Author: Jonathan Dodson

Thanks for your prayers and emails regarding our exploration of Churchplanting. This week was filled with a barrage of tests (Strength Finders, DISC, Golden Personality), observation, interviews, group projects, etc by Teamerica. This was followed by two exit interviews and FIRST STEPS churchplanting training with Gary Rohrmayer (recently requested to direct Acts 29 by Mark Driscoll, but turned down). The assessment was intense and the training super.

We passed! Teamerica recommended we pursue some churchplanting expereince, which is preciesly what we will be doing in Austin over the weekend. Please pray for our conversations with churches there. We’ll keep you posted.

Very exciting times…

This Sunday Robie and I begin a week of churchplanting assessment and training with Teamerica, one of the most highly rated assessment centers in the country (though you could’nt tell it from thier website). Teamerica is associated with the Baptist General Conference (BGC).

This is a rigorous process and includes testing, discussion, presentations, preaching, etc. We would be grateful for your prayers during this week as we seek God’s leading for the future. We’ll keep you posted on the developments!

Liam Goligher, the pastor of Duke Street church in Richmond, Surrey, has produced a new work, a biblical theology of substitutionary atonement, in response to the child-abuse atonement views of Steve Chalke and company in the U.K. The Jesus Gospel:Recovering the Lost Message has been released in the U.K.for which you can read a review at BeginningwithMoses.org Goligher also addresses Open Theism and ‘the new perspectives on Paul’ in an effort to restore confidence in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Rico Tice endorses it saying: ‘This outstanding book walks straight out of the text of Colossians 1:28: “We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom.”

Here is the Table of Contents:

* Act 1 Scene 1 – The message Jesus never lost: John 17
* Act 1 Scene 2 – East of Eden: Genesis 3
* Act 1 Scene 3 – Wet, wet, wet: Genesis 6
* Act 1 Scene 4 – Generation eXodus: Exodus 12
* Act 1 Scene 5 – Yom Kippur: Leviticus 16
* Act 2 Scene 1 – The scandal of forgiveness – Psalm 51
* Act 2 Scene 2 – Wounded for me – Isaiah 53
* Act 2 Scene 3 – The main event – Mark
* Act 3 Scene 1 – The Cross examined – Romans
* Act 3 Scene 2 – The great exchange – 2 Corinthians 5
* Act 3 Scene 3 – God is love – 1 John
* Act 3 Scene 4 – In his steps – 1 Peter
* Act 3 Scene 5 – Our great high priest – Hebrews
* Act 3 Scene 6 – The lamb wins – Revelation
* Notes