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Here Is Our God – TGC’s First National Women’s Conference

deb — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:13:20 +0000

"However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God." 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 Daisy The Gospel Coalition (TGC) has held its share of conferences since it was established, and next month it will host its first ever women's conference – Here Is Our God. So how long has The Gospel Coalition been in existence? Twenty years? Ten years? Here is an excerpt from a Christianity Today article entitled What's Next for The Gospel Coalition which answers that question. It states: "Trinity Evangelical Divinity School professor Don Carson and Tim Keller came up with the idea for the Gospel Coalition (TGC) several years ago. They kicked it off in 2007 with a conference attended by 500. In 2008, the conference was a by-invitation-only, off-the-record meeting of the nearly 50 men on the coalition's council. In 2009, 3,100 pre-registered and 223 walked in. They also rolled out the Gospel Coalition Network (TGCN) on The City, a social networking site developed at Mars Hill Church in Seattle. The site will allow TGCN to approve and Continue reading →

Written by: deb on Fri, May 18 2012.

Categories: Calvinism/Calvinista, Gender Gospel, Gender Roles, Gospel Coalition, New Reformed Theology

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CONFERENCE$ out the Wazoo

deb — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:29:27 +0000

"I am also very concerned about conferences. Or, more specifically, conference Christians." Mark Driscoll KFC Yum! Center Together for the Gospel 2012, which attracted between 7,500 and 8,000 "conference Christians" to the KFC Yum! Center, is now a memory. Not to worry, there are more conferences on the way for the Calvinista crowd. Take a look. . . Next Theme: The Church (ironically, this is the theme for Resolved 2012) May 26-29, 2012 Orlando, Florida Speakers: C.J. Mahaney, * Kevin DeYoung, Matt Chandler, Jeff Purwell, Jared Mellinger, Ian McConnell Cost: $175 (Individual) $250 (Couple) * Yes, that would be the same Kevin DeYoung who served on the preliminary panel to determine whether C.J. Mahaney was fit for ministry. This is the last Next Conference Here is our God Theme: God's Revelation of Himself in Scripture June 22-24, 2012 Orlando, Florida Speakers: Don Carson, Tim Keller, John Piper, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Mary Kassian, Carolyn Mahaney, Mary Mohler, Kathy Keller, Noelle Piper, Jani Ortlund, Lauren Chandler, Kristie Anyabwile, among others Cost: $175 This is the first ever National Women's Conference sponsored by The Gospel Coalition Resolved 2012 Theme: The Church June 22-25, 2012 Palm Springs, California Speakers: John MacArthur, Continue reading →

Written by: deb on Thu, May 17 2012.

Categories: Calvinism/Calvinista, Conferences

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Pastor Chuck O’Neal, The Blogger, Phil Johnson and Overuse of “Slander”

dee — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:09:01 +0000

“Slander cannot destroy an honest man – when the flood recedes the rock is there” Chinese Proverb Man at Wailing Wall-WikiCommons I apologize for the disjointed nature of this post. There are several competing stories within this thread and I will do my best to integrate them. Press Release From Pastor Chuck O’Neal At 11AM EST, The Wartburg Watch received a press release from Pastor Chuck O’Neal. I asked permission to reprint it in part since it is quite lengthy. However, he asked that it be printed in full. So, we have created a separate page at TWW and will provide the link to it at the end of the following excerpt. To preface the release he wrote, “Things are not always what they first seem to be. Here is a small portion of the rest of the story.” "There is another side to the story. Beaverton Grace Bible Church wants to present its side of the story before anyone rushes to judgment. In Nov. of 2008 a man was removed from the staff of Beaverton Grace Bible Church (BGBC). Since that time, Pastor Charles O’Neal and the Beaverton Grace Bible Church have been the targets of a three and Continue reading →

Written by: dee on Wed, May 16 2012.

