Posts tagged Spurgeon
Church History Matters

It is remarkable how ignorant the contemporary church is to its history. I’m by no means an expert, more like a hobbyist on the matter. Whether it’s reading the original works of guys who died long ago, or imbibing in a solid biography, church history is a joy for me. I’d like to share that joy with you by helping you see its importance.

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The Physics of Church Leadership (2/3)

In articles across the web one finds titles like, “Overcoming Spiritual Inertia in Your Church,” and the like as though all inertia is bad (i.e. not changing is a good thing if “change” means compromise with the world!).  Typically, only the first part of Newton is cited.  Then the argument is made that the church is a ‘body at rest’ that needs us, pastors/leaders, to get it going and keep it moving.  Such is most certainly…

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