June 2012

Here is a video of a Great Gospel presentation.  It summarizes the Gospel in 6 points. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbcvuu8lCFg see also www.disciplemaking.net

http://www.youtube.com/embed/ouDDPvGMYGs see also www.disciplemaking.net

I love books and believe that it is essential for one who whats to be a leader.  Here is a great idea for getting people in your church to become readers.  In our culture today this is becomeing more and more important. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LyUBX6oQPo see also www.disciplemaking.net

The Baptist Press reported that messengers approved the recommendation from the SBC Executive Committee that “those churches, entities and organizations in friendly cooperation with the Southern Baptist Convention” which desire to use a descriptor other than “Southern Baptists” to indicate their involvement in the convention consider using Great Commission Baptists. The phrase, messengers agreed, is commended “as one fully in keeping with our Southern Baptist Convention identity.”  The legal name of the convention will remain “Southern Baptist Convention.”  Read more at http://m.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=38089 see also www.disciplemaking.net

by Colin Marshal I asked this question recently to a bunch of young ministry trainees at a ‘Trellis and Vine’ workshop, and I was delighted at their answer. They thought initially that I was looking for the answer ‘yes’; because after all I had been spending the day talking about the importance of ‘vine’ work (that is, the work of prayerfully speaking the word of God so that people are converted and grow), and not getting too bogged down or distracted in the ‘trellis’ work that supports it. But they were unwilling to give the ‘yes’ answer, because they (rightly)

Free Apologetics Book: Inerrancy and Worldview by Vern Poythress: From “The domain of Truth” by SlimJim Vern Poythress is quite the Renaissance man (or should I say Reformed): He has written extensively in applying the Christian worldview towards the subject of Math, Science, Linguistics, Sociology and Logic.  His latest books just came out titled Inerrancy and Worldview, explores the debate of Scripture’s Inerrancy from the larger context of the presuppositions of one’s worldview. I’m thankful for the publisher Crossway, in giving permission for having this online for free! You can access the PDF file of the book by clicking HERE.

Satan, God’s Agent of discipline  by Bob Vigneault Here is an amazingly revealing passage of scripture: “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22:31,32 For those who believe that Satan is the evil equivalent of God it is a foreign idea that Satan is actually an agent of God’s discipline. In the life of the unbeliever Satan is an agent of wrath but God holds no wrath for his own,