News from the Third Avenue Blog:
Third Avenue Baptist Church is now offering a pastors in training program called The PIT. The elders are very excited about this program. Please check out The PIT web page for details.
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From the category archives:
Pastors and Preaching
Bob Cleveland, a Southern Baptist layman from Alabama, made some helpful points about the ongoing drama in Southern Baptist life about church membership reporting. If sheep are missing, why not ask the shepherds to account for their work? He writes:
Anyway, what’s the real embarrassment in all this? It’s that the 16.5 million “members”, the 8 [...]
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Ben Arment is blogging about his experience in Washington D.C. at the Capitol Hill Weekender. As a former church planter, he has had a little church culture shock at Dever’s Church. I think this quote is very insightful.
I was talking with a nice young guy this morning and asked him, “So how are you involved [...]
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CT just posted an article by Trevin Wax. I’m sure it won’t be the last time.
Read Our Ears Still Itch
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Ok - I’m just as tired of the productivity pastor style posts as the rest of you guys. Except, I thought of this one so I’ll give myself the benefit of the doubt. (That was self deprecating humor not bragging.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL89GmwWj-M
This parody makes an obvious point: Information bloat distracts for the message. I’ve been blessed in [...]
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Another advocate for the small church and against ladder climbing. Are Our Gifts Too Big for Our Field of Labor? by Thabiti Anyabwile on the 9Marks Blog
I wonder if one of the main challenges facing churches might not be that too many potential shepherds think their education, gifts, and abilities would be wasted in humble, [...]
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Trevin Wax is hosting a helpful discussion about ministers and taxes over at his blog: Question to My Ordained Readers
Do you opt out of paying the Self-Employment (Social Security) tax? Or do you pay into the system?
If you opt out, why? If not, why not?
