Laws like the ADA cannot succeed in creating ultimate equality. They give special help to many who don’t need it and penalize people who, considered on an objective basis, do need help. This is, of course, the nature of government. It cannot make fine distinctions among individuals to determine who truly needs help and who [...]

Small quibbles aside, this is an excellent video summarizing biblical church government. An incredibly important topic that doesn’t receive a ton of attention these days when it really ought to. Thune really speaks my heart on many issues.  

A friend in the prosapologian chat channel linked me to Rachel Evan’s blog article entitled “Mark Driscoll is a Bully. Stand Up to Him.” Nothing seemed terribly new or interesting (Driscoll is being Driscoll, etc.). But in browsing the site, I did find Rachel’s large project on “biblical womanhood” noteworthy, since I’m doing my own [...]

There is much concern over the place of women in church government, especially regarding deacons for those in conservative circles. The subject was briefly mentioned in a blog post last week, and it would be helpful to provide some more resources on that subject that explain where I’m coming from. Enjoy! Calvin “He first commends to them [...]

A number of months ago I posted an argument against the doctrine of women pastors/elders. At the time, I was in my third or fourth year of being indifferent to the debate, though largely sympathetic to egalitarianism (mostly due to college pressures). So it was ironic that the coin toss for the debate topic of [...]

I do not believe in youth pastors. (There are no second tier pastoral qualifications for youth pastors. You are either a qualified elder or not. If you are an elder, you are an elder of the whole church and not just part of it.) I do not believe in junior church. (A gathering of children [...]

One of the most unpopular subjects of American evangelicalism is having the right church government. The average Christian is more concerned about immediate results, appearances, and the status quo than the actual competency, functionality, and biblical nature of the church. I compare the countless masses of today’s Baptist, Bible, Evangelical Free, and non-denominational churches to [...]