Monthly Archives: June 2011

Stephen was, of course, the first Christian martyr recorded in Acts. He preached the gospel and was arrested for blasphemy. Now, nearly all of Acts 7 is taken up with Stephen’s recitation of the history of the Jews. It’s a … Continue reading →

David Himes wrote in a comment to a recent post, Using your basic logic, Jay, the best economic solution would be for all of the believers to meet in house churches, thus, eliminating the need to pay for and maintain … Continue reading →

In Part 4 of his series, Mark Woodward argues that the local congregation should be recruiting missionaries from among its own members – Let’s begin shifting our paradigm by making home congregations—no matter the size—the first place of inspiration and … Continue reading →

Small groups sometimes work well. Sometimes not so well. Let’s start with the criticisms some have. In the Christian Standard, Brian Jones argues that we should “euthanize” small groups. The Achilles’ heel of the modern-day small group movement is simple: … Continue reading →

Peter and John healed a beggar outside the Temple gate. A crowd gathered in amazement, and Peter delivered a sermon on the spot – The guilt of the crowd (Act 3:12-26 ESV) 12 And when Peter saw it he addressed … Continue reading →

In Part 3 of his series, Mark takes a very skeptical view of the ability of the local church to manage a missions program – Local churches Are ill-equipped to truly oversee foreign mission work. Typically, churches who agree to … Continue reading →

(Rev 1:4-6 ESV) 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,  … Continue reading →

Should churches place parental control software on computers used by church staff? From MMI Weblog, [Pornography's] prevalence among staff members has been disclosed when some churches have decided to begin daycare centers to reach out to their communities, [Southern Baptist … Continue reading →

I love computers. They are wonderful, powerful, useful tools. But they are also horrible temptations, especially for children. If your computer is connected to the Internet, it’s connected to some of the greatest theological works in history — and enough … Continue reading →

In the last post of this series, we found that the New Testament church didn’t exist in numerous autonomous house churches all in the same town. Rather, there was one church, under a single eldership, meeting in multiple houses and sometimes, … Continue reading →