Tag: Francis Chan

  • On Destroying the Local Church

    On Destroying the Local Church

    Paul has made clear the responsibility of the church elders (pastors). They are to build upon the foundation of Christ, not using any other material but the Gospel to build up the body of Christ. Each pastor is responsible to work hard at preaching and teaching in a way that is faithful to the explicit…

  • Notes on “Letters to the Church” by Francis Chan

    Notes on “Letters to the Church” by Francis Chan

    On Sunday we reviewed Francis Chan’s Letters to the Church. Below is an outline of Biblical usage and some brief notes. Chan’s book, Letters to the Church, begins by asking if all we had was our reading of the Bible, how would we imagine church to function? His thesis is that “God designed the Church to…