Pure Church

Sometimes answering the basic questions helps us see larger issues more clearly. Take for example the issue of church membership. There'...

I don't quote Barth very much (okay... I don't think I've ever quoted Barth), but this was an interesting statement on baptism: ...

I listened to John Folmar, pastor of UCCD, on Ephesians 1 . And I watched this YouTube video of a recent baptismal testimony here at FBC. Wh...

That's the question John Piper tackles in the first of a three-part series addressing baptism and church membership. Should be a good se...

The blogosphere's recent roil over baaptism, membership and the Lord's supper has cooled a bit. That's probably good. It's...

When I was at CHBC, I had the joy of participating in membership interviews, often sitting in as other pastors conducted them and often cond...

One would think that most baptists are "died in the wool baptists," by which I mean are knowledgeable about what baptism is and wh...