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Thursday, November 15, 2007

God at Work: Reflections on our Efforts in the Pacific Rim

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This week, I'm with the pastoral leadership of one of our churches in Columbus, Ohio at the International Mission Board Pacific Rim Conf...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Robertson and Giuliani: The Evangelical Election Year Crisis

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Well, its official! By his official endorsement of Rudolph Giuliani, televangelist Pat Robertson tells American evangelicals it is worth vo...
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Don't be Stupid!: Church Planting "Jugulars" Part II

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Ever see otherwise intelligent folk do something that could qualify for the $1000 award on "Country Fried Home Videos?" Every tim...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Church Planting "Jugulars"

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Its been a great week so far. Today I spoke to classes at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary about church planting. My friend and f...
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Friday, October 26, 2007

Sex Scandals: Why Vietnam Got it Right

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In the United States, its hip to be a whore! If you think that statement too strong, perhaps you simply aren't paying attention. Over t...
Friday, October 12, 2007

"Missional Conversation"

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"Emerging," "Incarnational," "Missional." A Google Search on any of these terms will reveal them to be the mos...
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Sunday, October 07, 2007

Missionaries to the Rich and Powerful

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I was privileged, not only to be raised in a church environment, but also to be raised in a “missionary” church environment. As such, my hi...
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Saturday, September 22, 2007

Convergent: Southeastern Seminary and the Emerging Church

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We Southern Baptists are blessed to have six theological seminaries spread out all over the country. Most aspiring ministers of the Gospel ...
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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Church Planting and Authenticity/Consistency

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Some of our pastors and planters spent a couple of great days this week at Branch Creek Church near Philadelphia at the Purpose Driven La...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Indigenous Church Planting: Lessons from Middle America

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To the left and below are pictures of a recent church planting seminar I was privileged to lead in southern Mexico. God is indeed moving al...
Monday, August 27, 2007

Was the Church the First to Change the Definition of Marriage?

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He denies that Jesus is Messiah, and calls the President of my alma mater a “spiritual racist” because of his belief that Jesus is the only ...
Monday, August 20, 2007

Some Good Conversation on the Web

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I love to write. There is something about the exercise of putting your thoughts into words that brings clarity, and when the subject is God ...
Friday, August 10, 2007

Its all about Leadership . . .or is it?

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As a whole, I am very grateful for the emphasis given to the discipline of church leadership over the past two decades. Given the dearth of...
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Saturday, July 14, 2007

I do Believe in "Alien Baptism"

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Since the latter part of 2005 there has been a debate among SBC conservatives, a sometimes not-so-friendly one, on the nature of Biblical Ba...
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Friday, July 06, 2007

Richard Baxter, Paul Washer, and the Recovery of the Biblical Gospel

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Let's face it: American evangelicalism is awash in pulpit therapy, "felt needs" foci, and nationalistic materialism. Even with...
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Dr. Joel Rainey is an imperfect, but growing follower of Jesus Christ, husband to Amy, father of three, and Lead Pastor at Covenant Church, Shepherdstown, West Virginia. He serves on the adjunct faculty of two seminaries, and the author of three books.
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