In this episode, the guys are joined by song-writer and pastor to worship pastors, Paul Baloche. Paul shares his own story of how the Lord brought him into the worship ministry, and discusses how we can grow in our love for Christ, our passion for worship leading, our heart for shepherding God’s people, and gives advice to young worship leaders.
In his One Assembly, Jonathan Leeman observes a biblical pattern wherein local churches assemble together in one place. He also argues that the word ekklesia means assembly, or a gathered people. On these bases, Leeman concludes that the Bible forbids multiple services and sites. I agree with his observations. When Paul and Barnabas “gathered the church together” in Antioch (Acts 14:27), they brought everyone into one assembly. This is the normal pattern we see in Scripture. A church is a gathered people. I disagree, however, with Leeman’s further claim that the Bible forbids multiple services because his argument relies too...
