Our study of elders in New Testament churches has suggested that the concept of lay elders is not as self-evident as some of its advocates… Read More »Elders in a Baptist Church: Plural, Yea; Lay, Nay (4)
In considering the question of lay elders, we have seen that the New Testament describes but never prescribes a plurality of elders in a New Testament… Read More »Elders in a Baptist Church: Plural, Yea; Lay, Nay (3)
In some cases, “lay” elders are introduced into Baptist churches because those doing so believe that a plurality of elders is an explicit or implicit… Read More »Elders in a Baptist Church: Plural, Yea; Lay, Nay (2)
I’ll sometimes hear the claim from some men that a plurality of elders, made up of “staff elders” and “lay elders” in a local church,… Read More »Elders in a Baptist Church: Plural, Yea; Lay, Nay (1)
This is the sixth post in this series (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5). The whole of the first five parts could be summarized… Read More »Love for Christ & Scripture-Regulated Worship 6: Love for Christ and New Testament Authority
Kevin T. Bauder I am responding to colleague Roger Olson who, in a recent blog post, attempted to articulate the difference between fundamentalism and evangelicalism.… Read More »Roger, Roger | Part Two: Fundamentalism and New Evangelicalism
Scholars dispute whether Greek nouns have five cases or eight cases. They certainly display five forms, and those who hold the five-case system see a… Read More »Instrumental En and Personal Agency
Sometimes things that look alike are actually quite different. One mushroom cooks up into a delectable repast, while another that appears almost identical can kill.… Read More »Thoughts on Baptists and Independence
The name Baptist stands for a set of principles and practices. Those who use the name are attempting to copy the order of the New… Read More »Did They Vote?
Central Seminary has just finished its 2013 Fall Conference. The title was “Gospel Restoration: The Church’s Response to Abuse.” Several speakers provided help for church… Read More »Church Accountability and Sexual Abuse
Pastors need to be trained in and by churches. The local church is the center of God’s work during this age. It is the focus… Read More »Church or Seminary?