August 11, 2010
Remember Your Baptism, Teach About Baptism
Mark A. Taylor points readers to Bruce Shields’s “Remember Your Baptism” and a practical baptism resource for teaching, reflection, and faithful Christian witness.
Articles for tag: Baptism
August 11, 2010
Myth Busting
Terry O’Casey challenges churches to move beyond narrow claims about being “New Testament” and recover a fuller biblical vision of discipleship, worship, baptism, leadership, discipline, and unity.
August 11, 2010
Children and Baptism: In Search of a New Model (Part 2)
Teresa D. Welch proposes a model for helping children move toward baptism through education, nurture, conversion as a process, and lifelong discipleship.
August 8, 2010
Fulfilling Church Values, Meeting People”s Needs
Two churches show how mentoring can support people at important starting points, from teen mothers in Florida to new members and believers in Kentucky.
August 8, 2010
Dying to Self
Nicholas Schonlau reflects on baptism as more than obedience, connecting it to dying to self, being cut to the heart, and rising to new life in Christ.
August 8, 2010
Safe, to Lost, to Saved? (A Response)
Jeff Faull responds to questions about children, baptism, and accountability, urging Christian parents and leaders to teach the gospel carefully while trusting God with each individual situation.
August 8, 2010
Children and Baptism: In Search of a New Model (Part 1)
Teresa D. Welch considers why parents and churches struggle with children’s baptism, examining New Testament examples, age questions, and the “age of accountability.”
August 8, 2010
Were You Old Enough to Be Baptized?
Mark A. Taylor urges readers to discuss baptism with patience and charity, reflects on his own baptism, and points beyond personal experience toward careful conclusions that honor God.
The Tyranny of the Paradigm (Part 1)
Jack Cottrell examines the “tyranny of the paradigm,” showing how controlling assumptions can shape scientific claims and theological interpretation alike.
July 11, 2010
The Boy with the Odd-Shaped Head
C. Robert Wetzel reflects on baptism, Scripture, and grace through a childhood barber shop debate and a lifetime of ministry shaped by Restoration Movement convictions.
May 30, 2010
What I Have Learned in 50 Years as a Theologian (Part 2)
Jack Cottrell examines Law vs. Grace, arguing that Christians become and remain justified by grace through faith while rethinking common Restoration Movement teachings about salvation and baptism.
May 2, 2010
Why Do Christians Serve? Guilt or Gratitude?
Larry W. Bailey explores the burden of guilt, the limits of human coping mechanisms, and the freedom Christians find when service flows from gratitude for God’s forgiveness.
April 11, 2010
Megachurches: Mega See, Mega Do
Kent Fillinger reports how special baptism services at megachurches and emerging megachurches led to thousands of baptisms in 2009 through prayer, clear preaching, planning, and follow-up.
April 11, 2010
Megachurches: A Year in Review
Kent Fillinger reviews 2009 megachurch and emerging megachurch data, highlighting attendance growth, senior minister trends, worship venues, multisite ministry, finances, and staffing pressures.
February 28, 2010
Egyptians Churches Move Toward New Testament Principles
Churches in Egypt are moving toward New Testament practices through the patient teaching of Safaa Fahmi, including weekly Communion, baptism, local leadership, and renewed commitment amid opposition.
February 24, 2010
Share the Joy of Simple Christianity
Mark A. Taylor introduces Simply Christians, a downloadable Standard Publishing resource that helps churches explain the Restoration Movement plea and the call to be “Christians only.”
February 14, 2010
The Rest of the Story
George Ross reflects on Brian and Amy’s baptism, their question about forgiveness, and a surprising moment when God used their story to encourage their marriage years later.
November 22, 2009
Revolution
Glen Elliott calls Christians to join the kingdom revolution Jesus began, moving beyond passive religion into courageous service, sacrifice, and difference-making in the world.
November 15, 2009
Can We Become Better Discipling Churches?
Derek Duncan challenges churches to move beyond weekend-centered programming and build relational discipleship pathways that equip believers for leadership, mission, community engagement, and Great Commission living.
November 1, 2009
Why I Write Books
Arron Chambers reflects on how he became an author and why he writes books: to minister through words that are powerful, personal, and enduring.
