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[A series designed to help people read the Bible together (RTBT).] Individual Study Questions (Work on before group gathering)   What are your initial observations of this passage?  Did you find anything confusing? Exciting? Challenging?  What are some of the most important words and themes? Why? What are some of the key verses or paragraphs in […]

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[This is Part ? of a ?-part study to promote a biblical understanding of church planting called “The Progress of the Gospel.”] Since the first missionary journey (summarized in Acts 14:21-28) is “the work” of the Holy Spirit (Acts 13:1-3), coincides with the Great Commission of Jesus, is repeated in the 2nd and 3rd missionary […]

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[This is Part ? of a ?-part study to promote a biblical understanding of church planting called “The Progress of the Gospel.”] Acts 14:21-28 provides a clear summary of Paul’s pattern of ministry—labeled by missiologists and theologians as “The Pauline Cycle.” It is more than a simple retelling of the history of the beginning of […]

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[This is Part ? of a ?-part study to promote a biblical understanding of church planting called “The Progress of the Gospel.”] When the time came to start intentional missions to the Gentile world, the Holy Spirit chose Saul. He was an unlikely choice. The Book of Acts reports that “Saul began ravaging the church, […]

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Dear Devastated Family and Friends of a Deconstructor, When someone you love—whether a family member or a friend—“deconstructs” their faith, it is painful. Perhaps the deconstructor would say, “It’s my life—why do you care?” We do. You do. This letter is for you. Be patient. There’s no such thing as “easy-believism” (that’s a false accusation […]

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Dear Deconstructing Exvangelical (or whatever description you would prefer), I promise—I am not interested in telling you what to do or believe. I just want to offer some loving advice from my heart—just a few things to think about. Please take your time. Deconstruction (rejection of the faith) is a big decision that could hurt […]

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[ Note: This post appeared in the Lawrence Journal-World years ago. I was asked to write it for the Faith Forum section. I think it’s still helpful. Let me know if you agree. ] Do You Make Spiritual New Year’s Resolutions? Yes and no. Yes to “spiritual” resolutions. A resolution is “a firm decision to […]

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Two thousand years after the first Christians started proclaiming the “simple” gospel message, there is still plenty of confusion about the gospel. This quote from Dr. Charles Ryrie’s classic, So Great Salvation, affirms this truth: “Observe this random sampling of expressions of the Gospel taken from tracts, sermons, books, and radio and TV messages. I […]

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Must we imitate Paul? Were Paul’s methods in Acts and the Epistles intended to guide the overarching mission of the church (and local churches) in every generation? There are four clear lines of evidence that lead to the conclusion that Paul’s methods in Acts and the Epistles were intended to guide the missionary enterprise (including […]

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Introduction: Community Bible Church of Olathe is part of the United States Mennonite Brethren Denomination. As I explored this position, I was surprised at how much agreement I had with the USMB. I must admit my ignorance about how broad Mennonite-influenced churches are. I found myself in full agreement not only with the Community Bible […]

An article entitled “The Church as Theological Education” which originated from a lecture I delivered in April of 2023 in the Calvary University Evening Lecture Series has just been published in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Biblical Authority (IJOBA). Here is the abstract for the article. IJOBA can be purchased through Amazon at this link. Abstract […]

Introduction: Community Bible Church of Olathe is part of the United States Mennonite Brethren Denomination. As I explored this position, I was surprised at how much agreement I had with the USMB. I must admit my ignorance about how broad Mennonite-influenced churches are. I found myself in full agreement not only with the Community Bible […]

Introduction: Community Bible Church of Olathe is part of the United States Mennonite Brethren Denomination. As I explored this position, I was surprised at how much agreement I had with the USMB. I must admit my ignorance about how broad Mennonite-influenced churches are. I found myself in full agreement not only with the Community Bible […]

The following is part of the interview process I went through with Community Bible Church of Olathe. After the initial 3-hour conversation, they sent me a list of questions to respond to. These were necessarily brief, but I hope you find them helpful. Q13: What is your perspective on the social justice movement, including critical […]

The following is part of the interview process I went through with Community Bible Church of Olathe. After the initial 3-hour conversation, they sent me a list of questions to respond to. These were necessarily brief, but I hope you find them helpful. Q10: What is your view of divorce and remarriage? God’s intent for […]

The following is part of the interview process I went through with Community Bible Church of Olathe. After the initial 3-hour conversation, they sent me a list of questions to respond to. These were necessarily brief, but I hope you find them helpful. Q7: What is your practice of church discipline? Church discipline should never […]

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The following is part of the interview process I went through with Community Bible Church of Olathe. After the initial 3-hour conversation, they sent me a list of questions to respond to. These were necessarily brief, but I hope you find them helpful. Q4: What is your view on these components in evangelism? God: God […]

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The weekend of June 10-11 was a candidating weekend for me at Community Bible Church Olathe. I spent a couple hours on Saturday responding to Q&A from CBCO members, then Beth and I gave our testimonies before the service, then I preached in the service. After the service, there was another Q&A time for any […]

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The following is part of the interview process I went through with Community Bible Church of Olathe. After the initial 3-hour conversation, they sent me a list of questions to respond to. These were necessarily brief, but I hope you find them helpful.  Q1: What is your view of Scripture? Let me start here: I […]

I made the following video in reply to some questions from some members of Community Bible Church Olathe. The questions were varied, but I thought the section on church planting might be helpful to many. So I’m including it here as a public post. 

Hello patrons. As always, thank you for your support with this Patreon stuff. Over the past several months, I have been speaking with the leaders of Community Bible Church of Olathe (CBCO) about the possibility of becoming their “Plant Pastor.” The purpose of the role is simply to help them multiply as all churches should. […]

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