Those of us who are distant from the situation should be hopeful and pray for God’s best for the church and brother Driscoll. Those who are involved in the situation should be careful, wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Helpful thoughts. One take-away line: “Leadership matters. Church members need to know what spiritual abuse of leadership looks like, and church leaders need to be trained well, enthusiastically supported when they walk in line with Scripture, and held accountable when they abuse their position of authority.”
I can disagree with Mr. Driscoll on any number of issues and note what appears to be some (at least temporarily) disqualifying character on his part, but yes, they were the big thing going for the Gospel in Seattle, and we need to pray that whoever comes next (and whoever is already nearby in terms of Bible-believing churches) are able to pick up the pieces.
Now let’s see TGC put some feet to the talk by getting Justin Taylor to apologize for his misuse of authority as Crossway VP to damage her radio show by encouraging all Christian book publishers to avoid it. Or….does that only apply in select circumstances that TGC has to approve?
The #tgcblockedparty hashtag gives us the answer to that question.
PS - I’d attach the image, but can’t get it to work. Does it have to be hosted online somewhere first?
"Our task today is to tell people — who no longer know what sin is...no longer see themselves as sinners, and no longer have room for these categories — that Christ died for sins of which they do not think they’re guilty." - David Wells
Discussion
NewThose of us who are distant
Those of us who are distant from the situation should be hopeful and pray for God’s best for the church and brother Driscoll. Those who are involved in the situation should be careful, wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
NewI find it interesting he used
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Greg Long, Ed.D. (SBTS)
Pastor of Adult Ministries
Grace Church, Des Moines, IA
Adjunct Instructor
School of Divinity
Liberty University
NewGood read
Helpful thoughts. One take-away line: “Leadership matters. Church members need to know what spiritual abuse of leadership looks like, and church leaders need to be trained well, enthusiastically supported when they walk in line with Scripture, and held accountable when they abuse their position of authority.”
http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2014/10/16/the-mars-hill-postmortem/
NewPrayer
Praying for Mark and praying for God’s work in the Northwest.
Roots by the River
Jesus in Idaho Falls
NewWhat Todd says
I can disagree with Mr. Driscoll on any number of issues and note what appears to be some (at least temporarily) disqualifying character on his part, but yes, they were the big thing going for the Gospel in Seattle, and we need to pray that whoever comes next (and whoever is already nearby in terms of Bible-believing churches) are able to pick up the pieces.
Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.
NewTake your own advice, TGC.
Now let’s see TGC put some feet to the talk by getting Justin Taylor to apologize for his misuse of authority as Crossway VP to damage her radio show by encouraging all Christian book publishers to avoid it. Or….does that only apply in select circumstances that TGC has to approve?
The #tgcblockedparty hashtag gives us the answer to that question.
PS - I’d attach the image, but can’t get it to work. Does it have to be hosted online somewhere first?
"Our task today is to tell people — who no longer know what sin is...no longer see themselves as sinners, and no longer have room for these categories — that Christ died for sins of which they do not think they’re guilty." - David Wells