teaching
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What would you define as a “competent” Growth Group leader?
Richard Sweatman and I have recorded a series of PodCasts about the elements of a competent Growth Group leader. Together I think these five aspects set a really good foundation for church leaders who appoint Growth Group leaders, as well… Continue reading
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Reblog: Empty bucket theology
Some people have complete ideas in their heads, some people have fuzzy ideas in their heads, and some people have “empty buckets” when it comes to certain ideas. All of these people have things they need to change… “Complete theological… Continue reading
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Another thought on explaining why God only asks men to preach to men
A while back I wrote my response to someone who wants to submit to the bible’s teaching on men only teaching men. It used the metaphor of men protecting women in the event of a machine-gun attack. I thought of… Continue reading
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My response to “Why shouldn’t women preach to men?”
(This would be one of the way’s I’d respond to someone who wanted to accept the bible’s teaching on male and female roles in ministry, but struggled to understand why God put them there.) If a gunman ran into your… Continue reading
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Try teaching the opposite
How do you get people to wrestle with the Bible, not just nod their head without thinking? One way is to show them they assume the opposite. Lead them down the path of thinking A only to show them God… Continue reading
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