Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09103 Disagreements over women’s ministry roles are among the most emotionally charged and practically consequential disputes a local church can face. They touch on deeply held convictions about Scripture, gender, authority, and calling. They can divide friendships, fracture leaderships, and leave entire congregations wounded. How a church navigates this disagreement matters as much as…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09100 Few questions generate more confusion in church life than the relationship between the titles “pastor,” “elder,” and “bishop.” Entire systems of church government have been built on the assumption that these are three distinct offices with different levels of authority. The New Testament evidence, however, points in a different direction, and understanding what…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09105 Few verses in the New Testament generate as much heat as 1 Timothy 2:12. Paul’s statement that he does not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man has been dismissed by some as culturally irrelevant and weaponised by others as a blanket prohibition on women doing anything at…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09013 The question of whether prophets exist in the church today sits at the intersection of several important issues: the nature of spiritual gifts, the sufficiency of Scripture, the closure of the canon, and the practical experience of many believers who have received what they understand to be prophetic words. The answer requires careful…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 09007 The question of who may take communion touches directly on how we understand the nature of the Lord’s Supper and the community for which it was given. Different Christian traditions draw the lines in different places, from the very restrictive to the entirely open. What does the New Testament itself say about who…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 09076 Not every gathering that calls itself a church is one in the biblical sense. The word ekklesia in the New Testament refers to an assembly of called-out ones, those who belong to Christ and are gathered in His name under His authority. But what makes such a gathering genuinely biblical rather than simply…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 07073 One of the most liberating and yet most misunderstood aspects of the Christian life involves the relationship between who the believer already is in Christ and who they are still becoming in daily experience. The New Testament holds these two realities in constant and deliberate tension, and failing to distinguish them produces either…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09042 Eastern Orthodoxy is the second largest Christian communion in the world, with an estimated 220 million adherents, and yet it remains largely unfamiliar to Western evangelicals. Understanding what Eastern Orthodoxy teaches, how it differs from both Roman Catholicism and evangelical Protestantism, and where it stands in relation to the gospel of Scripture is…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 12055 Immigration is one of the most politically charged issues in the modern West, and Christians often find themselves caught between competing loyalties. On one side, Scripture’s consistent call to welcome the stranger and care for the vulnerable. On the other, legitimate concerns about national security, cultural cohesion, the rule of law, and the…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09085 The question of flag-waving in church touches on deeper issues than aesthetics or personal taste. It raises questions about what the gathered church is for, what symbols belong in corporate worship, and where the line falls between legitimate national gratitude and an unhealthy fusion of faith and patriotism. The answer requires careful thought…