tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post7683686660749920734..comments2024-03-28T14:43:35.296-05:00Comments on Ministry and Music - Seeking the Old Paths: Church growthR. L. Vaughnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-20401080892006437252009-05-05T16:10:00.000-05:002009-05-05T16:10:00.000-05:00Probably immaterial to the big picture for the mos...Probably immaterial to the big picture for the most part, but I didn't want to agree something was right when I wasn't sure what was under consideration. I usually think of literature as something like Sunday School quarterlies, etc., since we don't use them.R. L. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-9543910482423325112009-05-04T21:25:00.000-05:002009-05-04T21:25:00.000-05:00Right literature I take to mean material that is t...Right literature I take to mean material that is true to the Bible and not heretical. I guess you could go in all kind of directions with that term "right".It is a little vague.Jokers55https://www.blogger.com/profile/02521643295144825229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-162585073771748892009-05-04T16:36:00.000-05:002009-05-04T16:36:00.000-05:00Too many churches are definitely addicted to gimmi...Too many churches are definitely addicted to gimmicks! I think your conclusion is correct. They ought not be done to produce church growth, but be done because they are right.<br /><br />[Note: I might quibble about the meaning of a few of them; e.g., what is meant by "right literature"?]R. L. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-75414174250432848852009-05-04T13:32:00.000-05:002009-05-04T13:32:00.000-05:00It seems to me that the reasoning is sound as far ...It seems to me that the reasoning is sound as far as the 12 points are concerned. They look to me to be Biblical.I don't think I've ever been in a church where it was spelled out this way. Maybe this is what is needed as too many churches are addicted to gimmicks and come-ons that have no spirituality.<br /><br />These points are, after all, straight out of the Book.<br /><br />On the other hand while the proof texts do say these things ought to be done, I don't see any promise from them that the hoped for results will occur. They ought to be done regardless of results. <br /><br />It is like when I used to tell my daughter to be good. She asked what would I give her if she was good. I told her that sometimes she just had to be good for nothing! :)Jokers55https://www.blogger.com/profile/02521643295144825229noreply@blogger.com