For Lent, I’m re-reading The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. Both tree-book and e-book formats contain links to teaching resources. Here’s today’s link. Below, I’ve embedded Rick’s extended introduction to the five purposes. Continue reading Purpose-Driven Life: Day 1
This morning, Pastor Rick Warren tweeted the following: Of the 56 Founding Fathers who signed Declaration of Independence, 29 had ministry degrees from seminary or Bible college! — Rick Warren (@RickWarren) August 13, 2012 He didn’t cite a source for this tidbit, but it’s almost certainly wrong. Here’s a list of the signers, together with a the college each graduated from (if any): Delaware George Read: Philadelphia College (later University of Pennsylvania) Caesar Rodney: No college Thomas McKean: No college Pennsylvania George Clymer: No college Benjamin Franklin: No college Robert Morris: No college John Morton: No college Benjamin Rush: College … Continue reading Contra Rick Warren 29 of the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Did Not Have Ministry Degrees from Seminary or Bible College
I’m listening to a webcast by Rick Warren about 40 Days in the Word, his church-wide campaign for spring 2012. In his introductory remarks, Warren talked about eight laws of spiritual growth. Here they are: Spiritual growth is intentional: We grow by making commitments. …incremental: We grow step by step. …personal: We grow at different rates than others. …habitual: We grow by developing good habits. …relational: Spiritual growth happens in community. …multidimensional: Spiritual growth involves the five purposes (worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, evangelism) and the various learning styles (hearing, speaking, doing). …seasonal: We grow in stages. …incarnational: We grow by … Continue reading Rick Warren’s Laws of Spiritual Growth
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