Categories: Blogging and the church, Calvinism/Calvinista, John MacArthur, Spiritual abuse

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Mary Kassian and Her Complementarian Spin

deb — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:59:28 +0000

"Recently, someone in the twitter world called me an “uber-complementarian.” They threw out the term “complementarian” derogatorily, like an ugly handful of mud – akin to calling someone a “racist,” “fascist,” “sexist,” or something scary like that. I had to smile, since I remember sitting around a table with John Piper and Wayne Grudem and others, wracking our brains to come up with an apt label to describe the historic Christian teaching on gender. Oh how quickly labels turn into stereotypes!" Mary A. Kassian Rosie the Riveter I love learning the history of recently established complementarianism. It was birthed through the Danvers Statement, which Mary Kassian probably had a hand in writing. What I'd really like to know is how she became so privileged as a woman to sit shoulder to shoulder with the likes of John Piper and Wayne Grudem as they "wracked" their brains to identify a term that would describe their narrow interpretation of gender, supposedly according to Scripture. The above quote is the introduction to Mary Kassian's post a year ago – "Dora the Doormat" and other Scary Straw Women of Complementarity. She provides a Historic Christian Position on Gender in which she explains the following: Continue reading →

Written by: deb on Thu, May 10 2012.

Categories: Calvinism/Calvinista

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Calvinista Mary Kassian to Address SBC Pastors’ Wives in New Orleans

deb — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:55:50 +0000

"THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE IS THE HAND THAT RULES THE WORLD." William Wallace Cradle That Deb Rocked Congratulations, Calvinistas! Your tribe is expanding its influence over the Southern Baptist Convention. How clever to arrange for one of the leading Neo-Calvinist dames to address SBC pastors' wives at the SBC Ministers' Wives Luncheon next month. By influencing the "first ladies" of Southern Baptist congregations, you can have a direct impact on those who rock the cradles of SBC babes. This isn't the first time Kassian has addressed women of the Southern Baptist Convention. Three years ago she spoke at a "Women of Truth" conference that preceded the SBC Annual Meeting when it was held in Louisville. That was the year of the Great Commission Resurgence. . . Peter Smith of the Courier-Journal wrote an article about this gathering entitled: Women urged to focus on caretaker role. He describes how an attendee "sat with her Bible open to the second chapter of the biblical book of Titus, listening to a speaker expound on the passage's teaching that women should be submissive to their husbands and the primary caretakers at home. She knew the passage well, having marked it thoroughly in Continue reading →

Written by: deb on Wed, May 09 2012.

Categories: Calvinism/Calvinista, New Reformed Theology

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John Piper: Women Are Free to Go to the Bathroom Without A Man’s Permission

dee — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:12:59 +0000

To be risen with Christ means not only that one has a choice and that one may live by a higher law – the law of grace and love – but that one must do so. The first obligation of the Christian is to maintain their freedom from all superstitions, all blind taboos and religious formalities, indeed from all empty forms of legalism. -Thomas Merton Folks, when a Christian leader, like John Piper, has to write a post like this, Christianity has gone wacko! The fact that he thinks this is a reasonable post to write is even scarier. I believe that much of the blame can be dumped in the laps of the Calvinistas who seem to have precious little to do with their time since they love to write treatises and go to conferences that pontificate on what women can and cannot do. I contend that complementarianism has been made a primary issue by the Calvinista crowd. Times have changed. Years ago, it did not overly concern me that there were people who believed in a young earth. I subscribed to the CS Lewis philosophy (paraphrased) that people who believe that God has a long white beard will Continue reading →

Written by: dee on Mon, May 07 2012.

Categories: Calvinism/Calvinista, Complementarianism, John Piper

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Complementarians Pushing CBMW at 2012 Together for the Gospel

deb — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:58:15 +0000

"cbmw.org will provide you tons of good resources on this [complementarianism]. cbmw.org They have a booth here in the exhibit hall. Recovering Biblical Mahood and Womanhood, a great book you ought to read on this." – Ligon Duncan CBMW Logo Ligon Duncan, in his 'role' as moderator for the panel discussion on complementarianism at this year's T4G, strongly endorses the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW), as stated above. Why is CBMW so important to Duncan? Because until last summer he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Now Russell Moore serves in that capacity, although the website doesn't yet reflect the changing of the guard. In the partial transcript of the complementarianism discussion featured in the previous post, it was interesting that John Piper did not remember many details about how "complementarianisim" came into existence. His buddy Wayne Grudem has written a detailed summary of events that led to the invention of this term and theological interpretation of gender roles. Last month we highlighted some of those details, and what follows is an excerpt from that history. Wayne Grudem explains the early history of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. After his first article on kephalē Continue reading →

Written by: deb on Fri, Apr 27 2012.

