Theological Edge

  • Kenton Dismissed
    Published: Friday November 07, 2008 10:20:00 AM
    Presbytery of the Cascades voted overwhelmingly to dismiss Kenton Presbyterian Church, and it's pastor [yours truly] to the EPC. Now all we've got is the paper work and that is well in hand.

    We have a gracious God and I believe that Cascades did a very good job in showing it's grace and compassion in this process. There is another congregation, a much different situation, coming up tomorrow so we'll remain in prayer for our sisters and brothers in that process.

    Alan
  • Worth the reading...
    Published: Tuesday October 28, 2008 02:30:00 AM
    Hat tip to Spyglass who shared a link to Jared Wilson's blog The Gospel-Driven Church. Click over and read these. He's putting 19 of 95 thesis for the Church. For those of you who do not know your history Martin Luther posted 95 thesis on the cathedral door in Wittenburg which pushed the Reformation to a new point.

    My take on these. There's something to make everyone wince. These hit home with me # 5, 8, 11, 14-19, 23-25, 32. He will write more tomorrow...

    Alan
  • One Step Closer
    Published: Tuesday October 21, 2008 12:23:00 AM
    It's been hard to get this post up due to HTML errors and not a clue as to what they meant....

    Sunday Kenton took a major step toward it's new incarnation as an Evangelical Presbyterian Church. About 2/3rds of our active membership [46] stayed for a congregational vote on Session's recommendation to seek dismissal to the EPC. The vote was 44-2 in favor, so letters will be written this week to Presbytery conveying the official request and we will be on the docket for November's meeting.

    What I want to do is take this opportunity to thank two groups of people. First is the Presbytery's Resolution Team. They did a great job working with Kenton. Soon into the process they realized that what was best for us was to see us dismissed with grace. They continue to work toward being our advocates during the upcoming Presbytery meeting. They were scattered over a wide distance which made some face-to-face meetings hard but they got the work done.

    The second group is Kenton's Negotiating team. Rich, Bob, Benell and Bev did a wonderful job in making sure the right questions were asked and answered. They spent hours reading, composing, questioning and tweaking documents and responses. Rich has spent even more time directly dealing with our attorney as we write up final papers for the process. I can't tell you what a blessing such people are to a congregation like Kenton.

    To those regularly at Kenton... you need to grab hold of these folks and thank them for their work. In many ways they have laid the groundwork for the direction Kenton will be headed for our second hundred years. Kenton Church [EPC] may not be birthed yet but these two groups have helped make the process a whole lot easier than it could have been.

    Thanks to you all.
    Alan

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