Category Archives: RedeemingLINKS

From time to time, we will post links to resources that helping for redeeming church conflicts.

Should we stop saying, “The church hurt me?”

An excellent post by Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile: Should we stop saying “The church hurt me?” Pastor Thabiti starts by exploring what we really mean by “the church”: the church universal? The local church? The church’s leadership? An individual or small … Continue reading

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Why Rookie Pastors Get Fired

An excellent read from David Murray: Why Rookie Pastors Get Fired I’m sure our dear friend, Ken Sande (over at RelationalWisdom360) would agree!

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Join or Die? Addressing the Question of Church Membership

What a great article by Pastor William Boekestein: Join or Die? Addressing the Question of Church Membership I particularly appreciated his emphasis on church discipline and the unity of the saints. (HT: Challies)

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When Pastors Should be Fearful

One of the things I admire the most about my pastors and elders is that they are truly men of faith. Yes, they are willing to share of their struggles with sin and unbelief. No, they do not come across … Continue reading

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Oh! The Church Conflicts That Could Be Entirely Avoided …

Are you following the visual theology posts of Challies.com? I am and I absolutely love them. Today’s visual theology was particularly beautiful. I immediately forwarded it on to my pastors, elder, and husband as a thank you for not only calling us all … Continue reading

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Must a Church Also Be a Court?

As Christian conciliators, Dave and I agree with all four of the Peacemaker Ministries distinctives. Today, I would like to draw your attention to the second distinctive: The Responsibility of the Church: We believe that peacemaking is an essential ministry of … Continue reading

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Warning Signs of an Inwardly-Obsessed Church

Thom Rainer has some great insights in this post: The Ten Signs of an Inwardly-Obsessed Church Of course, one of them is the presence of consistent anger and hostility toward the church staff and other members. A warning sign to … Continue reading

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Church Discipline: Also Pursuing the Sinned-Against

In Chapter 12 of Redeeming Church Conflicts (“Accountability We Should Cherish”), Dave and I  recommend a wonderful book on church discipline by Jonathan Leeman entitled The Church and the Surprising Offense of God’s Love: Reintroducing the Doctrines of Church Membership and Discipline. As I … Continue reading

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RedeemingLINKS

We enjoyed this post from Kevin DeYoung: The Starting Point for Christian Unity And were reminded of this classic article from Roger Nicole: Polemic Theology: What do I Owe the Person Who Differs from Me? Both of which reminded us … Continue reading

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RedeemingLinks: Proactive Peacemaking in the Church

I could list book after book to help the church be the church through faithful preaching, administration of the sacraments, redemptive church discipline, and body life together. But let me just start with a few and a few links too: … Continue reading

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