Tag: Eugene Peterson

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Ending Well or Ending Poorly: The Scary Public Ending of Eugene Peterson

Posted on by Billy Reinhardt

I am uncertain whether you heard the “firebomb” that blew up the evangelical world last week, but the very popular evangelical author and pastor Eugene Peterson came out to make some comments that clearly supported the LGBTQ movement, but then he later retracted his statements (the interview was done by Jonathan Merritt of the Religion Read more about Ending Well or Ending Poorly: The Scary Public Ending of Eugene Peterson[…]

Pastor: Are you keeping a shop or leading your people spiritually?

Is the Pastor a Shopkeeper and is the Church a Shop?

Posted on by Billy Reinhardt

(In my last post I presented Jesus’ statement of “Feed my Sheep” as a primary purpose of a pastor in contrast to the “entertainment” model as held forth by the Church Growth Movement [CGM] philosophy).   What do you think is the purpose of a church and its ministers? I want to continue my critique Read more about Is the Pastor a Shopkeeper and is the Church a Shop?[…]