I Move We Don’t Vote So Much!
By Greg Gilbert | 06.17.2014There’s an interesting pattern I’ve noticed in evangelical churches: The smaller the church, the more frequent the votes. Most of the mega-churches in the evangelical world don’t seem to do a whole lot … keep reading…
To Godly Seminary Professors Everywhere
By Jonathan Leeman | 06.16.2014This is a letter to any of you who are godly seminary professors. I’ve want to write you about this for a while now. What sparked it recently is the announcement of a … keep reading…
“Mark Dever Doesn’t Practice Separation”?
By Mark Dever | 06.16.2014Really? Some have said this. But, I must confess that this comes as a surprise to me. I think defining marks of my time at CHBC have been involved with … keep reading…
Hate Your Enemy?
By Greg Gilbert | 06.13.2014When Jesus said, “Love your enemies,” exactly how broadly did he intend that command to apply? Don’t know if you saw it online this week, but Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the fiery, opinionated … keep reading…
“The Sin of Infant Baptism”, Written by a Sinning Baptist
By Mark Dever | 06.13.2014In my article in the new 9Marks e-journal, I wrote, “I have many dear paedo-baptists friends from whom I have learned much. Yet I see their practice as a sinful (though … keep reading…
This Paedobaptist Agrees with Mark
By R. Scott Clark | 06.13.2014I’m quite convinced that the Baptists are wrong, but Mark is right that it’s sinful to remain unbaptized.
Making Silence Together
By Mark Dever | 06.13.2014One of the most frequently commented upon aspects of the morning Lord’s Day service here at Capitol Hill Baptist Church is nothing we do. Or rather, it is the nothing … keep reading…
Don’t Compromise on Complementarianism
By Greg Gilbert | 06.12.2014The Bible says quite a lot about fellow members of a church living together in peace. “Make every effort to do what leads to peace,” Paul says. And in another … keep reading…
Beware Your Seminary Professors
By Jonathan Leeman | 06.12.2014A seminary professor is not the same thing as a church elder. That was probably the main thing I observed at last week’s Gordon Conwell Seminary conference “Renewing the Evangelical … keep reading…
Looking to the Bible On the Multi-Site Issue
By Greg Gilbert | 06.12.2014Let me say first of all what a privilege it was to have been invited to participate in the panel discussion at Southern Seminary a couple of weeks ago. I … keep reading…
How We Do Congregational Care and Oversight
By Kevin DeYoung | 06.12.2014We aren’t a model church by any means, but one of the things we’ve worked on a lot over the past five years is how we do congregational care and … keep reading…
Why Use an “In-House” Church Membership Directory?
By Deepak Reju | 06.12.2014We have a “in-house” church data base that our staff manages so that we can regularly and often reproduce a church membership directory. While I’m sure there are a lot … keep reading…
Thinking Humbly About Changing the World
By Greg Gilbert | 06.11.2014I read James Davison Hunter’s book To Change the World several weeks ago. On the whole, I found it to be a really helpful contribution to the discussion about how Christians should … keep reading…
Critical Contextualization and Culturally Prevalent and Deep-rooted Sins
By Ed Roberts | 06.11.2014Appropriate or critical contextualization means that the Word of God is our controlling authority and that: -we do not accept another’s culture uncritically-the Word is our touchstone. -we do … keep reading…
A Non-assembled Assembly
By Jonathan Leeman | 06.10.2014Gregg Allison recently posted on the topic of multi-site churches. Honestly, I hesitate to say anything at all because (i) we all agree that this issue is not the most important one … keep reading…
