book review...should be re-printed every month until it sticks.

Renewing the Inerrancy Debate (from 1976)

Have a Super Sunday!