Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC has announced plans to launch The Center for Church Planting (CCP) in fall, 2016. The purpose of the CCP is to become a national and international resource for the planting of Reformed churches committed to the authority of Scripture, the centrality of preaching, and the great commission. It will…
By Chelsea Patterson Apart from the gift of my salvation, earthly adoption is the greatest gift I’ve ever received. I was an orphan—both physically and spiritually. My story began in Romania with a 19-year-old unwed girl who wasn’t able to take care of me. The Lord sovereignly chose adoption for me. I am blessed that…
By Ed Stetzer The Great Commission. Neither the words “great” nor “commission” are in the text, but the descriptor fits. This “authoritative order, charge, or direction” is “unusually large, extreme, and notable” (borrowing phrases from textbook definitions of both words). But why? The sheer scope of the assignment is embodied in the two little words:…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – With little prompting from Speaker Don Elliott, those gathered at the World Outreach Encounter of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) recited Jesus’ Great Commission to His disciples from Matthew’s gospel: “Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of…
Compassionate prophetic discipleship is a matter of sharing the Gospel with others, going out to tell the story of Jesus Christ while being a presence for God to show how He can change lives. It also was the theme of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) meeting Sept. 25-27 in Louisville, Ky., that Ray Jones…
By Michael Foust NASHVILLE (BP) — A 19-member advisory committee on Calvinism has issued its report to Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Frank Page, acknowledging tension and disagreement within the denomination on the issue while urging Southern Baptists to “grant one another liberty” and “stand together” for the Great Commission. “We can talk like…
Whether the words are poignant or not, famous and infamous people often have their “last words” written down for posterity, jocularity, morbid curiosity, or parables of morality. According to his sister, Steve Jobs (d. 2011) said on his deathbed: “Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.” As Thomas Becket (d. 1170), the Archbishop of Canterbury, was…