Friday is for Friends

Friday May 23, 2008 ~ 3 Comments

Facebook for Pastors

My friend Chris Forbes from MinistryMarketingCoach.com has put together a handy guide to "Facebook for Pastors" you might like to check out. Download the pdf (E-book page, direct link here). The 31 page e-book makes a case for why pastors should consider using the social networking site in their ministry and has tips and ideas for making the most of having a profile on Facebook. Chris is a ministry media strategist and marketing consultant based in Oklahoma who works globally with missionaries, churches, and ministries in reaching people of all kinds.

Robert Morgan and The Promise

Robert J. Morgan is pastor of The Donelson Fellowship in Nashville where the stated goal is simply "to become disciples." His new book from my friends at B&H Publishing Group is called The Promise, and its goal is to show readers how God guarantees goodness to come from even the toughest situations. If you, or someone you know, need a reminder of God's good intentions for his people this book could be a great resource. You can download it for free here.

Piper and Negative Calvinism

Does becoming a Calvinist make you angry? John Piper recently shared his thoughts concerning the negative tone among many Calvinists.

So the intellectual appeal of the system of Calvinism draws a certain kind of intellectual person, and that type of person doesn't tend to be the most warm, fuzzy, and tender. Therefore this type of person has a greater danger of being hostile, gruff, abrupt, insensitive or intellectualistic.
I'll just confess that. It's a sad and terrible thing that that's the case. Some of this type aren't even Christians, I think. You can embrace a system of theology and not even be born again.

Sobering words. John gives a two more reasons Calvinists have, or are perceived as having, a negative tone. Be sure to check it out.

ABWE

I enjoyed my time with the people at ABWE, and this photographer can follow me around anywhere if he can always make me look this cool. (I have no idea how me made the halo appear around "ABWE.")

Posted on May 23, 2008 at 9:34 PM ~ 3 Comments

Tagged with: books, Calvinism, facebook, friends, morgan, piper

3 Comments

By Leland Nelson on May 24, 2008 11:15 AM

Calvinists are not the only ones to understand grace and its implications. I certainly hope that Piper doesn't feel otherwise.

I find it odd that he believes that finding and experiencing the grace of God leads to harshness.

Maybe the emphasis should be on Jesus and not Calvin... just a thought.

By Michael on May 26, 2008 10:49 AM

Leland,
Don't you know that Calvinists are much too "intellectual" to focus on such petty notions as Jesus? :-) After all, when a man gets done polishing his brass Calvinist Club cuff links, he hasn't much time to think of anything else. It's just exhausting. And don't get me started on tie clips.

By Ed Stetzer on May 27, 2008 10:22 AM

Easy, Michael, or I will have to edit you again!

Since you are my most frequent commenter, I like you around... but be nice.