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Redeemer Orientation

February 3, 2009

This past Saturday I led a group of people through our first membership class (Redeemer Orientation) and I thought I’d share a little about why we have membership, why we continue to use the language of “membership,” and how the class is structured. We do church “membership” because we believe it is a healthy way [...]

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Gospel-Centered Assimilation

August 13, 2008

I’ve been thinking through the issue of “assimilation” and the local church – a lot. This has been one of those areas in which I feel weak. The theology of the church (ecclesiology) is something I am passionate about and comfortable with. But systems and methods for doing church where Scripture does not explicitly speak [...]

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