There are many myths that impact how churches do ministry. Mark Howell has a great blog post describing five of these. I have used his list as my inspiration to restate these five myths myself.
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The Cross
Come see this video with us on Sunday night, Nov 10 @ 5:30pm Crossroads Baptist Church:
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Commitments for Sunday School Teachers
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It takes a genuine commitment to have a successful Small Group. Here are 8 COMMITMENTS for ALL SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS and SMALL GROUP LEADERS from the Georgia Baptist Sunday School Ministries web-site.
I really encourage Small Group leaders to look at these commitments and put them into practice. Resolve to not be “passive” about your class, but allow God to use it as a tool to reach people, teach people, and minister to people in Jesus’ name.
Your class will only work, if you work your class…
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The Husband of One Wife
Here is an excerpt (with a bit added) from something I handed out at church Wednesday night. I was teaching about the two offices of Pastor and Deacon, as a part of my “what is a Baptist” series.
I’m definitely not trying to convince anyone this way or that, I simply want to show that this is a debated topic. You cannot present any view as “more conservative” or “the baptist view.”
Also, I believe it’s very important that we recognize that divorce, in an of itself, from a New Testament perspective, is not necessarily a reflection on the character an individual. There is grace, there is healing, there is sanctification.
At the same time, with offices like Pastor and Deacon, we should
“not be hasty in the laying on of hands” -1Tim 5:22
Because Baptists believe in biblical authority it’s not a church, it’s a book that makes the call. Because we believe in autonomy of the local church we leave it up to each congregation to determine its own qualifications based on their reading of Scripture. Because we believe in the priesthood of all believers, we seek God ourselves, we don’t rely exclusively on others. Because we believe in individual soul liberty it is up to every believer to think about these kinds of issues and decide for themselves.
I hope this helps you prayerfully think through this controversial topic, as it helped me.
