New Site

Thanks to the wonderful work of Brian Denker a new site has been launched which is now the new home of the Oversight of Souls blog.

The new site has allowed me to bring together things I had in several places. In addition to hosting this blog it hosts links to audio, articles, syllabi, etc. I hope it will be useful. If you want to keep following this conversation, please update your book marks or feeds.

The Value of Testimonies

At our church each person who wants to join the church shares their testimony with the church in our prayer meeting as part of the process. It is wonderful to hear about the work of God in another person’s life whether the account be long or simple. Yet, when I have commented on this here, many people have been nervous about the use of ‘testimonies.’ Such ‘sharing’ may have in certain places taken precedence over direct revelation, but that does not mean there is no place for believers to praise God by sharing how he has been at work in their lives. We have found this to be a very useful way for members to begin getting to know new members.
My friend and fellow pastor, Eric Smith, has written a useful explanation of the value of such testimonies and I commend it to you.