tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post114054889833978631..comments2023-10-17T06:08:27.032-05:00Comments on Grantian Florilegium: Chalmers Conferencegileskirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11546229381528820614noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-1140872450851975892006-02-25T07:00:00.000-06:002006-02-25T07:00:00.000-06:00Kent Will: I think it is possible to have a kind o...Kent Will: I think it is possible to have a kind of bisopric model in a large church. But, it is more than a little difficult because it would require intense and intentional organization downward--with small groups or parishes built in with all of the means of grace afforded. I think that the history of the church demonstrates that such an organizational strategy has only occurred during times of extraordinary unity or smothering centralization.gileskirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546229381528820614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-1140745856967707422006-02-23T19:50:00.000-06:002006-02-23T19:50:00.000-06:00"Gargantuanism and the care of souls cannot coexis..."Gargantuanism and the care of souls cannot coexist."<BR/><BR/>What a wonderful insight! If only the leaders of todays congregations could understand such a truth. By divine default the congregation I serve was stripped to the very core three years ago. It has been the most wonderful and trying time of my life. Now the fellowship is 'dreadfully small', as one denom leader put it. It is wonderfully large in community, however. I'm amazed at the beauty of real Christian community. <BR/><BR/>I think that I will make yard signs of this quote and put them in megalopimanical congregation yards. <BR/><BR/>Thank you again, Dr. George.Lawrence Underwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261364748415423970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-1140708970646870042006-02-23T09:36:00.000-06:002006-02-23T09:36:00.000-06:00I am horrified that none of Chalmers' works are in...I am horrified that none of Chalmers' works are in print. THis is not a 'wow! I didn't know that!' comment, but a long-held gripe. I know of no better work of its type than Chalmers' 'Lectures on Romans' (4 vols, 100 expository sermons), which I read often. Go forward! All the support of Free St. George's is with you!Highland Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205436472908741409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-1140662926555288512006-02-22T20:48:00.000-06:002006-02-22T20:48:00.000-06:00Those are precisely the issues Chalmers' parish mo...Those are precisely the issues Chalmers' parish model sought to address--and what we'll discuss at the conference.gileskirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546229381528820614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-1140584902610452242006-02-21T23:08:00.000-06:002006-02-21T23:08:00.000-06:00Alas, everything is out of print--something I am t...Alas, everything is out of print--something I am trying to remedy during the course of this next year. But for now, the only places you can find his work are in antiquarian bookshops--most often in the UK.gileskirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546229381528820614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-1140580657009688762006-02-21T21:57:00.000-06:002006-02-21T21:57:00.000-06:00Do you have any recommendations where I can find t...Do you have any recommendations where I can find the works of Chalmers? I have looked several places and have struck out each time.Alainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572980494087728018noreply@blogger.com