Shapers of Christian Imagination
How is Christian imagination shaped? A true but not very helpful answer would be to say, “everything shapes imagination”. Visits to the doctor, watering the… Read More »Shapers of Christian Imagination
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Browse articles on various topics below.
Among Yourselves
In a couple of weeks, I’m scheduled to head down to Illinois to attend a pastors’ conference. There are several speakers at the conference that… Read More »Among Yourselves
Faithful Servants
Kevin T. Bauder One of the best periods in the history of Central Baptist Theological Seminary unfolded during the first two thirds of the 1960s.… Read More »Faithful Servants
The Work of the People
A biblical understanding of the corporate importance of gathered worship should impact everything we do in corporate worship. First, although every church member is a… Read More »The Work of the People
Christian Imagination Fleshed Out
What does the Christian imagination look like when it is fleshed out? We can imagine it as a spectrum, beginning with Scripture itself and working… Read More »Christian Imagination Fleshed Out
Sacerdotalism in Contemporary Worship
The medieval church suffered from a kind of sacerdotalism that removed worship from the people and made it the worship of priests on behalf of… Read More »Sacerdotalism in Contemporary Worship
Imaginative Knowledge
If Christian imagination is the best way of referring to how Christians know and perceive the world, does thinking of it in this way have… Read More »Imaginative Knowledge
Civil Air Patrol
Kevin T. Bauder The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was founded less than a week before the invasion of Pearl Harbor. Its purpose was to use… Read More »Civil Air Patrol
The Work of Ministry
Last week we saw that since all who are in Christ are priests who are able to draw near and offer sacrifices to God, therefore,… Read More »The Work of Ministry
Imaginative Knowing
If “Christian imagination” is really another way of saying Christian knowing, or Christian knowledge, why persist in calling it imagination? Why not simply call it… Read More »Imaginative Knowing
Associationalism
Kevin T. Bauder This weekend I am traveling to Lake Benton, Minnesota, to address the southwestern fellowship of the Minnesota Baptist Association (MBA). The MBA… Read More »Associationalism
The Priesthood of All Believers
In the year 365 a council of church leadership met in the city of Laodicea to discuss various problems that had arisen in the churches… Read More »The Priesthood of All Believers
Imagination and Understanding Reality
Should Christians persist in referring to “Christian Imagination”? Since we are concerned with truth, should we not avoid terms that have connotations of what is… Read More »Imagination and Understanding Reality
The Holy Spirit and Production of Scripture
Kevin T. Bauder According to 2 Timothy 3:16, all scripture is God-breathed or inspired. In other words, inspiration applies to the scriptures themselves, not to… Read More »The Holy Spirit and Production of Scripture
Dialogue with God in Corporate Worship
Over the past several weeks I have been developing the biblical idea of the dialogical structure of corporate worship. Historically, church worship services have been… Read More »Dialogue with God in Corporate Worship
Christian Imagination is Not Imaginary Christianity
Christian imagination is not a term that will immediately draw approving responses. These days, Christianity is on the back foot anyway, and anything that sounds… Read More »Christian Imagination is Not Imaginary Christianity
Inspiration
Kevin T. Bauder When people think about the inspiration of the Bible, they tend to imagine it as a process. They think of inspiration as… Read More »Inspiration
God Speaks, We Respond
Last week we noticed the dialogical structure of worship manifest in the terms “spirit” and “truth” in John 4. So let’s unpack this two-part, dialogical… Read More »God Speaks, We Respond
Conclusion: Beauty as Love
In this series, we have considered the meaning of beauty, objections to beauty, and how beauty is to be sought. We’ve answered the objections that… Read More »Conclusion: Beauty as Love
Seek the Peace of the City
Kevin T. Bauder We all oppose something, but there’s opposition and then there’s opposition. I can think of at least three levels at which our… Read More »Seek the Peace of the City