At the recent Advance the Church Conference in Raleigh, NC, I sat down with Ed Stetzer (Missiologist Extraordinaire) to talk about a number of topics. In part one of this conversation, we talk about his concerns and excitement about the recent rise in popularity of church planting. As always, Ed has good things to say.
Ed Stetzer Interview on Church Planting Dustin Neeley put up Part One of his recent interview with Ed Stetzer during the Louisville Boot Camp on his new site, “Church Planting For the Rest of Us.” In case you missed it last week on the website, this new site is already proving useful and unique not only to its target audience of pastors of churches size 50-500, but to a general audience of those interested or involved in church planting. Neeley’s interviews of Matt Chandler are here (part 1) and here (part 2). "Ambition" Louisville Boot Camp Main Session Audio is Up Our friends at Sojourn have posted all the Main Session audio from Boot Camp. Dave Harvey, Ed Stetzer, Darrin Patrick, Steve Timmis, Kevin Cawley, Bob Thune, Matt Chandler & Russell ...
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School's back in session, even for the late-starters now. So we thought we'd kick off this week's news & links by throwing up two pieces about school. Seminary, to be precise. Why You Shouldn't Go to Seminary by Bob Thune "It's time to call a spade a spade," writes Thune, an Omaha-based Acts 29 church planter, in his recent two-part series. "I am not anti-seminary. I have a seminary degree myself, and I cherish the education and the spiritual formation that it provided me. But it’s time for someone to challenge the standard assumptions." With plenty of carefully noted caveats, Thune disassembles the "I'm called to ministry, therefore I go to seminary," formula. Why You Should Go to Seminary: An Interview with Dr. Ed Stetzer Ed writes in his web interview on ...
