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August 2011

Why Self-esteme does not work…

I always believed that learning to fail well is a key to living a life of trust in God.  This article is a great example when we think that all of life should be easy and successful in our eyes. Failure Is Not an Option from The Gospel Coalition Blog by Collin Hansen Your kids will fail. This is both inevitable and also necessary. Apparently not many parents today want to hear this uncomfortable fact. And they certainly don’t want to implement it in how they discipline their children. Writing the cover story for The Atlantic’s July/August issue, therapist Lori Gottlieb alerts us that the

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August 19, 2011 No Comments

The Various Branches of New Covenant Theology

The Various Branches of New Covenant Theology via Christ, Our Covenant by Steve Fuchs on 2/28/09 Like other systems of theology, there are various branches of New Covenant Theology (NCT). Although all proponents of each branch believe Christ fulfilled the Old Covenant (OC) Laws perfectly in his person, and insist on faith in his work and person for salvation, there are at least 4 branches of NCT that can be distinguished from one another. This analysis is relatively brief in its attempt to give an overview of the current strains of NCT, some of which you may already be familiar

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August 13, 2011 No Comments

Serving to Master Two? — Historical Background and the Bible

Serving to Master Two? — Historical Background and the Bible: “ How much historical background must a pastor know in order to preach the Bible with authority? In this video, D. A. Carson and John Piper discuss the role of extrabiblical sources in biblical interpretation: Watch the video at The Gospel Coalition. see also www.disciplemaking.net

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August 12, 2011 No Comments

Build Your Own Productivity Style by Remixing the Best [Productivity]

Build Your Own Productivity Style by Remixing the Best [Productivity]: “ You’ve tried everything: asked around, played with a few theories about ‘how you work best’, and downloaded app after app promising to make you more efficient. If you feel like nothing’s working, this crash course examines some of the most lauded productivity systems, then walks you through how to can cherry pick the methods that work for you to create your own productivity style. More » see also www.disciplemaking.net

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August 11, 2011 No Comments

Grace in the Triad: NCT ThinkTank 2011 Conference Videos

Grace in the Triad: NCT ThinkTank 2011 Conference Videos Session 1 John “Jack” Jeffery Severino Pancaro: The Law in the Fourth Gospel – The Metamorphosis of “Nomistic Termini” and The Law in the Fourth Gospel – The Transferal of Symbols for the Law to Jesus in the Fourth Gospel. Session 2 John Jack Jeffery Carl F. H. Henry, “The Holy Spirit and Christian Ethics”. Session 3 Dustin Segers NCT and Apologetics Session 4 Joseph Krygier God’s Glorious Mission – Toward a Biblical Theology view of Mission(s) Rooted in the Attributes of God Session 5 Ed Trefzger Apart from us they

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August 9, 2011 No Comments

Church Leaders Who Permit Carnality

Great message for church leaders who try to lure people through carnal means.  I have always believe that the way you reach people for Christ is the way you keep them.  If you use entertainment to win people you will have to keep entertaining people.  But if you you the exposition of scripture in various groups then it is thorugh the scriptures that your ministry will be built. http://vimeo.com/26100841 Church Leaders Who Permit Carnality from NCFIC on Vimeo. see also www.disciplemaking.net

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August 8, 2011 1 Comment

Gospel Centric Quote of the Day

Gospel Centric Quote of the Day: “ On what this generation is looking for that has been missing in church: Transcendence. My generation was raised on a religion of moral control. Do this. Don’t do that. And a lot of self-help religion. Feel better. Get out of debt. Six ways to overcome your fears. Seven ways not to lust. Ultimately that message didn’t work. It was empty. There was no transcendence. The omniscient, omnipresent, all-powerful God of the universe wasn’t the focus. I think that’s why we are seeing the resurgence of Reformed theology.- Matt Chandler What the church needs

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August 5, 2011 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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