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October 2010

Preaching and Training

Preaching and Training:  by Peter MeadI am a huge advocate for biblical preaching. But I don’t think preaching covers all the bases as far as training and equipping is concerned. It would be naive to think that a sermon or two every week for decades will equip a church As leaders of churches we need to think carefully about the place of small groups, of seminars, of training sessions, of mentoring . . . and somehow figure out how to do that without overcrowding the weekly schedule.Think too of subjects that probably won’t, or won’t easily get addressed, in normal

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October 21, 2010 No Comments

Lordship Salvation

To follow Christ as His Disciple is not a works based salvation. The whole Christian life is lived by grace and no obedience is meritorious. Living as a disciple of Christ is the proper response of one who has saving faith. You cannot have faith in God without loving God, and you cannot love God without following God. All of this is accomplished in Christ’s death. Lordship salvation is just humbling yourself to the authority of God’s revelation which reveals God’s as king, and God’s as ruler and lawgiver, God as creator, God as Holy. When one gets a glimpse

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October 19, 2010 1 Comment

Unfolding the Napkin is available!

Unfolding the Napkin is available!: “ From Dan Roam: After 18 months of effort on the part of many people (Adrian, Ted, Courtney, Will, Amanda, Mark, Tom, Les, Isabelle, Sophie, Celeste, and everyone who provided feedback along the way — you know who you are!) I am overjoyed to announce that as of today Unfolding the Napkin: The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures is here and available!If you enjoyed drawing on The Back of the Napkin, I think you’ll really enjoy Unfolding it. It’s not just the sequel, it’s a remarkably different reading, seeing, and drawing experience;

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October 18, 2010 No Comments

Through the Bible in Sixty-Five Hours

Through the Bible in Sixty-Five Hours: Do you want to see the forest, not just the trees?  If you do then start by listening to these excellent summaries of the whole Bible, both Testaments, and each book. The “Download” link, as you might guess, is a direct download (posted with permission from CHBC). The “Sermon Page” link will take you to the CHBC site. Many of these sermons have a text summary available on the sermon page. All of these sermons can be found in printed form in two nice hardcover volumes, The Message of the Old Testament: Promises Made,

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October 16, 2010 No Comments

The Perils of PowerPoint Preaching

The Perils of PowerPoint Preaching Research reveals that the use of PowerPoint slides during preaching is often more of a distraction than a transformative tool BY LORI CARRELL I agree with the conclusion of their article that peaching that uses PowerPoint generally make the gathering a classroom that emphasizes teaching, note-taking, etc. that is devoid of genuine preaching for a verdict.  Powerpoint presentations make the focus of the gathering the information and not the connection and dialog between the audience and the preacher.  If the issue is information then why not just give people a USB drive with all the information they need to

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October 15, 2010 No Comments

Steve Lemke on Total Depravity – Provocations & Pantings

Steve Lemke on Total Depravity – Provocations & Pantings – by Timothy Brister Timothy Brister points out the errors that may have made Dr. Steve Lemke want to distant himself from a belief in original sin.  He Points out 2 mistakes that may be at the root of Dr. Lemke’s confusion: (1) the idea that totally depravity eliminates human responsibility and (2) that the imputation of original sin is total loss of the image of God.   The following is from the 1925 Baptist Faith and message and affirms a good understanding of original sin: 3. THE FALL OF MAN  – Man was created by the special act of God,

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October 14, 2010 No Comments

Parchment and Pen: The Problem With Proof-Texting

Parchment and Pen – The Problem With Proof-Texting by Lisa Robinson For those who don’t know what proof-texting is – it is finding passages of scripture that supports whatever position you want to uphold. Typically what happens is that an assertion is made, which generates disagreement. The opposer will list a passage of scripture or a string of passages as proof that that assertion is wrong. I have noticed this to be a common occurrence in the blogosphere. But I do believe it happens quite often in face to face conversations. Now, please don’t get me wrong. I do understand the

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October 13, 2010 No Comments

Unfolding the Napkin for Innovation

Unfolding the Napkin for Innovation: “According to Dan, there are four unwritten rules of visual thinking,1. Whoever is best at describing the problem is the person most likely to solve it.2. We can’t solve problems that overwhelm us. To understand what we’re seeing, we need to break it down into bite-size pieces.3. Problems don’t get solved by the smartest or the fastest or the strongest. �They get solved by the one who sees the possibilities.4. The more human your pictures, the more human the response.” see also www.disciplemaking.net

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October 12, 2010 No Comments

How Does God Render Things Certain But Not Necessary?

Here is a Summary of pages 356-357 From Christian theology by Millard Erickson, my Systematic Theology professor at SWBTS (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary).  While I affirmed biblical theology and the Doctrines of Grace before Seminary, he taught us that to keep the tension in Scripture and affirm the whole counsel of God’s Word and thus affirming the sufficiency of God’s Word.  He showed us how Christian humanism was hurting the church today and that we must not allow mysticism, rationalism, evidentualism, etc. to become primary prism which we demand scripture to pass through in order to understanding.  The principles of

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October 11, 2010 No Comments

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Glenn Leatherman

I am first of all a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ. I affirm Evangelical Christian beliefs as well as  Gospel driven in philosophy of ministry. I am married to Ann and am raising 2 wonderful boys – Jonathan and Andrew. My purpose is to build disciplemaking disciples that are becoming fishers of men in fully displaying of God’s Glory in all things. Learn more

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