What do you mean when you talk about making disciples? Or what is a disciple? These are questions asked of us on numerous occasions. These are reasonable questions because of the different connotations surrounding the concept of discipleship. The tendency is to respond simplistically by saying th...
Tag: Teachers/Disciplers
An Important Job
Those God has called to teach in the church have been given the responsibility to pass the faith on to the next generation.
Christian Education: A Blue Chip Ministry
ByAllen Curry. Most of all, the covenant calls us to relationship with God. So also should Christian education. The study and learning that goes on always should be to the end that we see that we are related to God through our Savior Jesus Christ. This is where our education has its distinctively...
Why Baptize Infants?
People often ask the important question of why Presbyterians baptize infants. Recently, a pastor asked if there was a way to ordain a person to the office of ruling elder who was reformed in everyway except he could not commit to "infant baptism." I faced it as a pastor on one occasion and have r...
A Time to Evaluate
A teacher hasn't taught until the student has learned. With the gospel, learning is used by the Spirit to produce change - in our thinking, our desires, and our activities. So it makes sense to see what the product looks like. It also makes sense to assess the perceived impact our efforts have made.
A Kingdom Perspective on Baptism
By Robert Palmer. When the church's children receive the sacramental sign and seal of identification with God's earthly people, the covenant community is expressing both a longing and a commitment. From the youngest to the oldest, God's people are promising to give themselves to a lifestyle chara...