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We Need Healthy Tribalism
A growing tribalism in evangelicalism has made a lot of Christian leaders and their followers skeptical of one another. When I was a younger pastor, just coming out of seminary, movements like The Gospel Coalition and Together for the Gospel were just getting started.
Commentary: An open letter to the ELRC Trustees
Dear Members of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Board of Trustees, I write with gratitude for your service and with respect for the weight of the moment before you. I recognize that you are seeking to discern the future of the ERLC—an institution that has served Southern Baptists for many decades—and I want to offer my thoughts in a spirit that is both charitable and candid. I believe the usefulness of the ERLC as an official institution within Southern Baptist life has expired.
The Letters That Shaped Me
Some ministry lessons come through seminary. Others come in envelopes. Ministry forms you in ways seminary cannot. The real classroom isn't the lecture hall-it's a church hallway, a living-room visit, a late-night prayer, and sometimes a pointed letter from a longtime member. If you allow it, ministry will humble you, teach you, and even sanctify you. And much of that formation comes through the gift of correction-often unsolicited, sometimes uncomfortable, yet undeniably formative.
Friendship, the Sweetest Influence
In 2004, some friends and I moved into a big house near Southern Seminary’s campus. It was close to our classes and had a big porch that quickly became a social hub. The guys at the house prayed together each Sunday night.
Pastoring in a Post-Roe World
On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court—by overturning Roe v. Wade—righted a wrong that has had decades of tragic consequences, leading to the loss of millions of lives. Despite the temptation to ease up and take a victory lap, the fight to ensure unborn children have the right to live is, in many ways, still an uphill battle.
Let David Lead Us Through the Wilderness This Lent
Image: Illustration by Rick Szuecs / Source images: Wikimedia Commons / Acy Varlan / Robinson Greig / Vlad Tchompalov / Unsplash / Halfpoint / Envato Who are you voting for? Do you require masks? Such loaded questions incited more than informed this past year. A friend and I commiserated over leading our churches through a contentious political season and a global pandemic, two realities rough enough on their own, but combined, they enflamed intense division and uncertainty in our congregations.
亚特兰大枪手与教会的关系将问题摆在牧师们的面前
当全国各地的基督徒都在关注本周围绕罗伯特·亚伦·朗（Robert Aaron Long）行为的一系列事件时，我们的头脑中充满了疑问。 我们与媒体和其他美国人一起哀悼受害者，并想知道这个枪手的动机，希望了解是什么导致他的错乱和暴力，可以帮助我们防止其他人对自己和他人采取有害行动。 通过目前详细的报道，围绕着枪支文化、对亚裔美国人的认知和对性的信念，我们正在解读的可能相关因素。 但是，作为基督徒我们对当前的状况有更多的疑问。 在枪击和逮捕发生后不久，一段罗伯特·亚伦·朗在亚特兰大地区一座教堂接受洗礼的视频开始在网上流传。 他在Instagram上的自我描述说：“比萨、枪、鼓、音乐、家庭和上帝， 这几乎是我人生的总结。” 我们这些美国教会中人必然会想，一个耶稣的跟随者怎么会做出这样的事情，教会可以做些什么来更好地教导、纠正或关怀这个深陷困境的人。 虽然我们不会因为一个人的行为而责备教会或基督教，但这一悲惨事件有几件事应该让基督徒，尤其是基督教领袖们思考清楚。 作为一个牧师，我看到我们可以问三个关于会众的问题。 我们的人都是谁？...
亞特蘭大槍手與教會的關係將問題擺在牧師們的面前
當全國各地的基督徒都在關注本周圍繞羅伯特·亞倫·朗（Robert Aaron Long）行為的一系列事件時，我們的頭腦中充滿了疑問。我們與媒體和其他美國人一起哀悼受害者，並想知道這個槍手的動機，希望了解是什麼導致他的錯亂和暴力，可以幫助我們防止其他人對自己和他人採取有害行動。通過目前詳細的報導，圍繞著槍支文化、對亞裔美國人的認知和對性的信念，我們正在解讀的可能相關因素。 但是，作為基督徒我們對當前的狀況有更多的疑問。在槍擊和逮捕發生後不久，一段羅伯特·亞倫·朗在亞特蘭大地區一座教堂接受洗禮的視頻開始在網上流傳。他在Instagram上的自我描述說：“比薩、槍、鼓、音樂、家庭和上帝，這幾乎是我人生的總結。” 我們這些美國教會中人必然會想，一個耶穌的跟隨者怎麼會做出這樣的事情，教會可以做些什麼來更好地教導、糾正或關懷這個深陷困境的人。 雖然我們不會因為一個人的行為而責備教會或基督教，但這一悲慘事件有幾件事應該讓基督徒，尤其是基督教領袖們思考清楚。作為一個牧師，我看到我們可以問三個關於會眾的問題。 我們的人都是誰？...
Atlanta Shooter’s Church Ties Raise Questions for Pastors
As Christians all across the country are processing this week’s events involving the acts of Robert Aaron Long, our heads are filled with questions. Along with the media and the rest of Americans, we mourn the victims and wonder about this shooter’s motivation, in hopes that understanding what led him to his confusion and violence could help us prevent others from taking harmful action to themselves and others.
The Church Is More Than a Content Producer
ShareTweetPinPocketFlipboard I recently heard a church leader explaining a lesson that the church can learn from Starbucks. He said, “People value convenience over community.” He explained that for years Howard Schultz and other leaders at Starbucks sold Starbucks as a place of community, a third space, where people could meet and engage with one another. “Now,” this pastor explained, “what people really value is convenience.
I’m a Shooting Survivor. If You’re Going to Pray for Us, Here’s How.
I have a complicated relationship with “thoughts and prayers.” The phrase has become the familiar refrain after each mass shooting, echoed in tweets and statements offering condolences to families and communities shaken by tragedy. Like many others affected by gun violence, I can’t help but feel frustrated and cynical when I hear another line about “thoughts and prayers.” It has been six years since I was shot when a gunman opened fire at New River Community College in Virginia.
Mary’s Perfume Points Us Toward the Cross
“Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume” (John 12:3). In a scene of generous hospitality and intimate fellowship, Jesus, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus have gathered in the afterglow of Lazarus’ return to life (John 12:1-11). Lazarus is reclining at the table with Jesus. Martha, ever the active servant, is serving food.
TTI#22: How to Understand the Bible (ft. Dr. Jim Hamilton)
hello there. Jason is the pastor of Christ Covenant in Atlanta, GA. He is married to Paige and they have 3 children Emery Anna, John Kellis, and Raynor. He has been a senior pastor since 2004 in Indiana, Georgia, and Alabama. Jason grew up in Huntsville, AL and earned his bachelors degree from Auburn University, and a Masters of Divinity and PhD from Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY. Jason loves the outdoors, travel, and most of all spending time with his family.
Leaving Christianity - The Aquila Report
“As we studied the Bible together, I realized that sometimes followers of God get notoriety and riches, but a lot of times they get dragged outside of the city and are stoned to death. As we studied God’s Word together, I started to really believe that things seem so hard in this world because none of us were meant for this world. “ When I was in 10th grade, the Power Team came to my church.
Jesus Died to Redeem Our Sleep
It’s 7:03 a.m., and I’ve already hit snooze twice. The alarm buzzes again. As I try to rouse myself after another late night, the day’s tasks pour into my mind. My wife and I gear up to make breakfast for four hungry kids—one’s hollering from behind a closed door to be let out. We’ve been in diapers for six years running at our house. Needless to say, sleep is a luxury. So why is it that I often wake up feeling guilty for sleeping?
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