9Marks asked a roundtable of pastors the same question: Are denominations worth it? Here are their answers. Tom Ascol Are denominations worth it? That depends on what your definition of “it” is. It is obviously valuable to cooperate for common causes that are germane to their mission. The New Testament points to the financial cooperation […]
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John Piper: Does “Mere Christianity” Mean Eliminate Denominations?
Article published on the Desiring God website. For many years my conviction has been that Christian unity and Christian truth are served best not by removing fences, but by loving across them and having welcoming gates. I don’t claim to do it well. I want to do it better. The point is that minimizing truth, […]
Sam Storms: Worship in Spirit and Truth (a response to Strange Fire)
This article was written by Dr. Sam Storms. He is the Lead Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, OK. [In view of the recent Strange Fire conference in California and the numerous critical comments made about so-called “charismatic worship,” I want to spend some time articulating several truths about the […]
Sam Storms: The Head and Heart of True Worship
This article was written by Dr. Sam Storms. He is the Lead Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, OK. God-centered, Christ-exalting, Spirit-empowered worship happens whenever the mind is filled with deep, robust, expansive, biblical thoughts about who God is and what he has done, which in turn awaken and inflame heart-felt and passionate […]