Inviting the Apostle
Introduction
This article is really a letter and response between myself and a friend who is a pastor at a local fellowship. Names and details are changed a bit, and some of the passages were shortened or modified a bit to make it more readable. This, unlike other Churchthink articles, is not an essay or a collection of carefully studied themes, but rather a real time look into some of my personal correspondence with another human being. This realtime letter exchanged originally via email and PDF document outlines the difficulties and excitement of putting the apostolic grace into play at a local fellowship...even one that has been around for a long time. Don’t expect every point to be made perfectly because when two friends talk some things are just assumed between them like trust, humor, and history. There will be other times to do a more formal treatment of this subject. Enjoy!
Ben Pasley
The Letter and Response
Dear Skip,
I have decided to put some important points down on paper for you. I have really enjoyed the conversational, relaxed format of our conversations over the last season related to the Kingdom, Church, leadership, apostles, and sonship, etc., but this is the season, I believe, to create a more exacting dialogue. Your recent email will serve as a helpful outline for many of my thoughts. I will highlight your email in red for visual fun.
Round table from Peru, Part 3
Round Table discussion with Doug, Mitch, and Ben, and tiny bit of Robin on building the Church instead of just planting one, understanding the role of the apostle not just the Greek definition, and learning how to make transitions so we can mature in the Lord. This is the third of a three part series.
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Round table from Peru, Part 2
Round Table discussion with Doug, Mitch, and Ben, and tiny bit of Robin on building the Church instead of just planting one, understanding the role of the apostle not just the Greek definition, and learning how to make transitions so we can mature in the Lord. This is the second of a three part series.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Round table from Peru, Part 1
Round Table discussion with Doug, Mitch, and Ben, and tiny bit of Robin on building the Church instead of just planting one, understanding the role of the apostle not just the Greek definition, and learning how to make transitions so we can mature in the Lord. This is the first of a three part series.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download