Jeff Wright

"Insofar as we love the Gospel, to that extent let us study the ancient tongues. And let us notice that without the knowledge of languages we can scarcely preserve the Gospel. Languages are the sheath which hides the sword of the Spirit, they are the chest in which th… Continue

Corporate Worship, Evangelism and Missional Church

One thing the Truly Reformed critics of missional church and the Reformissional can agree upon is that evangelicalism is facing some serious challenges. One of the major problem areas concerns the nature of our corporate worship. Attractional models of church which tend to be non-doctrinal, entertainment-driven, reliant upon marketing tricks, focused upon outreach as a primary purpose of corporate worship, and/or have reduced p… Continue

A High Bibliology and Contextualization

I want to clarify something before I move on with the other parts of this series. Being Reformed or Historic Evangelical (not implying the two are the same) presupposes a strong commitment to the Word and a high bibliology. Criticisms of concepts related to missional church, such as "contextualization," suggest that considerations of cultural context are given precedence over the biblical context. Even if this is what some groups… Continue

Why the Reformed are Missional...or Should Be

Reformed folks tend to be very resistant to faddish trends in ministry. This is a good thing, although we tend to take it too far many times (for example, look at the standard brutalization of the emerging church by many Reformed blogs). Evangelicals associated with loosely defined movements such as the "Reformed Resurgence" and the "… Continue

Donald W. Dayton does an admirable job of highlighting the significant influence of Charles Finney and other leading evangelicals of the 19th c. It would be wrong to overlook their contribution to the history of American evan… Continue