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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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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...
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Final Thoughts for the Continuing Discussion – Blog Conference Post #7
Posted on September 14, 2009 | 14 CommentsAnd so our blog conference draws to a close officially tomorrow, though of course you are all welcome to continue the discussion in the comments section of each of the posts! It’s been great to see this happening, and an educational and stretching experience trying...
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Blog Conference: Background and Introduction
Posted on September 1, 2009 | 4 CommentsWelcome to the start of our Blog Conference on Women and Ministry! Here we’ll be hosting posts written by people from a range of viewpoints with the opportunity for you to interact with the material and discuss the implications for the Church and the gospel.... -
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...