Southern Baptists Must Not and Can Not “Agree to Disagree” about Women Pastors (Elders, Overseers)
The issue of female pastors has proved incredibly division within the SBC, and I don’t think the divisiveness is going to get better any time soon.
The issue of female pastors has proved incredibly division within the SBC, and I don’t think the divisiveness is going to get better any time soon.
What is true broadly of the Old Testament is also true narrowly of the book of Psalms. The Psalms point us to Jesus Christ.
I’m also not foolish enough to think that bad ecclesiology has nothing to do with the pitiful state of affairs in many of our churches, as well as the division and disunity that exists within our convention.
After almost twenty years of pastoring Southern Baptist churches, I’m convinced that there are serious problems with “single, senior pastor ecclesiology.”
Like you, I have many reasons to give thanks – salvation, family, health. Without minimizing those blessings, I want to focus on seven things I’m thankful for as a pastor.
In this post, I want to help you see that the people of God have always been tempted to question the goodness of God’s Word.
Maybe you learned the following children’s song when you were young … “God, you’re so good. God, you’re so good. God, you’re so good. You’re so good to me.” There is a mountain of biblical theology crammed into this short, simple song.
Prayer is a challenge for me – it always has been, and I think it always will be.
Should church members have access to their pastor? My answers (plural) to this question are no, and it depends, and yes.