Paul's Passing Thoughts

As a blogger on WordPress, I have seen a significant spike in interest regarding church discipline. I think this is because of its recent resurgence in Reformed circles. My missionary son-in-law, David Ingram, informed me that a single article regarding church discipline on his ministry website is downloaded at least 60 times per month. Unfortunately, many of the search terms I see on WordPress stats are “unbiblical church discipline.” Furthermore, in a church culture vastly uninformed regarding church discipline to begin with, the subject is coming out of a Neo-Reformed theology that is morphing at break-neck speed. I can only assume that confusion is ruling the day on this subject. The following four essays are from my book and a recent post.

In part one, I attempt to give an overview of church discipline and some new approaches. In parts 2, 3 and 4, I explain how some of these new approaches effect counseling and other areas of church life. I sincerely hope it clarifies this issue for many. Keep in mind, on the published pdf files, you can zoom in for easier reading.

The links to each part are the following:

Part 1: http://eldersresolution.org/Discipline%20Part%201.PDF

Part 2: http://eldersresolution.org/Disciplne%20Part%202.PDF

Part 3: http://eldersresolution.org/Discipline%20Part%203.pdf

Part 4: http://eldersresolution.org/Discipline%20Part%204.PDF