The men of the Early Church would have a hard time understanding the separation that has been made in recent years between the preparation for preaching and the church—in particular the pastoral leadership of the church. What might we be able to learn from the post-apostolic patristic age in this regard? How might a study of the Early Church help us move forward with a mentorship-based understanding of preparing a man to preach?
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The Separation of Church and State? | (Part 4 of 4) A Few Observations on Civil Government Enforcing the 1st Table of the Law and the Dangers in the Original Westminster Confession and Its View of Church and State
The Separation of Church and State? These blogs have been a polemic against the original Reformed and Westminster view...
Christ Is King! | (Part 3 of 4) A Few Observations on Civil Government Enforcing the 1st Table of the Law and the Dangers in the Original Westminster Confession and Its View of Church and State
Christ Is King! In my first two blogs, I have attempted to point out the dangers which lurk in the waters of the...
What Lies Beneath! | (Part 2 of 4) A Few Observations on Civil Government Enforcing the 1st Table of the Law and the Dangers in the Original Westminster Confession and Its View of Church and State
What Lies Beneath! Most people are not experts on the history of Presbyterianism. This means that they might not...
What Dangers Lurk! – A Few Observations on Civil Government Enforcing the 1st Table of the Law and the Dangers in the Original Westminster Confession and Its View of Church and State Part 1 of 4
What Dangers Lurk! I found myself last week in a Webinar on the church’s response to the Covid 19 Crisis. In...
Church Discipline: The Way of Forgiveness
The Bible teaches us that holiness is one of the major marks of a true church. The church’s holiness is based...
Parity in the Eldership and the Need for Balance (part 5 of 5)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 In this last post I want simply to collect a number of practical thoughts which...
Parity in the Eldership and the Need for Balance (part 4 of 5)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 We have looked at the reality that there is diversity of spiritual...
Parity in the Eldership and the Need for Balance (part 3 of 5)
In our last post we looked at the reality that there is a diversity of spiritual gifts in true elders. I...
Parity in the Eldership and the Need for Balance (part 2 of 5)
A few years ago a friend of mine mistakenly affirmed that I believed in the absolute parity of the eldership. I...