Categories: Calvinism/Calvinista, Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, Danvers Statement, Desiring God, FBC Jacksonville, Gender Gospel, Gender Roles, John Piper, Ligon Duncan, New Reformed Theology, Role of women in the church, Russell Moore, Satan/Demons, Scott Brown, The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, Women and the church, Young, Restless and Reformed (YRR)

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Complementarianism – A Primary Doctrine at Together for the Gospel

deb — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:57:14 +0000

"I don't think you have to be a complementarian to be saved." John Piper Adam and Eve Driven Out of Eden Complementarianism was one of the crucial topics discussed at the 2012 Together for the Gospel. (link) Ligon Duncan moderated the panel of three, which included Russell Moore (Al Mohler's protege), Greg Gilbert (who is closely aligned with Mark Dever), and John Piper (who made significant contributions to the Danvers Statement which defines complementarianism). What follows is a partial transcript of some of that discussion that took place in the presence of 7,500 attendees, including pastors and future church leaders. Ligon Duncan: Let me just start by asking Dr. Piper to tell us where the term came from. How can we articulate what the Bible says about this in a term that is not liable to some of the misuses or misnomers. John Piper: I don't have a good memory of the timing, but i can tell you what I remember. Wayne Grudem and I were a part of the production of the Danvers statement, which happened in the late 80s in Danvers, Connecticut, and the Danvers Statement is found…at the Biblical Manhood and Womanhood website in which we tried Continue reading →

Written by: deb on Thu, Apr 26 2012.

Categories: Calvinism/Calvinista, Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, John Piper, Ligon Duncan, New Reformed Theology, Russell Moore, Together for the Gospel, Women and the church, Young, Restless and Reformed (YRR)

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Prof. John Stackhouse Pranks the Gospel Coalition and Council of Biblical Manhood and Womahood

dee — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:02:35 +0000

While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet her behind the veil. John Taylor Julia R. Boone-In Honor of a Life Well-Lived This post is dedicated to the memory of Julia Boone who is now present with the Lord! Death: where is your victory? Ten years ago, my husband and I began to teach a Sunday school class in a Reformed, SBC church with Mark, who, along with his wife, Joanne, would become dear friends. To be honest, I was a bit startled that Mark was so open to a woman teaching a class of both men and women. He also had a love for Scripture and was well versed in doctrine. The Boones are the most hospitable people we have ever met and we are not exaggerating. We would soon learn that Mark's mother was instrumental in his well- rounded and well-expressed Christian life. I met Julia and began a friendship over our mutual love of church history. In the latter years of her life, she developed a curriculum to teach church history in adult Sunday school classes. However, her advancing years slowed the process. Mark and I will spend time putting the Continue reading →

Written by: dee on Fri, Apr 20 2012.

Categories: Calvinism/Calvinista, Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

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AOR Letdown, Mark Driscoll’s SBC Putdown and Redemption Groups Rundown

dee — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:06:18 +0000

Archbishop – A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ. H. L. Mencken Hungry bluebirds about 4 hours after breaking through their shells Did Ambassadors of Reconcilaition wound the wounded? Today, I am deeply irritated by the Ambassadors of Reconciliation report. I always knew that the report would “exonerate” CJ Mahaney and Sovereign Grace Ministries so that business would continue as usual. Bit I never imagined, in so doing, that AOR would utilize the emotional communication with hurting people as an assessment tool. To relay that those who have been hurt are communicating with “clenched fists” is despicable. To this sinful blogger(The most sinful blogger on the planet) it seems as if the pastors were portrayed as so nice and pleasant. The wounded, can you believe it, were portrayed as, get ready for this, still upset! And that is very sinful and bad, I think. Were these supposed “professionals” being cruel, were they naïve, or were they untrained in the art of helping the hurting? Good going, boys. From my view in the moderately priced seats, you appear to have heaped more condemnation on the heads of those already wounded. As you all probably know, Continue reading →

Written by: dee on Thu, Apr 19 2012.

Categories: Calvinism/Calvinista, Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill Church, Psychology, Southern Baptist Convention

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