by Bret Capranica | May 9, 2006 | Ecclesiology, Pastoral Ministry
Kids, Inc – Welcome to Our New Website! Pastor James is the pastor in our church who oversees our children’s ministry. Watch the video in the referenced clip. In my estimation, the difference between “Dale” and “James” is the word “Pastor.” Dale aint, James are one at least in the biblical sense. But hey, according to this video, the Bible is not quite THAT important to church. No biblical approach to worship or the word displayed in the Kids, Inc. church. As a matter of fact, I heard and saw vitually nothing in the clip to associate what they are doing with any biblical notion of “church.” But, at least the kids are having fun, right? Oh, by the way, the Senior Pastor of this congregation is the man who would be SBC President. See also Tom Ascol’s...
by Bret Capranica | May 8, 2006 | Southern Baptist Issues
Press Release by Dr. Johnny Hunt
by Bret Capranica | May 8, 2006 | Ecclesiology
Unaccountable at Calvary Chapel – Christianity Today Magazine I used to hear the horror stories of congregational church polity. Then, I lived them as a pastor. I was convinced that “Elder Rule” was the model of the New Testament. That is that the elders rule the church and the congregation follows with no corporate “say” or “authority.” All authority is vested in the elders. I have since come to see a more balanced approach, which I believe the Bible also affirms. Elder leadership with congregational affirmation seems to be a more biblical model, providing accountability for both congregation and leadership. The article linked above is an example of the horrors of “Elder Rule” – where all the rule is vested in the elders and the congregation must blindly...
by Bret Capranica | May 8, 2006 | Culture
The Last Titanic Survivor Dies — At Least the Last Survivor Who Could Remember the Tragedy Dr. Mohler notes the cultural significance of the Titanic and the 20th...
by Bret Capranica | May 7, 2006 | Ecclesiology, Music, Worship
Worship Matters I used to listen to the lyrics of Bob Kauflin through the group GLAD. This group put out some contemporary redentions of old hymns as well as produced great lyrics, some sung acapella, through more recent songs. While his blog has been out for awhile, I’ve just started looking it over. He has some great thoguhts on the subject of...
