Baptism is a congregational event.
Big Questions
Our panel of contributors replies to questions from readers on topics like these: ethics, relationships, missional living, faith formation, vocation/calling, digital life, church/Bible/doctrine, and stewardship. Got a question you’d like answered?
Is it ever permissible to tell a white lie?
A friend at work asked how to perform a certain kind of operation on the company computer without the possibility of its being traced back to him. Proud that I had recently discovered how, I showed him. Later I learned that what he did was in violation of company policy. Am I an accomplice in his wrongdoing?
“Reformedness” is a communal way of being together.
Should pastors share their sermons?
Is providing emergency food part of doing justice?
Making promises involves moral obligation and expectation.
Let’s start brainstorming about how the church can support youth leaders.
Do we need a new category of behavior called “morally tacky”?
What does the biblical call to do justice mean for us in the 21st century?
Calling
Q Why is it that sometimes God gives us several talents but then doesn’t give us much opportunity t
Lording it over your children is neither good nor godly.
Calling
Q I have been looking for a job and sending out resumes for nine months with no results.
Church
Q. When an edited version of the U.S.
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Q. Please define the role of evangelists in our denomination.
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