Scott Sterner

I am the Associate Superintendent @forestlakesefca and oversee Church Multiplication Systems @efca. I'm married to @cdsterner7, father of 5, and papa of 3.

[Scott Sterner @ssterner]

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[Josh King @JoWiKi]

Leaving the 99 for the one is crazy unless you're the 1.

[Joshua Claybourn @JoshuaClaybourn]

British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher famously once said, “Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.” Nearly all European nations trace their beginning to a common ethnic kinship or a cultural characteristic, but America was created by exiles united in voluntary assent to shared political beliefs. That’s why British writer G. K. Chesterton visited the United States for the first time and remarked that America was “a nation with the soul of a church,” not because of its religiosity, but because of a common creed enshrined in “sacred texts” of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.

In 1776, a near-miraculous stew of ideas and leaders came together to form a Declaration of Independence, and 11 years later an equally miraculous gathering formed the Constitution, both centered on a belief in universal human dignity.

Government does not grant you the right to free speech, assembly, religion, press, protest, or redress of grievances. We believe that these rights are inalienable and government’s role is simply to protect those rights and ensure human dignity. Government is just a tool, not a source. That’s really a remarkably profound idea we take for granted and fail to celebrate enough.

Of course, the sad irony is that the very Founders who argued these ideas so frequently fell short of those same principles. Some owned slaves, and nearly all opposed equal rights for women. So it naturally caused upheaval when nineteenth century Americans increasingly adopted a view held that “All men are created equal,” including black Americans, and a few generations later it came to encompass women as well.

Abraham Lincoln believed that the Declaration of Independence did not necessarily proclaim people equal in all respects. Instead, it meant that all people were created with certain equal, inalienable rights—they are ours by right of simply being human—among which are “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” A free society should always strive to achieve these equal rights, even if, as in the case of the Founders, it fell short of that goal in the past. The Declaration’s concept of equality is an aspiration, Lincoln said, “constantly looked to, constantly labored for, and even, though never perfectly attained, constantly approximated, and thereby constantly spreading and deepening its influence and augmenting the happiness and value of life to all people, of all colors, everywhere.”

That is the genius of Lincoln’s argument: that the Constitution is concrete (at least until amended), but the Declaration of Independence is aspirational, and the American project is a move toward the aspiration.

Despite its roots in American independence, the 4th of July is incomplete without understanding and celebrating Lincoln too. His unique view of the Declaration as an aspirational goal helped properly frame American independence for what it was and what it was bound to be.

[9Marks @9Marks]

Using a good statement of faith is like bowling with bumpers. Just as the bumpers keep the bowling ball on the lane, the statement of faith keeps us in line with truth so we don’t veer too far in the wrong direction.

@Aaron_Menikoff

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[Brad Brisco @bradleybrisco]

For the first time, the percentage of Americans who never attend church (34%) is higher than those who regularly attend (32%), according to the General Social Survey. https://t.co/6WEdjWrm6r via @LifewayResearch

[Westminster Seminary @WestminsterTS]

"If you knew how quickly people would forget about you after your death, you will not seek in your life to please anyone but God."
-Chrysostom (circa 387)

[Scott Sterner @ssterner]

Here are the newly released denials and affirmations from @TheEFCA as they seek to address social movements and cultural trends that create division. https://t.co/bDiCDn6cRi

[Scott Sterner @ssterner]

A recap of EFCA One 2023!

[EFCA @TheEFCA]

Thank you for joining us at #EFCAOne! ❤️ https://t.co/bIrlwpFH69

[Scott Sterner @ssterner]

I am so very thankful for our leadership’s courage to speak with decisive clarity on these issues!

[Kirk E. Miller @KirkMiller_]

If you are looking for a denominational home that's neither "progressive evangelical" nor "neo-fundamentalist" (anti-woke, Christian Nationalist, etc.), consider joining us.

[Scott Sterner @ssterner]

This may be why we are having a tough time finding church planters!

[Andrew Wilson @AJWTheology]

Good? Who said anything about good? Of course it isn’t good. But it’s safe. 😳

[EFCA @TheEFCA]

Thanks for joining us at #EFCAOne! 2 more days to go.

[Scott Sterner @ssterner]

@KirkMiller_ My “unofficial” response to this is that your situation may permit the nominating of one of the four credentialed pastors to serve as representative pastor for voting purposes.

[Scott Sterner @ssterner]

A helpful diagram as pastors, conferences, and those in associational leadership positions make decisions on policy related to church leadership roles, responsibilities, and titles.

[Justin Taylor @between2worlds]

Super helpful Venn diagram by @colinsmo on these three key terms in the NT:

[Scott Sterner @ssterner]

This is a good thread for co-vocational preaching pastors. The only thing I would add is, if possible, raise up young preachers and form a team so you're preaching no more than 30 Sunday's a year.

[Scott Slayton @scottslayton]

For the last three years, I have preached 48 Sundays a year while working 40-50 hours a week for most of the year. Here is what I have learned about sermon preparation when your time is limited. (1)

[Scott Sterner @ssterner]

@daveferguson @CaitlinClark22 Agreed! Amazing performance tonight!