Scot McKnight, author of the book Jesus Creed and a blog of the same name, spent today at NOBTS lecturing on several topics. I missed the first two due to class, but I did make the third lecture on the sociology of conversion, as he put it. I wouldn’t possibly be able to [...]

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There are two ministry disciplines that were emphasized by the interviewed: the decentralization of the church and pastoral roles.  The decentralization of the church can be seen in two forms.  One way is in small group ministry.  Jason Dukes, Todd McGehee, and Richard Kennedy all acknowledged their church’s use of small groups, indicating that they [...]

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Those interviewed identified three major theological issues they are facing in their ministry contexts. All of them fall under the broad category of the authority of the Scriptures, but for the purposes of this paper, only two will be directly linked to that category. Page Brooks, a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological [...]

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I recently completed a paper for my class “Christian Ministry in the 21st Century” for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The paper was subdivided into six major sections:

theological issues
ministry issues
ministry disciplines
defining success
personal reflection on ministry
development plan for the next year

Church planters, pastors, and parishioners were interviewed so that the author might gain insight into [...]

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