If you like this blog (and I don't assume that you do), I think you'll really enjoy these two links.
First, Ed Stetzer posted a couple videos of a conversation that happened several years ago. It addresses contextualization, ecclesiology, and appropriate levels of cooperation when we don't agree. That was one of the most unusual days from my time in DC—eye-opening on several levels, and hopefully fruitful on some as well.
Second, I've been eagerly anticipating release of the videos Southwestern Seminary kindly recorded of Paige Patterson's interview at 9Marks@9 at the SBC annual meeting in June, 2011. The video interface is a bit cumbersome, but it's worth your patience if you want to pick up some important perspective on history and interdenominational cooperation from a warrior-statesman (if there is such a thing).
A couple brief highlights:
Patterson: "The beginning of trouble came with topical preaching."
And when asked, "Is 9Marks more a part of the problem or of the solution, when it comes to what's going wrong with the SBC," Patterson replied, "I don't see it as a major part of the problem." Funny, sort of.
1 comment:
I love Patterson. I couldn't help but note though on the congregationalism line that he said it logically followed other things and Dever didn't try to dispute that point.
If by congregationalism they have in mind autonomy, then right on. If by congregationalism they have in mind some kind of voting system, then they have to call it a logical view rather than biblical.
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