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Seminary-president’s take on “Love Wins” (in language a non-seminarian can understand!) | STEVANSHEETS.COM

Dr. Tennent gives 5-reasons we should be wary of the theology presented in the book:
1. Rob profoundly misunderstands the Biblical notion of God’s “love.”
2. Bell has an inadequate understanding of Sin – not the little ‘s’ kind, but the big “S” kind.
3. Bell has an inadequate understanding of the Kingdom of God.
4. Bell’s solution exalts Christ’s work on the cross, but in the process sacrifices or ignores major themes in Scripture.
5. Bell drives a wedge between the ontological (theoretical) necessity of Christ’s work and the epistemological (scientific) response of explicit repentance and faith.

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Bezos is known for his attention to business process details. As described by Condé Nast's Portfolio.com, he "is at once a happy-go-lucky mogul and a notorious micromanager. ... an executive who wants to know about everything from contract minutiae to how he is quoted in all Amazon press releases." ^[6]

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How Do You Build a Youth Group | Student Ministry Resources

So if you want to build a youth group of 1000, look around you and ask God who should be your primary focus, what 12 men or women should you disciple in order to build your youth group. Of course that is the first step, the next question is what is discipleship?
 

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My Only Mega-issue with Megachurches - ChurchLeaders.com - Christian Leadership Blogs, Articles, Videos, How To's, and Free Resources

This is my issue and concern. I think megachurches and their leaders are doing phenomenal ministry.  I really do.  But we’ve elevated this 1% as the epitome and face of a successful ministry and created a machine of conferences, publishers, books, and networks based on this very limited expression.

Like others, I’m interested in hearing from Groeschel, Stanley, Jakes, Gibbons, Keller, Bell, Warren, Blah blah and other “big hitters.”  But if we’ve limited the expressions of the church to this supposed 1%, what are we saying?  What’s the message we’re conveying?

There are many wonderful and faithful pastors in our local neighborhood and cities – that you’ll likely never heard of – but they should be heard from.  And if you happen to be of them reading this entry right now: Thank you for your ministry, faithfulness, and leadership.

One more story and I’ll end this entry:  During my pastorate in Korea, I grew enamored by this particular megachurch and the senior pastor (who I still consider my pastor).  But I was blown away when he shared with me one day that “this church really isn’t church.”

He knew my tenure in that church and in Korea was going to be short and he wanted to convey to me not to be too influenced by this megachurch. One week, he sent me away on a “vision trip” and arranged for me to visit small rural churches in various remote areas of South Korea. I still remember what he shared:

“Don’t pay too much attention to what we’re doing here.   Go and visit these churches.  Meet with these pastors.  Serve at these churches. Learn what you can because they are advancing the Kingdom of God.”

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My Only Mega-issue with Megachurches - ChurchLeaders.com - Christian Leadership Blogs, Articles, Videos, How To's, and Free Resources

This is my issue and concern. I think megachurches and their leaders are doing phenomenal ministry.  I really do.  But we’ve elevated this 1% as the epitome and face of a successful ministry and created a machine of conferences, publishers, books, and networks based on this very limited expression.

Like others, I’m interested in hearing from Groeschel, Stanley, Jakes, Gibbons, Keller, Bell, Warren, Blah blah and other “big hitters.”  But if we’ve limited the expressions of the church to this supposed 1%, what are we saying?  What’s the message we’re conveying?

There are many wonderful and faithful pastors in our local neighborhood and cities – that you’ll likely never heard of – but they should be heard from.  And if you happen to be of them reading this entry right now: Thank you for your ministry, faithfulness, and leadership.

One more story and I’ll end this entry:  During my pastorate in Korea, I grew enamored by this particular megachurch and the senior pastor (who I still consider my pastor).  But I was blown away when he shared with me one day that “this church really isn’t church.”

He knew my tenure in that church and in Korea was going to be short and he wanted to convey to me not to be too influenced by this megachurch. One week, he sent me away on a “vision trip” and arranged for me to visit small rural churches in various remote areas of South Korea. I still remember what he shared:

“Don’t pay too much attention to what we’re doing here.   Go and visit these churches.  Meet with these pastors.  Serve at these churches. Learn what you can because they are advancing the Kingdom of God.”

via www.churchleaders.com