“Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes.” (Ephesians 4:23 NLT) Let me sum it up this way: You are not what you think you are, but rather, what you think, you are. Change requires new thinking. As we’ve discussed, in order to change, we must learn the truth and start […]
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Francis Chan on trusting God with our children
Here is what Francis Chan posted in July 2011. It was a pretty emotional morning for me. My wife and I dropped off our oldest daughter at the airport this morning. She’s 15 and flying to Thailand by herself to work at a rescue home for the next month. It’s something she has begged me […]
What is Francis Chan doing now (July 2011)
This is a recent post from Francis Chan. It seems to be the first question everyone asks when they see me, so I’m posting the ministries I am currently involved with… I’m working with my friends David Platt and Mark Beuving in developing a discipleship tool that will help equip believers to make disciples. I […]
Preliminary panel finds CJ Mahaney is still fit for ministry
The following post is from the SGM blog. Two weeks ago we formed a preliminary panel to help us evaluate C.J. Mahaney’s fitness for ministry. We invited several men to participate who had basic doctrinal agreement with Sovereign Grace Ministries, biblical/theological expertise, pastoral experience, and perspectives from a variety of evangelical traditions. Kevin DeYoung, Carl […]
Why did Joshua Harris resign from the SGM board?
Upon the news of CJ Mahaney’s leave of absence from SGM (a decision that the board reached based on some recent accusations that went public), Harris preached the following Sunday that “our denomination is being publicly spanked, we are being humiliated and being brought low.” Our denomination means Sovereign Grace’s network of churches. Joshua Harris […]
Joshua Harris resigns from the Sovereign Grace Ministries Board
A few minutes ago, we announced that Joshua Harris is resigning from the SGM board. If you’re wondering what that may represent, let me just make a couple of points. First and primarily, as a board we still have a strong desire for Josh’s input, and all parties involved are eager to keep the partnership […]