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Age Segregated Education
Apparently Scott Brown Will Never Respond to the Case He Said Could Not Be Made
The blog’s regular readers may recall that some time ago I wrote a post entitled Answering Scott Brown’s Challenge Concerning Age Segregated Education (back in august of 2014). This post…
Age Segregated Education
"Scott Brown’s New Family Integrated Church Declaration and Why You Should Care " by Shawn Mathis
In August of last year I posted an article recommending Shawn Mathis’ series entitled “Pastoral Evaluation of the Family Integrated Church Movement” and his book entitled Uniting Church and Family,…
Age Segregated Education
Will Scott Brown Answer My Challenge?
A little over a month ago I posted a blog article entitled Answering Scott Brown’s Challenge Concerning Age Segregated Education. In that article I challenged Scott Brown, the director of the…
Age Segregated Education
Shawn Mathis Offers a "Pastoral Evaluation of the Family Integrated Church Movement"
Some of this blog’s readers will no doubt remember that I have previously recommend articles by Shawn Mathis, Pastor of Providence Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. I recommended “What Is…
Age Segregated Education
Answering Scott Brown’s Challenge Concerning Age Segregated Education
Over the years I have consistently heard advocates of the Family Integrated Church Movement (FICM) assert that age segregated education, such as employed in youth ministries or Sunday schools, is…
Age Segregated Education
"Why I Cannot Sign the Family Integrated Church Confession" by Shawn Mathis
Earlier this year Shawn Mathis, pastor of Providence Presbyterian Church (OPC), Denver, Colorado, wrote an article entitled What Is a Family Integrated Church? which I alerted this blog’s readers to…
Age Segregated Education
"What Is a Family Integrated Church?" by Shawn Mathis
Earlier this year Shawn Mathis, pastor of Providence Presbyterian Church (OPC), Denver, Colorado, wrote an article entitled What Is a Family Integrated Church? The article has a subheading that reads “Rejecting…
Age Segregated Education
Is Age Segregated Sunday School Biblical? – Part 3
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed how it is that we may discern whether or not a ministry practice is Biblical. I hope all would agree with me…
Age Segregated Education
Is Age Segregated Sunday School Biblical? – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed how it is that we may discern whether or not a ministry practice is Biblical. I hope all would agree with me…
Age Segregated Education
Is Age Segregated Sunday School Biblical? – Part 1
How to Determine Whether or Not a Practice is Biblical Today I am beginning a three part series that seeks to answer the question, “Is age segregated Sunday school Biblical?”…