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Why Doesn’t The Church Talk About Domestic Abuse?
by Michael Spencer Why doesn’t the church talk about domestic abuse? 1. It’s an issue where women and children are the victims of men’s sins (primarily), so it’s an uphill battle right there. 2. Scripture deals with “love your wife as Christ loves the church,†and the application is obvious, but none of Paul’s sin […]
Pastoral Care: on-the-job training
At Blackburn Baptist Church whenever someone wanted a ‘catch up’ talk rather than in-depth counselling, I would often invite them to come with me to do a hospital/shut-in visit. We would talk as we drove, they’d come in with me to the visit (I’d use my judgment about whether anything highly confidential would come up […]
Power over, for, and with
Power is not innately bad. It’s how it’s used that can be problematic. There’s a difference between power over, power for and power with. Power with is the best option because it involves empowering others and sharing power; sometimes power for is necessary when it isn’t possible to empower the other and that power over […]
Authentic Communication: Christian Speech Engaging Culture (Tim Muehlhoff & Todd V. Lewis)
After listening to the frustrations of pastors who’ve come to us (John Mark Ministries) to debrief about their lives and ministries over the last three decades, I’ve developed a minority view about seminary curricula. After Bible and Theology I would put Social Psychology (how humans relate to one another in groups) next. Before ancient languages […]
A Pastoral Response to the Homosexuality in the Church [3]
A Pastoral Response to Homosexuality The pastoral response that I am proposing in this paper takes into account pastoral care as a parable of Jesus, plus the biblical truths that we are all sinners, in the process of being sanctified by the Holy Spirit and called to unity in Christ. It acknowledges the difficulties the […]
A Pastoral Response to the Homosexuality in the Church [2]
The Biblical Arguments In December 1997, The Baptist Union of Victoria accepted a recommendation that stated, “Applications for ordination from persons involved in homosexual practice will be declined.†As part of their research, the task force surveyed the churches within the Union, and found that 90% said their response was based on scripture.  Seven passages […]
A Pastoral Response to the Homosexuality in the Church [1]
Rev. Matt Glover Lilydale Baptist Church October 2010 The following was written as part of my theological studies and in response to the pain and suffering I have seen in my journey with the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender) community. All the stories told are taken from current literature, however I hope to continue […]
Preaching is Primary
Preaching is Primary Christian Standard Magazine, Reflections Section An Interview of Dr. Myron J. Taylor by L.D. Campbell Preaching has always been primary in our churches. Our churches have produced some great preachers, men whose names are synonymous with preaching. Myron Taylor is one of the great preachers in our brotherhood. He recently retired from […]
LIFE-COACHING AND LEADERSHIP: Three Publications
In Greek the word ‘to follow’ not only means ‘to walk in the footsteps’ of a master but also to accompany, to be with (Jean Vanier). Life-coaching is ‘in’: anyone (thinks they) can do it; there are no universally-accepted certification/standards (yet) – although at least one Baptist seminary in the U.S. (Golden Gate in San […]
The Elephant in the Room: Some Memoirs of a (Hopefully) Constructive Iconoclast
Some people claim to see fern seeds yet fail to see the Elephant standing right in front of them – C S Lewis. Bishop Tom Frame, in his provocative new (2010) book A House Divided? The Quest for Unity Within Anglicanism wrote: * ‘Synods, like all committees, are wary of radicals, mavericks, prophets and […]
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