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Corrective Church Discipline
Change, Plant or Stay?
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Grateful for Your Prayers and Support

We are thankful for churches and individuals who support Founders Ministries and are encouraged with those who are committed to pray for our ministry. Through your gifts we are able to carry on the work of helping churches restore the gospel of Jesus Christ to the center of life and ministry.

Here are some ways you can help with a year-end donation to Founders Ministries.  

The Founders Study Center
Coming in 2016

Enroll by January 1st to take advantage of the early registration discount!

Beginning with the spring semester you will have more options to fit Study Center courses into your schedule:

More Open Courses


Sign up for any or all of our 7 currently available courses.

More Ways to Take Classes

Choose from:
 
 
Our Full Site Subscription (unlimited access to all current courses)  
Our Free Course Audit (audit our Intro to the Puritans course free) 
Directed Studies (work with a mentor through any of our 7 available courses).

More Semesters

Courses are now offered all year. Three semesters for our free course audit and directed studies courses: 

In the Spring (January to May) 
In the Summer (May to September) 
In the Fall (September to January) 

Anytime during the year for our full site subscription.

Come study with us this Spring!

Early Registration is now open.
Spring courses begin January 11, 2016.

 
Learn more about how to enroll in the Founders Study Center

Find out What's New at the Founders Study Center.
Holidays

We at Founders Ministries wish you and your family a joyful Christmas and a blessed New Year.

Founders Press will be closed for the holidays December 24, 2015 through January 1, 2016. New orders will be shipped after the first of the year.

Remember, you can support Founders Ministries as you shop online this holiday season (at no additional cost to you). When you shop through iGive.com or Amazon Smile just select Founders Ministries as the organization you would like to support. 
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Corrective Church Discipline

One of the most important and difficult tasks a pastor must undertake is leading his congregation to understand and obey what the Bible says about church discipline. The widespread neglect of the practice can cause even faithful Christians to be fearful of the idea. When biblical texts that give instruction on the subject are introduced it is not uncommon to hear responses that border on panic. "This will split the church." "So then only perfect people can be members?" "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone." "I've been a Christian for ___ (20, 30, 40, etc.) years and have never heard of this, so why are you bringing it up now?"

Read more from Tom Ascol on the Founders Blog.

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Change, Plant or Stay: Which Is Best?

Recently, a brother from a small town in the south wrote for advice. He came to Christ in the early nineties. Over the past two years he and his wife embraced reformed (baptistic) theology. But the church they were part of did not. Opposition to their theological convictions has mounted. After moving to their third church, they still feel unsettled. The church they are presently part of preaches Christ, maintains good fellowship among the members, but is certainly not theologically reformed, and even sometime slings a few barbs against Calvinism. The closest reformed congregation is forty-five minutes away. So the brother asked if there might be the possibility of sending someone to plant a church in his community. With this brother's permission to share it, here's how I responded, with a few minor changes.

Read more from Phil Newton on the Founders Blog.

Keep up each week with articles from the Founders Blog
Upcoming Events
 
2016 G3 Conference
     Look for Founders Ministries at the upcoming G3 Conference!
     Theme: The Trinity
     January 21-23, 2016
     At Pray's Mill Baptist Church in Douglasville, GA (near Atlanta)

Deep South Founders Conference
     January 28-30, 2016
     Bethlehem Baptist Church
     Laurel. MS

     Theme: Effectual Calling
     Keynote Speaker: Conrad Mbewe

Southern Baptist Founders Conference Midwest
     February 23, 2016
     At First Baptist Church
     In St. Peters, MO

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