Correction (5/18/11): In the post below, I attributed a blog post to V. Philips Long of Regent College, when the post was actually written by Phillip J. Long of Grace Bible College. The text of the post has been corrected. ~ Mike Last week, my response to Donald Miller resonated with many, many people, resulting in (by far) the highest number of comments, page views, Facebook shares, etc. of anything we've posted here. I think philosophy professor Mike Austin expressed a common reaction among Christians with an … [Read more...] about Scholars, Teachers, and the Church [Updated with correction]
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Jesus Didn’t Choose Scholars…
A few weeks ago, writer Donald Miller wrote a blog post —since republished in Relevant Magazine —about the kinds of people Jesus chose as leaders. They were not, he insisted, the kinds of people who lead today's church. The church in America is led by scholars. Essentially, the Church is a robust school system created around a framework of lectures and discussions and study. We assume this is the way its supposed to be, because this is all we have ever known. I think the scholars have done a good job—but … [Read more...] about Jesus Didn’t Choose Scholars…