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In September we held a Blog Conference on the topic of "Women and Ministry" - See the Intro Post for more info.
Blog Conference Posts:
i) Introduction and Background - Ken Finis
1) Women Elders? - Peter Barnes
2) What is Submission? (Eph 5:21-23) - Dave Woolcott
3) Working together in Ministry - John McClean
4) 1 Timothy 2:11-15 – Universal sin or an Ephesian situation? - Cheryl Schatz
5) Women and Men: Equal but sometimes Different - Doug Haley
6) Female Teaching - Catherine Booth
ii) Final Thoughts for the Continuing Discussion - Ken FinisLogin
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Church Archive
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Elders!
Posted on June 23, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe following is a draft of what it is that we expect from our Elders at rpc. Any feedback would be most welcome! The elders work together to form a leadership team that: *Exercises Spiritual oversight of the congregation. *Makes various practical decisions – such...
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The Slippery Slope Part 3 (finally!)
Posted on June 23, 2010 | No CommentsIf you have just tuned in, Phillips so far has failed to provide any evidence that the acceptance of women’s ordination moves towards the affirmation of homosexuality. Lets have a look at the third and final part! “Fourthly, as Michael Vasey demonstrates, evangelicals are not... -
It’s a Big Bad World out there…
Posted on December 14, 2009 | 5 CommentsI have been off wandering the Blogosphere over the last couple of weeks and discovered that it was a dangerous place to be. I visited two blogs that were discussing issues related to gender. At just one of the blogs I was told the following:... -
The Vision of a Mission for the Purpose of an Aim!
Posted on November 7, 2009 | 3 CommentsWhat is the church? This is a question that some of us in the church rarely consider, as it is so easy to simply get caught up in what was there when we walked through the front door of a church building for the first time and... -
Leadership Part III
Posted on October 7, 2009 | 3 CommentsIn our church we are Presbyterian. This means we have a group of Elders who oversee the spiritual and pastoral affairs of the church. The minister is considered to be the same as the other elders, though with the special task of teaching. He is... -
Leadership Part II
Posted on October 4, 2009 | 2 CommentsPaul reminds the Ephesians in Ephesians 4:11-12 that Jesus has given the church gifts. These gifts are in the form of people – apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. This leads me to one of the other things I have learnt about leadership - that God... -
Leadership
Posted on September 29, 2009 | 17 CommentsOne of the most valuable lessons I ever learnt about leadership was that leadership is not simply about getting people to do what you want. Rather it is about uniting people to a common goal that people want to be a part of. Consequently leadership... -
Truth Guard – more on leadership!
Posted on August 14, 2009 | 16 CommentsTruth Guard, at http://www.truthguard.com/should-a-pastor-rule-over-you-a5.html had the following which I though was interesting in light of the immediate discussion! —-/—- Should A Pastor Rule Over You? Authoritarianism in the church is one of the most serious problems that Christian churches face today. Authoritarian regimes and political... -
Eldership leadership?
Posted on August 11, 2009 | 11 CommentsI grew up with an understanding of leadership that meant that those “in authority” were somehow “above” those they were in authority over. They could tell those under them what to do, and it was wrong for them to be questioned by those they led, simply because...