Catholicity is not only an anchor to help the church remain faithful to the apostolic faith, but it also provides a theological basis for global missions.

How Catholicity Compels Missions

Pastors can call themselves catholic because they attend presbytery, take directions from the synod, or let anyone who calls himself a Christian take the Supper in their church. I’m far more interested in whether the congregation’s corporate activity resembles the sort of thing we see among the apostolically-directed churches of the New Testament.

Are Ecclesiological Convictions and Catholic Affirmations Mutually Exclusive?

How do we decide when and to what extent to cooperate with churches that are more or less like-minded?

Ecclesiological Triage

Fundamentalism blinds us to healthy catholicity and theological error due to pride in a sterile, tightly-packaged belief system.

Fundamentalism May Feel Safe, But It’s Shortsighted

Once we learn to hold on to our members loosely, assuming they are joining another gospel-preaching church, we will begin to enjoy the benefits of leading some to flourish elsewhere, blessing other churches as a result.

Give Members Permission to Leave Your Church

The church’s catholicity is the simple acknowledgment that the church is not confined to any one place or people.

A Catholic Church

How can pastors encourage their congregations to appreciate ecclesiological distinctives without discarding a spirit of catholicity?

How Catholicity Promotes Church-Centered Missions

When pastors log on to social media and berate others relentlessly, post incessantly, or communicate inappropriately, it is very likely that red flags were visible before the point of crisis.

Pastors and Social Media

The implication of multi-site/service models is that the best way for the lost in your town, city, or country to hear the gospel is the expansion of one particular empire.

Single Assembly: Advancing the Gospel by Investing in Other Churches

As effective of an evangelistic preacher as C. H. Spurgeon was, he knew that he could not evangelize his community alone. He needed his congregation alongside him.

Spurgeon on Building a Culture of Evangelism