Category Archives: who can preach

Twitter lets anybody tweet. Could church do that?

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Steve Simms

Somehow the New Testament concept of the priesthood of all believers was turned into a religious audience of passive receivers. However, when a preacher does all the church talking, he is eventually surrounded by people who have nothing to say. … Continue reading →

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Christ-follower = minister = priest (priesthood of the believer quotes)

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Steve Simms

“Let everyone, therefore, who knows himself to be a Christian be assured of this, that we are all equally priests.” –Martin Luther “We must reveal God’s name to each other and proclaim the name of God to our brothers–not in … Continue reading →

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