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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…
Family-Integrated Church Movement
NCFIC: A New Family Integrated Church Denomination? By Shawn Mathis
Last September Shawn Mathis posted an article entitled NCFIC: A New Family Integrated Church Denomination? In this article he sets forth the evidence that the National Center for Family-Integrated Churches…
Apologetics
Shawn Mathis Has a New Website
Many of the blog’s regular readers will remember that I have linked to a number of Shawn Mathis’ articles in the past, particularly dealing with the Family Integrated Church Movement.…
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…
Family-Integrated Church Movement
Kevin Swanson’s Church Removed Name From NCFIC Confession
Last Friday The Aquila Report posted an article entitled OPC Presbytery of the Dakotas Rules Kevin Swanson’s Church Must Remove Name from NCFIC Confession. Here is a portion of the…
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…
Family-Integrated Church Movement
Doug Phillips Resigns From Vision Forum Ministries
Last Wednesday Doug Phillips resigned from his position as president of Vision Forum Ministries and discontinued his speaking responsibilities as well. Here is the official statement of resignation from the ministry’s website:…
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…