Blog Topic: Pastor’s Update

Mimi Haddad on Gender and Equality in the Church

No doubt you’ve enjoyed by now the video of Dr. Haddad’s presentation “Why Women’s Leadership in the Church is a Primary Issue: Wisdom from the Early Evangelicals.”

Now, you can hear more from Dr. Haddad, president of Christians for Biblical Equality on gender and equality in the Church.

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Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey–What’s Going On Here? The State of the Evangelical Church with Richard Mouw and Leith Anderson

The Burner Blog was pleased to be able to record a conversation with National Association of Evangelicals president Leith Anderson and Fuller president Richard Mouw. The topic was a very Beldingian “What is Going on Here? (In the Evangelical Church)?”

The candid and wide-ranging conversation addresses the following topics:

The increasing emphasis on social justice among [...]

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Pastor’s Update: Todd Johnson on the History and Meaning of Christmas

So this is Christmas…

Have you ever wondered about the origins of Christian celebrations of Christmas? When did it start? What about the pagan origins of winter celebrations? Where did Santa Claus come from and how do we balance celebrating Chris

tmas with cultural traditions?

Join Fuller’s Brehm Associate Professor of Worship, [...]

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Pastor’s Update: Liturgy for Evangelical Newbies

Let’s be honest: Liturgy is not something that your contemporary suburban megachurch includes in their trendy Saturday night services. But like most things thrown in the dustbin for the sake of being ‘relevant’, liturgy has a long and meaningful tradition in church life. You might even be doing [...]

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Pastor’s Update: David Fitch on The End of Evangelicalism and Missional Ecclesiology

 

The Burner Blog was happy to have David Fitch stop by the recording booth for a discussion of his new book, The End of Evangelicalism? (Burner review here) and his Fuller DMin class “Missional Ecclesiology.” Listen to the audio below or download [...]

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Pastor’s Update: Dallas Willard on Spiritual Formation and Discipleship

Author, professor and speaker Dallas Willard recently taught the Fuller Doctor of Ministry course Spirituality and Ministry (.pdf) at Mater Dolorosa Retreat Center in Sierra Madre, Calif. This beautiful facility is nestled right up against the San Gabriel Mountains and overlooks the urban sprawl below. [...]

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The Pastors Update: Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen on Pluralism and Universalism

 

With all the hubbub and hullabaloo over Rob Bell’s book, some questions have been brought up in The Burner’s office.

How has the church responded to diversity and pluralism in the past?

How can the church be faithful in today’s pluralistic society?

What is Christian universalism?

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