Should the purpose determine the church model, or the church model the purpose? By Ken Blue Attempting to discover the purpose or model for a church from other pastors is like trying to find out from a lost man the plan of salvation. Each one has a different answer of what is to be done, […]
A CONSERVATIVE CHURCH IN A LIBERAL WORLD
HOW TO HAVE A CONSERVATIVE CHURCH TODAY By Ken Blue Societies and cultures are not static. Some countries continue to live in the Stone Age; others are still living in the culture of the Old Testament, while much of the world continues to move into the space age of satellite technology. Is progress really good? […]
STRIVING ABOUT WORDS
STRIVING INSTEAD OF GETTING OUT THE GOSPEL By Ken Blue “Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. 2 Timothy 2:14. One way to discredit an individual is to give a word an alternate […]
TRIMMING THE CHURCH BUDGET
By Ken Blue “There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.” Proverbs 21:20. Recently, a pastor friend asks if I would write something about trimming the church budget. He then laughed and said, “Maybe the answer is to just run it through […]
GOD’S TWO PROGRAMS
THE PROGRAMS OF PROPHECY AND THE MYSTERY OF THE CHURCH By Ken Blue “ These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as […]