Protestant Knight on September 23rd, 2008

We need a Sabbatical, even if it’s brief, from our discussion on Polity.
But don’t get too comfortable in that hammock.
Today I’d like to re-post a comment that frequent and well-versed commenter Reformed Teacher submitted in the POLITY Episode 3 comments.  It’s worthy of a serious gander, and while reading it, ask yourself these questions (and [...]

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Jim on September 19th, 2008

Adrian Warnock is a serious blogger who is very popular among reformed charismatics. He wouldn’t like this blog, but I like his. Adrian has a library of interviews-some text, some video- that range from interesting to excellent. In 2006, he did a multi part interview with Wayne Grudem. The following is an un-edited portion of [...]

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Jim on September 8th, 2008

I ended my last post with Dave Harvey’s explanation of why plurality is a central feature for local church government within Sovereign Grace Ministries.
Harvey continues in this section with two more points. Quotes from Harvey’s polity statement are in bold italics.
Is a Plurality Possible for Church Planters?
And…
Does a Plurality Necessitate That Elders Be Paid Staff?
Addressing [...]

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Jim on September 4th, 2008

PK and I are tag-team posting about SGM Polity. Think of it as two boats traveling down the same river. PK’s a sleek luxury liner, and I’m-well, you know by now what I am.
You can view SGM’s current leadership structure here
Dave Harvey states in SGM’s Polity booklet (numbers in bold red indicate “Endnotes” placed by [...]

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