Category: Church
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Video: Key issues in scholarship on 1 Timothy 2:8–15
In the last few decades, there’s been an enormous amount of scholarship on the meaning and significance of 1 Timothy 2:8–15. The sheer range of interpretations can be bewildering, leading us to throw our arms in the air and declare that it’s all too hard, so we should all just do what is right in…
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My papers on Galatians and Ephesians at IBR/SBL 2022
My papers at IBR/SBL 2022: How does the first half of Galatians 6:16 help us understand what Paul means by the “Israel of God”? In the united body of Christ in Ephesians, is there room for plurality?
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Church – Moore Q&A Video
What does the Bible have to say about church? Video Q&A with me & my colleagues Jane Tooher, Dan Wu, Chase Kuhn.
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Gifts – Moore Q&A Video
What does the Bible have to say about gifts? A video Q&A with me & my Moore College colleagues Jane Tooher, Dan Wu, and Chase Kuhn.
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Faith and Love in the Mess (1 Thessalonians 3:1–13)
This sermon, preached in the middle of lockdown, emphasises the why and how of faith and love in the mess of the world – COVID or not.
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What does Ephesians say about church?
There are so many ideas about what the church is should be. How do we navigate them all? Here are ten key reflections from Ephesians.
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John MacArthur and “Giving to Caesar”
Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, led by John Macarthur, held a meeting of thousands in the midst of Covid-19 restrictions. We discuss the decision.
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Think theologically: Your church’s relaunch (Lionel Windsor, Mikey Lynch, Andrew Heard)
As Covid-19 restrictions begin to ease, I join Mikey Lynch and Andrew Heard to discuss theological considerations about relaunching church.
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FBS Paper: “Every construction”? Ecclesiological Plurality in Ephesians 2:19–22
Here is the video recording of an academic paper I presented at the Sydney Meeting of the Fellowship for Biblical Studies, Online meeting, 22 May 2020.
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Is “Church Online” Church? (Lionel Windsor, Mikey Lynch, Andrew Heard)
In this discussion for the Reach Australia network‘s podcast, I join Mikey Lynch (leader of Tasmania’s Vision 100) and Andrew Heard (lead pastor of EV Church on the Central Coast of NSW) to think theologically about the current realities of church life, church approximation and online church. The discussion is available in both Audio (Podcast)…
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What is church when we can’t gather? Thinking theologically with Chase Kuhn @ Moore College
Recent measures to curb Covid-19 have had a deep impact on our churches. What is church when we can’t gather?
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What is church when we can’t gather? Thinking theologically with Dr Chase Kuhn
Recent Covid-19 measures have had a deep impact on our churches. This is a time to think deeply, theologically and practically about biblical principles.
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My SBL 2019 Paper on Ephesians 2:19–22
I’ll be presenting a paper on Ephesians 2:19–22 at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting on 23 November 2019: Lionel Windsor, “Plural Constructions and Post-supersessionist Possibilities in Ephesians 2:19–22” Abstract The final sentence of Ephesians 2 (vv. 19–22), which describes gentile inclusion using an extended construction metaphor, is awash with interrelated exegetical issues. These…
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Preaching sermons and shepherding the flock: What’s the connection?
Lionel Windsor | 2 Feb 2015 | Priscilla and Aquila Conference | Moore College, Sydney I’m here republishing my 2015 paper, which originally appeared as a PDF and video. See here for more on the history of the discussion and the publications lying behind it) The context of the question This paper is seeking to…
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Teaching and learning in the Bible: An interview with Dr Claire Smith
An interview with Dr Claire Smith, an expert in the language of teaching and learning in the New Testament
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Preaching sermons and leading congregations: what’s the connection? (Exploring some implications)
Paper, audio and video of a conference paper exploring further questions relating to my essay, “Preachers and Leaders”
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Andrew Heard: “A Brief Response to John Dickson’s Response to My Response”
Andrew Heard is the Senior Minister of EV Church. He has responded to John Dickson’s response to his paper engaging with an ongoing discussion over the meaning of the verb “teach” in 1 Timothy 2:12.
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Comments on two blog posts by John Dickson
The commenting feature on John Dickson’s blog is experiencing ongoing technical issues. I have placed my replies to some of his blog posts here.
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Andrew Heard: “Women and ‘teaching’ : What is Paul prohibiting in 1 Timothy 2:12?”
Andrew Heard is the Senior Minister of EV Church and has written a paper engaging with an ongoing discussion over the meaning of the verb “teach” in 1 Timothy 2:12.
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Preachers and Leaders 4: Preaching and congregational leadership today
Now, as then, preaching should be understood as the public component of the speech of a congregational leader to a congregation under his care, by which he ensures that the congregation learns, obeys and holds on to the truth of God’s word. A congregational leader leads his congregation by preaching; conversely, preaching is the key…
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Preachers and Leaders 3: Preaching as congregational leadership: a venerable history
The regular sermon, according to key figures from church history including Chrysostom, Augustine, Calvin, Cranmer and Perkins, is the key means by which shepherd-leaders fulfil their responsibility to ensure that the truth of God’s word is guarded, learned and obeyed among their congregations.
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Preachers and Leaders 2: The speech of shepherd-leaders in the New Testament
In a number of places across the New Testament, we see a certain pattern of congregational leadership. Christian congregations often include certain people who are described as carrying a weighty responsibility. This responsible leadership role is based on and derived from the word of the apostles, which in turn is grounded in the Old Testament…
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Preachers and Leaders 1: A separation of preaching and leadership?
Among the many important issues and questions that have been raised during recent debates about women and preaching, one that has received perhaps too little attention is this: What exactly is this thing we call a ‘sermon’ or ‘preaching’? Preaching is the public component of the speech of a congregational shepherd-leader to the congregation under…
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Preachers and Leaders Preface: The publication history of Hearing Her Voice
This post is an online preface to my essay “Preachers and Leaders”, defending the essay and the book in which it appears against a particular charge relating to the publication history of one of the books which it interacts (*Hearing Her Voice* by John Dickson)
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Book – Women, sermons and the Bible: Essays interacting with John Dickson’s “Hearing Her Voice”
In late December 2012, John Dickson published an eBook in which he presented a novel proposal concerning the Greek term normally translated “teach” (didaskō) in 1 Timothy 2:12. I have had an opportunity to contribute to a book in which various authors interact in depth with Dickson’s proposal, and find it wanting on multiple fronts.