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Mark Driscoll Vs. Matt Chandler & The Type Of Church Plants We Actually Need

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Scripture: 1 Timothy 3Titus 1
Topics: Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Contributor: Joel Webbon

Who’s leadership has been more harmful? Driscoll’s or Chandler’s? Did Acts 29 really change when Driscoll was removed? What kind of churches do we actually need to be planted?

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There Is No Bible Verse That Commands Church Membership, But…

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Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:51 Timothy 1:202 Corinthians 2:1-11Matthew 18:15-20
Topics: Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Contributor: Joel Webbon

Pastor Joel Webbon makes a concise argument for church membership.

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When Should A Church Excommunicate Someone?

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Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:51 Timothy 1:202 Corinthians 2:1-11Matthew 18:15-20
Topics: Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Contributor: Joel Webbon

Pastor Joel Webbon makes a concise argument for when a church should excommunicate someone.

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How To Hand A Man Over To Satan

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Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:51 Timothy 1:202 Corinthians 2:1-11Matthew 18:15-20
Topics: Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Contributor: Joel Webbon

There are times when we must hand certain men over to Satan.

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A Primer On Christian Government | Ecclesiology – Part 4 of 6

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Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23Ephesians 5:22-33
Topics: Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Polity, Deacons, Elders, Doctrine of Ecclesiology, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Submission to Authority, Contributor: Joel Webbon

What is the sphere and assignment given by God to church government? God has given church government the Great Commission and authority over Christian worship. What is the means God has given to the church to carry out the Great Commission and Christian worship? God has given the church the Word and the Sacraments to carry out the Great Commission …

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An Epidemic Of “Weaker-Brother” Pastors!

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Scripture: Romans 14:1-23
Topics: Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Polity, Deacons, Elders, Church Polity, Elders, Gospel, Legalism, Lord's Supper, Contributor: Joel Webbon

R. C. Sproul preached a sermon called “The Tyranny of the Weaker Brother.” His premise comes from Romans 14. He talks about how the church should welcome the weaker brother into membership with grace, but he warns of the weaker brother’s tendency to be a tyrant towards the rest of the body. The weaker brother, due to his weaker faith …

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Why Did Pastor Joel Leave Acts 29?

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Scripture: Micah 6:8
Topics: Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Polity, Deacons, Elders, Church Polity, Elders, Gospel, Legalism, Lord's Supper, Church Polity, Church Unity, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Wisdom & Discernment, Submission to Authority, Culture & Politics, Justice, Doctrine of Ecclesiology, False Doctrine, Contributor: Joel Webbon

It has come to my attention that Pastor Joel used to be a member in the Acts 29 Network. Why did he choose to leave? What would he say to those who currently belong to an Acts 29 Church?

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What Do You Think About The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill?

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Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-71 Timothy 3:14-161 Timothy 3:8-13Titus 1:10-11Titus 1:9
Topics: Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Polity, Deacons, Elders, Church Polity, Elders, Gospel, Legalism, Lord's Supper, Church Polity, Church Unity, Church Polity, Elders, Contributor: Joel Webbon

Christianity Today has been airing a podcast called “The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill.” What are your specific thoughts about this podcast? And what are your more general thoughts about what happened with Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill?

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Is David Platt Responsible For The Division At McLean Bible Church?

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Scripture: Titus 1:10-11
Topics: Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Polity, Church Unity, Elders, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Discipline, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Polity, Deacons, Elders, Church Polity, Elders, Gospel, Legalism, Lord's Supper, Church Polity, Church Unity, Church Polity, Elders, Church Membership, Church Polity, Church Unity, Contributor: Joel Webbon

McLean Bible Church recently held a congregational meeting where one of the long-standing members was removed from the sanctuary by security. There has been a growing sense of division at the church surrounding issues of social justice and racial reconciliation. So who’s to blame? Is David Platt, the senior pastor of McLean Bible Church, responsible for this division?