Monthly Archives: September 2008

Well, September produced more hits than all but three months (those being during the Quail Springs controversy). It must be the Alabama football posts! Actually, the renewal of the posts on the “Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ” seems … Continue reading →

The next rebuttal argument correctly makes the point that sin has both heavenly and earthly consequences. If I kill a man, I may well repent and be forgiven by God. Nonetheless, I can confidently expect a prosecution and probable jail … Continue reading →

I just spent the last few days at a seminar for bond lawyers (just as exciting as it sounds) — during which I was quite ill. And so with the air travel and indisposition, I had time to catch up … Continue reading →

Ministerial training The report finds – On the other hand, 7% more megachurches (47% in 2000 to 54% in 2008) were sponsoring Pastors or ministerial conferences. Additionally 69% have internship/ residency programs to train potential staff and ministerial candidates. So … Continue reading →

A common counter-argument to the foregoing interpretation of the Mark and Matthew passages is this. The phrases typically translated “commit adultery” are in fact in the present tense in Greek.[1] As many Bible students know, Greek has more verb tenses … Continue reading →

Another area where some shifting of emphasis within megachurches can be seen is around the effort to train other religious leaders. In 2000 42% of churches surveyed said they operated a Christian elementary or secondary school, whereas in 2008 only … Continue reading →

Ben raises an interesting point in a comment, and I thought the topic merited a separate post, because so many churches struggle with whether to give up our traditional Sunday night worship in order to start small groups. Ben notes that … Continue reading →

… the number of megachurches who are planting new churches is also rising according to our studies. Megachurches planting or helping to plant other congregations rose from 68% in 2000 to 70% in 2005 to 77% in 2008.Interestingly, those churches … Continue reading →