Sublime

while there is no standard “gospel presentation,” it is assumed through the book of Acts that there is only one gospel for all peoples.6

What if his career and calling weren’t opposite trajectories after all? What if he was called not to choose but to combine? To carry the work of ministry onto a television set? To serve a congregation of young children behind puppets rather than pulpits?

Scripture shows the value of being qualified to minister from a position of influence.

Christian prophecy was akin to what we today would call a sermon, delivered by a Spirit-filled preacher convinced he or she was passing along a message from God (above, p. 127). To date, the only restriction on women in ministry we have discovered in either Testament is what we may call, admittedly with a little anachronism, the “highest office” of

English primitivism was a third stream with formative influence on what would become American evangelicalism.

Many of our best church leaders are also leaders in the workplace or community.

the lecture-lab model makes the Scriptures far more accessible, and the task of leading a small group much more manageable. The model even makes it easier to find and train leaders.