“We’re not relying on a hard-nosed theory of leadership to justify a certain stance publicly…we’re looking for what builds the church, for what drives people to Christ, for the example of the Savior himself.”
“One of the quickest ways you can destroy the gospel, in my view, is by assuming it.”
“We don’t arrive there by assuming the gospel and then focusing our attention on ministry styles. We come back to the gospel again and again and again and again and build our ministry styles out of our understanding of what is central to God’s redeeming work.”
“There is a danger of looking for a lowest common denominator in evangelical theology. When I look around the country at the biblical ministries that are most faithful in their expository preaching…almost without exception, the speakers at those things, the leaders, the movement shakers in those things are people who are deeply, deeply, deeply sold out to one particular heritage of gospel understanding.”
“If you try to find a position where everybody’s happy because they’re putting up with each other’s views, then eventually putting up with each other’s views is more important than trying to be sold out to the truth, as you understand it.”
“Never, never, never give up from working away at the Bible to make it central to your thinking, your goals, your vision of ministry, your understanding of the truth and who Jesus is. Go back to the Bible again and again and again and again.”
Mentioned in the Show
Acts 13, 15
1 Corinthians 1-4, 9
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
“The Cross and Christian Ministry: Leadership Lessons from 1 Corinthians” by Dr. D.A. Carson
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Carl George
Exponential Conference
Mark Dever, 9Marks
“No Place for Truth: or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?” by David Wells
“by Rick Warren
Tim Keller
