Teaching on Evangelicalism
The Future of Evangelicalism
Travis assigned me for this section to speak about the future of evangelicalism. And, a, I’m not a prophet or son of a prophet. I’ve never even managed to make a profit on any investment or business venture that I’ve ever made. But people ask me all the time, “What do you think the next big challenge to the Gospel will be?” And I have learned to decline to make any kind of predictions like that because my stock answer…
Reforming the Evangelical Soul
Well for this afternoon’s text I want to take you to Psalm 25. And I’d like to just begin by reading that text and then we’ll kind of introduce it later, as we get into it, but Psalm 25, not necessarily a particularly familiar Psalm, but certainly one that helps us address the assigned topic of reforming the evangelical soul. And so Psalm 25, a Psalm of David, beginning in verse 1. “To you, O LORD, I lift up my…
Reforming the Evangelical Pastorate
Well, I’d like to begin this session by reading the main text we’re going to examine. So turn in your Bibles to 1 Thessalonians chapter 2, 1 Thessalonians chapter 2, it’s a, really a vital text on pastoral ministry. Uh, this is a message that is themed around uh, reforming the evangelical pastorates. We’ve heard about reforming the evangelical pulpit and this is about reforming the evangelical pastorate, the pastorate itself. Paul was the quintessential pastor, the young church at…
Reforming the Evangelical Pulpit
You know, I’m, I’m grateful to be here. Travis asked me to speak this morning on the topic of reforming the evangelical pulpit. And so we’re going to take a look at preaching and the preacher, more particularly here this morning. I though Travis did a, just an outstanding job of showing the need for a conference like this. And his opening remarks on the drift into the outer depths of the sea of what passes for evangelicalism today. Honestly,…
The State of Evangelicalism
Thank you, Travis. I think he oversold me. Travis assigned me the subject, the state of Evangelicalism, and I thought, Well there are two ways I can deal with this. I, I could, one would be to do a lecture where I list and analyze some of the popular fads and trends in the evangelical movement. Thankfully, Travis covered some of that in his message. And if you follow me on Twitter or listen to my Shepherds’ Conference messages, or…
The Need for Evangelical Reformation
Selected Scriptures Well, this opening session, it’s my task to show you the need for Evangelical Reformation. The need for Evangelical Reformation. And I want you to know that when I say I’m here to show you the need for Evangelical Reformation, that means that you’re going to hear some stuff that’s just not very pretty. It’s not a pretty picture; if it needs to be reformed, it means that there’s going to be some measure of critique. I don’t…