Carson & Dever – Questions & Answers

Saturday, 14 February 2009

Visit the Gospel Coalition page to listen to a Q&A session with D. A. Carson and Mark Dever (in S. Africa) answering questions on topics such as church membership, discipline, elders, baptism, preaching, etc.

pjtibayan provides a comprehensive synopsis of the session, with time stamps on respective questions listed down.

6 Reasons to formally commit to a church (as a member)

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

pjtibayan just completed a 3-part entry on reasons to formally commit to a church as a member.

1. You need to edify others who are committed to the church body.
2. You need to be edified by others who are committed to the church body.
http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/6-reasons-to-formally-commit-to-a-church-as-a-member-part-1-of-3/

3. You need to lovingly hold others accountable.
4. You need to be lovingly held accountable by others.
http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/6-reasons-to-formally-commit-to-a-church-as-a-member-part-2-of-3/

5. You need to obey your leaders.
6. You need to encourage your leaders.
http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/6-reasons-to-formally-commit-to-a-church-membership-part-3-of-3/

Partners versus Members of the church

Tuesday, 28 October 2008

pjtibayan just completed a 3-part entry on the discussion of whether the term “member” or “partner” should be used in the context of church membership and biblical accountability in the local church.

Read the 3 parts here.
Part 1 (13 Oct 2008)
Part 2 (16 Oct 2008)
Part 3 (28 Oct 2008)