Author: Bogdan Kipko

I will never forget a candid conversation I had with an older pastor. We were talking about different churches and what could be done to reach more people for Christ. I brought up the idea of creating community groups within a local church. This pastor swiftly and painfully rejected the idea.

They were living the dream. Perfection surrounded them. The environment suited them. Everything you could ever want. As much as you want. No guilt. No shame. Only pleasure and satisfaction. Always. They got a bit too comfortable. Then it happened:

I remember attending a youth conference about fifteen years ago. Since many did not own a cellphone, we had to do the Q&A session, the old school way. Using paper and pen (gasp). These questions would then be passed up to the front for the speaker to answer. I distinctly remember that most of the questions being asked…

Rob Bell gained notoriety in reformed circles after the infamous “Farewell Rob Bell” tweet, which came from John Piper. This was the leader of New Calvinism bidding adieu the relevant preacher with black-rimmed glasses, from the camp of orthodoxy. After the brouhaha surrounding his book settled down, Bell moves from Michigan to Southern California. In Michigan he was a…