Thanks to a link by Justin Taylor I read an article by Nancy Morganthaler this morning that is disturbing on so many levels I hardly know where to begin.
mission
MissionsURC.org
In the light of this post, I should give equal time for good news. There is a missions related website for the URCNA. It has information about URC works in Costa Rica, Honduras, India, Toronto and elsewhere. Many thanks to Don Van . . . Continue reading →
Mission Heidelberg!
Will Traub is an old friend (we both have roots in the RCUS) and he is a PCA MTW (Mission to the World) missionary to Germany (and now the rest of Europe it seems!). In his most recent newsletter he reports: “Following . . . Continue reading →
Mondays Are For Mission
Okay, I know the “Day of the Week is for…” thing is getting tired but so am I and I couldn’t think of anything more clever. *** I’m working through some of the questions that were submitted to the WSC Missional AND . . . Continue reading →
URC Bible Study in Las Vegas
Kevin has the details here. It’s a growing city and there are a lot of folk to reach with the law and the gospel. Pray for God’s blessing on this work.
More Missional Monday: Getting to Know the Tiv
From RBA, a study of the Tiv, a tribe of about 4 million in (mostly) central Nigeria. This study is interesting because we have had a number of Tiv students from the NKST (Church of Christ in the Sudan Among the Tiv). . . . Continue reading →
New Audio: Practical Advice for Reaching the Lost
…without Losing the Reached. From yesterday’s URC student lunch on campus at Westminster Seminary California. Thanks to Pastor Stephen Donovan at Escondido URC for recording the session.
Ministry Monday: Where to Serve?
Seminary student Simon writes to ask about how to choose where to serve upon graduation.
Wollebius on the Free Offer of the Gospel
Donald John MacLean publishes the James Durham Thesis where he has been surveying the arguments for the free or well-meant offer of the gospel. The latest post is on one of my favorites, Johannes Wollebius.
Church Growth is Dead
So says Pastor Marty Fields of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Laurel, MS.
San Diego to San Salvador to Lima
No, it’s not a double-play combo, but the itinerary of WSC student David (Nigel) Alenskis as he heads to his summer internship.
Idea: Let's Try Every Way But Christ's Way? (or maybe not)
re-post from 29 August 2007 on the old HB. — Thanks to a link by Justin Taylor I read an article by Nancy Morganthaler this morning that is disturbing on so many levels I hardly know where to begin.
News on Heidelberg Church Plant
From Will Traub: MTW has named Sebastian Heck to be the leader of a new team to plant a congregation in Heidelberg, Germany as the first step in forming a Reformed denomination there.
Calvin on the Free Offer of the Gospel
At Dan Kok’s Pillar and Ground.
Hyping the Great Commission
In 1995 Bill Bright published a volume on “the coming revival.” It summarized what he had been saying for years. If we would only fast and pray and follow the right methods, a revival would come. In other instances, however, he periodically . . . Continue reading →
Help Bring the Reformed Faith Back to Heidelberg!
Sebastian writes, “The R2G Reformation to Germany Vision Trips are a great way for pastors, elders, missions committee members or regular church members, along with their families, to catch a glimpse of what the Reformation was like in Germany and what is . . . Continue reading →
This Looks Really Good
A book on the Rev. John (“Rabbi”—because his Hebrew was so good) Duncan, a 19th-century Scottish missionary to Hungary. When you follow the link the Banner of Truth website will ask you where you are and then take you to the book . . . Continue reading →
John "Rabbi" Duncan on the Free Offer of the Gospel
The Rev. Dr John “Rabbi” Duncan was an outstanding Scottish minister and missionary in the 19th century. Here’s a brief summary of the Reformed doctrine of the free or well-meant offer of the gospel.
Christ Reformed URC DC Video
Thanks to Pastor Dr Brian Lee for letting us know about this. Pray for this church planting project in our nation’s capital.
Blogging Twin Lakes
The Twin Lakes Fellowship is coming up and there’s a blog to keep track of it (HT: NIck Batzig)