I read of a Southern Baptist Church in Florida which is growing through an internet membership. Despite concerns that those who are members via internet will not be able to really connect with the church, Flamingo Road Church is determined to make it work. They insist that they are, indeed, "faithful members" who interact with the church by watching videos and through onli...

What happens when someone argues that their own private times with God are more important than corporate gatherings of the church as a whole?Each of us, I'm sure, have heard those who have questioned the necessity of corporate worship, thinking that it is less "spiritual" than their own private times of reading and meditation.Well, R. Scott Clark, professor of Church Histo...

After nearly two decades of overseeing the Lord's table, I came to embrace the belief that the best practice of the ordinance is by following what is called "closed communion." This is not to say that I am not able to practice communion with those who do not share my convictions. I am willing to submit to the authority of the elders who rule over their church and practice ...