Three Principles
A few years ago I got to attend the Foundations of Campus Ministry conference put on by Reformed University Ministries, the college campus ministry of the PCA. This was one of the best conferences I've ever been to. There is one interesting testimony to its high quality. At the same time and in the same location there was a church planter training conference being held. A number of former campus ministers, guys who had been living and practicing the ideas we were being introduced to, would skip out on parts of their training to come and sit in on ours. They were looking for a refresher on some great foundational ideas.
During the conference we were introduced to three principles "to be understood and committed to." This was part of what the church planting guys were interested in hearing again. I remember thinking at the time that these principles are applicable to any ministry: college campus, established church, church plant, mission work, chaplaincy, etc.
God willing I'll explore them over the next few days. Just to get started, here they are:
During the conference we were introduced to three principles "to be understood and committed to." This was part of what the church planting guys were interested in hearing again. I remember thinking at the time that these principles are applicable to any ministry: college campus, established church, church plant, mission work, chaplaincy, etc.
God willing I'll explore them over the next few days. Just to get started, here they are:
- The Bible is the Word of God given through men by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
- Justification is God reconciling sinners to Himself in Christ.
- Sanctification is God conforming sinners to the image of Christ by the work of His Spirit.
Pretty simple, right? But how profoundly would our ministry be impacted if we worked diligently to keep these principles front and center?
Labels: Church Planting, RUF
