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I Believe in Jesus
This is my third entry in my I Believe… series, which goes into more detail about my core beliefs. This one will focus on the third point in my statement of faith on my website: “I believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and [...]
, on January 11, 2012
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged I Believe..., Theology Leave a commentI Believe in the Triune God
This is the second post in a series providing more detail on what I believe. This one will expand on the second point in my statement of faith, “I believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” Like my first post, this is intended to be more an explanation [...]
, on December 8, 2011
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged I Believe..., Theology Leave a commentChristianity Isn’t Kids’ Stuff
This post is going to be rather stream of consciousness in style, but go with me a minute. I do have a point. It all started when I saw a recent Barna Group study on why young Christians leave the church. The study identified six reasons for this: Churches seem overprotective. Teens’ and twentysomethings’ experience of Christianity [...]
, on November 12, 2011
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged Children's Ministry Leave a commentI Believe in the Bible
I am more than just an entertainer, I am a minister of the Gospel. So what I believe and proclaim matters. Even seemingly small theological compromises can have great consequences. I certainly hope Pastors and church leaders exercise care in verifying the theological orthodoxy of anyone they bring to their church or Christian organization, especially [...]
, on November 9, 2011
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged I Believe..., Theology 1 CommentCharging People to Hear The Gospel?
I’m going to suggest something that sounds heretical, but hear me out. Sometimes it makes sense to charge people to hear the gospel. When you are putting on an evangelistic event, in some cases it might be more effective if you charge admission rather than letting people in for nothing. Charging admission for an event has [...]
I Believe in Jesus
This is my third entry in my I Believe… series, which goes into more detail about my core beliefs. This one will focus on the third point in my statement of faith on my website: “I believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and [...]
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged I Believe..., Theology Leave a comment
I Believe in the Triune God
This is the second post in a series providing more detail on what I believe. This one will expand on the second point in my statement of faith, “I believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” Like my first post, this is intended to be more an explanation [...]
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged I Believe..., Theology Leave a comment
Christianity Isn’t Kids’ Stuff
This post is going to be rather stream of consciousness in style, but go with me a minute. I do have a point. It all started when I saw a recent Barna Group study on why young Christians leave the church. The study identified six reasons for this: Churches seem overprotective. Teens’ and twentysomethings’ experience of Christianity [...]
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged Children's Ministry Leave a comment
I Believe in the Bible
I am more than just an entertainer, I am a minister of the Gospel. So what I believe and proclaim matters. Even seemingly small theological compromises can have great consequences. I certainly hope Pastors and church leaders exercise care in verifying the theological orthodoxy of anyone they bring to their church or Christian organization, especially [...]
Category: Ministry Philosophy, Random Thoughts Tagged I Believe..., Theology 1 Comment
Charging People to Hear The Gospel?
I’m going to suggest something that sounds heretical, but hear me out. Sometimes it makes sense to charge people to hear the gospel. When you are putting on an evangelistic event, in some cases it might be more effective if you charge admission rather than letting people in for nothing. Charging admission for an event has [...]
