A few years ago, Mark Dever and I had a backstage conversation. It was at the Whiteboard Sessions, a conference in Northern Virginia.
We did a backstage interview that has, as of now, been watched by 8 times more people than were actually at that conference. We talked about several issues that are hot button issues about the church, gospel, and mission.
Here are the topics we discussed:
Part 1:
-the church as a sign of Jesus
-contemporary vs. traditional church expressions
-the regulative principle (with special reference to “smite” in this part
-contextualization and John MacArthur’s comments about such
-the role of culture and gospel presentation
-the use of humor
-why he reads his messages to damper his personality
Part 2:
-seeker services
-the content and nature of the gospel
-the relationship between the gospel and the kingdom
-the nature of Kingdom work
-the purpose of the church
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Part 2:
Sorry for tapping the table so much! Feel free to dialogue about what we discussed in the comments.
