Mark Driscoll has posted the notes from a seminar he teaches on the subject of "Establishing Elder Government in Church Plants." Driscoll articulates, in typical humorous yet dead serious fashion, the biblical mandates and principles as they relate to church government, and the non-negotiable biblical qualifications for those who lead the church. "The key to …
Category Archive: Resources
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Jul 19 2006
Passion DVD| Everything Glorious
It’s almost here…the DVD from Passion ’06 (Everything Glorious) is wrapping up post-production and preparing to hit the stores. This one looks like it will be more substantive than the content-lite companion version to Our Love Is Loud. Features on this one include: Over 4 hours of live footage including behind the scenes exclusives 10 …
Jul 08 2006
Louie Giglio : Indescribable
One of the most powerful messages you’ll ever hear is available at the website of North Point Community Church in Atlanta. The speaker is Louie Giglio, and the title is "Indescribable." UPDATE: you can now purchase the DVD online. Indescribable DVD+CD
Jun 30 2006
Lineup for WorshipGod06 Conference
WorshipGod06 is just around the corner. The conference for worship leaders has established a blog and there they have published the lineup for the main sessions: A People of His Presence – Jeff Purswell From Eden to Heaven, God desires to dwell among a people He has redeemed for Himself. Jesus – Our Access into …
Jun 29 2006
Review | Aaron Shust: Anything Worth Saying
When we first featured Aaron Shust at worship.com back in 2004, his debut CD Anything Worth Saying had not yet been picked up by Brash Music and was still largely undiscovered. And when we noted in 2005 that the song My Savior My God was a good song you might expect to sing during Sunday …
Jun 25 2006
The Need to be a Missional Church?
The PCA (Presbyterian Church in America) had their annual meetings this month. Randy Pope, church planter and pastor of Perimeter Church in Atlanta gave a powerful message on the need for a church to be missional, biblical, and contemporary in ministry. Although directed to a specific denomination, the truths and principles apply to other churches …
Jun 10 2006
Singing and Making Music: Issues in Church Music Today
Tim Challies has reviewed Paul Jones’s new book, Singing and Making Music: Issues in Church Music Today. Jones is organist and Music Director at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, formerly pastored by the late James Montgomery Boice. Among the chapters listed by Challies: Sermon in Song: Sacred Music as ProclamationSacred Music as PrayerAuthenticity in Corporate …
Jun 08 2006
New Book: Family Worship
Thanks to Justin Taylor at Between Two Worlds for the heads up on a new book called Family Worship: In the Bible, in History, and in Your Home. Below is some information provided by Whitney’s website: Don Whitney has written a book we truly need. . . . This book belongs in every Christian home …
Jun 05 2006
Book Review: Breaking the Missional Code: Stetzer and Putman
Breaking the Missional Code is a book about doing church ministry in the 21st century, co-written by two pastors who have experience in planting churches in America . Ed Stetzer has planted several churches and is currently serves as both co-pastor of Lake Ridge Church , a new church plant in Georgia , and …
May 23 2006
Review: Confessions of a Reformission Rev: by Mark Driscoll
Mark Driscoll’s Confessions Mark Driscoll is pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, a church Driscoll started ten years ago in one of the most unchurched areas in America. The church has since grown to a number of several thousand, but not without many encountering many valleys, weirdos, Pharisees, and curveballs along the way. The …
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