Archive for Young Pastors
Baptists? Methodists? Presbyterians? Charismatics?
Posted by: | CommentsSomething that I’ve been observing for quite some time now, and especially here lately, is that a lot of people, who belong to Baptist Churches, could join a Church of another denomination and couldn’t tell any difference. I can’t tell you of the people that I have heard say things like…”Well, there’s not that much difference between us Baptists and the Methodists, right?” Inside of me, I’m screaming, “Yes! Yes! How could you even begin to think that?” I’ve heard people make the comment that there’s really not that much difference between us and the Assembly of God Church, or the Presbyterians. And, in my sinking heart, I’m thinking, “What? How could you be a member of a Baptist Church for so long of a time and not know that there’s a huge Read More→
To All Younger Pastors
Posted by: | CommentsIn 1 Kings 12 the story of Rehoboam is one that interests me as I seek to understand the direction we find ourselves headed in the SBC. The Bible tells us about Rehoboam coming to the throne after the death of King Solomon. By this time Solomon, while a very wise king, had allowed his wisdom to be overshadowed by his fleshly desires. King Solomon implemented pagan worship and Rehoboam promoted the continuance of this ungodly worship when he ascended to the throne. The people came to Rehoboam and asked if he would relieve them of the tax burden that King Solomon imposed. Rehoboam consulted with his advisers of which were two groups. Rehoboam consulted with the group of advisers his father had and was told that it would be the most popular move for him to relieve the tax burden. However, Rehoboam refused to listen to the elders and listened to the men that grew up with him. The kingdom split and Jeroboam, one who was prophesied to take the ten tribes became king of the southern tribes and set his capital in the mountains of Ephraim.
