What are we to make of it…..?

Many of you know that I have made several lengthy and controversial trips recently, to Seattle and St. Louis, to meet two very controversial figures in the church today, Mark Driscoll and Darrin Patrick.
Each journey was a great blessing to me personally and very positive and productive for our ministry. I learned a lot about [...]

Timmy Brister on Finney and the New ‘New Measures’

from www.timmybrister.com
“I’ve been reading some Finney lately, especially his Lectures on Revivals in which he defends his use of “new measures,” viz. the “anxious meeting,” “protracted meeting,” and the “anxious seat.” Finney believed that revival came through the right use of means which a preacher makes effectual the same way a sinner makes conversion effectual [...]

Messengers or Manipulators?

by John MacArthur, from Pulpit Magazine 
First Corinthians 2 makes it clear that Paul shunned manipulative oratory. He didn’t do what many preachers do today; he wasn’t into manipulating his crowd. In fact, he says in 1 Corinthians 2:1, “I didn’t come with superiority of speech” (that’s oratorical ability), I didn’t come to bowl you over with [...]

Top Issues of Concern for American Evangelicals

ChristianPost.com posts an article today citing a recent survey by the National Association of Evangelicals where they asked their leadership, what is the top concern to American evangelicals today?
Read the article for yourself. It highlights such concerns as HIV, global warming, changes in the culture, issues of the sanctity of life, poverty and more; all legitimate issues [...]

Mark Driscoll in Christianity Today

Christianity Today’s September issue features a story on the life and ministry of Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington. Understandably so, Mark garners a lot of attention, whether he means to or not. Here are few quotes from the article by Colin Hansen. You can read the entire article here.
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Driscoll can’t [...]

Definitely Not Church As Usual

This comes from Jim at OldTruth.com and it is absolutely great! 
I will admit it, the church that I attend is not normal, at least by today’s standards. The seeker church that I was once a part of had a sign outside the building that said the words “definitely not church as usual“. Years later now, [...]

Removing the Offense of the Cross-…the ineffectualness of candy coated partial romantic gospel appeals

by Steve Camp, Christian Worldview Network
“Some represent God as a powerless lover, bending His sovereign knee proposing marriage to sinful man, begging him to accept Him as their Savior; rather than picturing sinful man bending the knee before a holy God crying out for mercy that his sins be forgiven in repentance to inherit eternal [...]

Bob DeWaay-The Demise Of Gospel Preaching In Modern Evangelicalism

from Truth Matters
“By believing in God’s sovereignty, we have full assurance that if we preach the gospel faithfully and accurately, God will always use it to save all who will be saved. It is not our business how many that turns out to be. It is our business to be faithful; God will save all [...]

Should Our Goal Be To Make Conversion Easy?

from OldTruth.com
Quoting Arthur Pink, from Present Day Evangelism 
“The feverish urge of modern evangelism is not how to promote the glory of the triune Jehovah, but how to multiply conversions. The whole current of evangelical activity during the past fifty years has taken that direction. Losing sight of God’s end, the churches have devised means of [...]

Walking the aisle, signing the card…….

I asked Dr. Albert Mohler once, “What is your opinion, thought, on the invitation/altar call?” His response sticks in my mind to this day and I have quoted him on many ocassions. Dr. Mohler said, “I think the invitation/altar call is both necessary and dangerous.” 
His words came to mind again recently as I read these two wonderful posts at [...]