Comments on: it’s not that simple

By: Shayne

Shayne — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:44:06 +0000

Not saying that at all. Maybe you’re missing my point about missing the point. :-) To affirmatively state what Dr. Doran is communicating, does not (necessarily) make you a target of his criticism.

By: ox

ox — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:21:14 +0000

In reply to Shayne.

It is quite possible that I am missing the point. Wouldn’t be the first time.

But if you think that I am advocating uniting around the fundamentalist label, then you are missing my point also.

Perhaps others can shed more light on this. Even Dave himself!

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jerimiah 33.3

By: Shayne

Shayne — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:49:01 +0000

Don,

It seems the points of Bauder and Doran over the past few weeks have been more to HOW and WHY we are to partner with other churches and organizations, not WHETHER to do so. Dr. Doran’s quote said as much when he said

“When your local assembly engages in Great Commission work outside its walls, find some folks you agree with and get busy doing it.”

I think he and Bauder are saying look: don’t make the fundamentalist label the thing that you unite around (because it’s not a useful label anymore). Unite around truth and make sure you unite with people who agree with you about things as basic as the local church. He’s also saying to get our own church’s house in order doctrinally, THEN find people who are going the same direction as you.

The way fractured fundamentalism is going to find true friends to partner with, is not to look to who’s wearing what T-Shirt. It will be through figuring out the local church as a congregation, then looking around for like-minded congregations.

To suggest that Dr. Doran is advocating some kind of hyper-local-congregationism is to miss his point entirely.

Respectfully,

Shayne