tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250579107773474617.post2051420294913507486..comments2010-12-29T09:03:56.205-06:00Comments on a stoners journal: extreme ecclesiology and college ministrydavid sherwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01953498664528923105noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250579107773474617.post-25089603593677424922009-05-29T06:31:57.684-05:002009-05-29T06:31:57.684-05:00Good post, especially the critique of Barna's ...Good post, especially the critique of Barna's book. You are exactly right, Barna throws the proverbial baby out with the bath water.<br /><br />The church always has to remember that parachurch ministries exist because the church failed to tend to her duties in those areas (notice how most parachurch mins. are evangelistic in nature). Yet para's need to remember that they are (typically) not under the proper oversight of authorities Christ has appointed for the guarding of the flock (Acts 20:28).<br /><br />A really good book for the importance of a local church (written particularly with college students in mind) is The Enduring Community (http://www.goodtheology.com/inventory.php?target=indiv_book&id=644&thesub=&themain=)<br /><br />A biblical defense of the necessity of local church membership can be found at http://covenantchapel.blogspot.com/2009/05/case-for-membership-or-why-should-i.html.Matt Timmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860612330871285648noreply@blogger.com