Content Should we use the NT as a model for church? How did we get here and how do we change course? Scalability of "NT church model" Become a CTC Partner for access to hours of NCST course videos: https://crosstocrown.org/partners/ Free John Reisinger resources: http://crosstocrown.org/books/ crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
This is our inaugural "Fridays with the Fellas" podcast. Each Friday we will break from our normal series and talk about being men. Today's Content We’re “pro-life,” are we “pro-living”? Manmade to be productive Rule and subdue the earth Here's the link to the "7 Core Responsibilities of Manhood" series I mentioned. It forms the framework for the things we will discuss on Fridays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocCnRjpWrIY&list=PL5Yobt1jZDd_KZScWPmQuFjSlKu-bPN2B crosstocrown.org newcovenant...
Content Paul's concerns for God's household didn't include "worship services" Avoid fables and pursue godliness How can we fix this? crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content "Mercy ministries" taken over by the state Giving to evangelism/missions as abdication Does architecture fit in the Kingdom? crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Traditional model works against saltiness Ministries, programs, and "Sunday's a comin'" Our plans to impact our city crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Not your typical Sunday "One-anothering" comes easier in this setting We love like family crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Avoid domineering eldership Multi-generational ministries, do they work? "Systematic Theology" is not simply the whole counsel of God crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Systematic theology creates unhelpful complexity Good elders teach obedience more than abstractions Where elders dread to tread crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Strong elders...strong men...strong families...strong culture Why these qualifications for elders? Who evaluated your elder candidates? crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Why don't the epistles command evangelism? The "great commission" was given to the Twelve Evangelism as an "office" crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content How "preacher/preaching" is used in the NT Are "preaching" and "evangelism" the same thing? crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content How I study for church gatherings Paul preached "sermons"! (Or did he?) Stop depending on commentaries crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content No NT warrant for sermons Teaching (not preaching) is the goal Sermon prep is mostly presentation prep crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content All elders should be biblically trained Institutional "church" perpetuates the institutional pastorate Seminaries focus on man's words, not God's (especially Reformed, conservative seminaries) crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Do you see that pastor/elder/bishop refer to the same group of men? Elder job description in the NT crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content The goals of "ministry" according to the NT Church as meeting/meeting place minimizes real biblical ministry How you, personally, can help the Church to grow up crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Peter was an elder, not a pastor Elder given oversight responsibilities Elders are not priests crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content 'Pastor/elder/bishop' refer to the same man The difference between titles and functions Shared authority and responsibilities crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Why do we think Timothy and Titus were pastors? What are the qualifications for being a pastor? What is a pastor's job description, biblically speaking? crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Just let the pastor do it Biblical warrant for a "senior pastor"? 'Pastor'/'elder'/'bishop' all refer to the same man crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Description Content Should we have a "service" when Christmas falls on Sunday? (DeYoung article in TGC) What do children want from our meetings? Role of elders/pastors crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content The Great Commission isn't: "Go make church-attenders" We abdicate our responsibilities to one another crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Kneeling is an action, not an attitude Serving in the New Covenant temple Worship ≠ music crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Going to church is not "entering God's presence" Stop saying 'worship' when you mean "fall prostrate" The NT doesn't say "bow down" when you gather as the church crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Why Sunday? Does the Bible tell us what to do when we gather? "Worship services" fight against "one another" crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Worship is not synonymous with music or style Spectators/attenders at "worship services" Everyone contributed in the early church gatherings crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Gathering-yes; worship-no What are we supposed to do in our church meetings? Worship ≠ singing crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content I answer my own question from yesterday Church budgets/staffing Lots of people, little true friendship crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content Early church meeting: teaching, fellowship, food, prayer Today's church meeting: attending, singing, listening, leaving How can we continue to reform the church? crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
Content The new heavens/earth in Revelation The millennium Creation restored, bodies resurrected 1 Corinthians 15 crosstocrown.org newcovenantschooloftheology.org @DougGoodin @CrossToCrown
