Sutton Turner: Leaving a Big Church is Selfish
Just when I thought we were getting somewhere… Today, Sutton Turner posted an apologetic of sorts* (pdf of the post) for separation of pastors from pews in big churches. Turner seems convinced that the corporate world is a good analogy for a church leadership. This quote seems to capture the mood: When an organization grows and…
Read MoreGrading Pastor Dan Kellogg's Mark Driscoll Homework
In a blog post yesterday, Gold Creek Community Church pastor Dan Kellogg said he did his homework before asking Mark Driscoll to speak at his church on Sunday. According to that blog entry, Kellogg said he spoke with Driscoll’s “accountability board.” The unnamed member or members of that board said: “There is nothing Mark has done…
Read MoreMark Driscoll Demonstration Taking Place at Gold Creek Community Church
UPDATE: Gold Creek put the sermon up on their website. Mark Driscoll is speaking at Gold Creek Community Church (the live feed freezes often but you can catch some of it here) while a demonstration is taking place outside. He is speaking about Hebrews 11. Outside former Mars Hill members are giving out a flyer…
Read MoreFormer Mars Hill Church Members Protest Mark Driscoll's Appearance at Gold Creek Community Church This Sunday
Thursday evening I posted a notice that Mark Driscoll is slated to be the mystery speaker tomorrow at Gold Creek Community Church in Mill Creek WA. Driscoll’s return to the Seattle preaching stage will not go unnoticed by some former members of his former church. See below: For Immediate Release Public Demonstration Protesting Mark Driscoll…
Read MoreWas Tony Evans Right About the Stronger Slave Family?
On his Facebook page,* The King’s College professor Anthony Bradley, keeps this issue alive by asserting that Tony Evans was right to say that African-American families were “a lot stronger” during slavery than now. Although he didn’t break much new ground, Evans later clarified his remarks. Bradley referred to an excellent book by Herbert Guzman…
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