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Re: This Week with The Capranica (September 22, 2012)

Paul Meinsen — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:51:05 -0000

I thought this was by Larry Capranica. Oh well.

Re: Pastoral Productivity – Roles & Goals

Carlos — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:05:28 -0000

Very interesting and educative article, Thanks.

Re: How Shall We Then Facebook?

Erick Puentez — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:29:16 -0000

Can I like this? Yeah, I think I will (do)!

Re: Cap-Review: The Pastor As Scholar/Scholar As Pastor

Bret Capranica — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:02:26 -0000

Hey Tim! You are a great example of what Piper and Carson are advocating in the book. You'll find the book an encouraging read.

Get that Mac soon. We'll probably see a new iPhone this fall and the MacBooks are due for a refresh soon. Can't wait to hear how you begin using your iPad in preaching, teaching, etc.

Re: Cap-Review: The Pastor As Scholar/Scholar As Pastor

Tim Valentino — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:47:20 -0000

Good summary, Bret. I'll have to pick up a copy. By the way, I just got an iPad, and I'm loving it. The iPhone is next, and then hopefully a MacBook Pro. You were right. I never should have waited this long! Blessings, brother.

Re: Cap Clan 2011 Preview

Nancy Douglas — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:10:38 -0000

Such fun. Thanks for sharing!

Re: Preparing for Sunday-Revelation 5:1-5

Descobe — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:01:47 -0000

Hi, I made a song to Revelation 5. You can link to http://www.thewordcomposed.com to hear it. Nice read!

Re: Mid-Week Minutes 6.22.11

Bret Capranica — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:59:46 -0000

Stephen, I appreciate your comments. Full disclosure here: I also voted against the resolution - my compatriot with me voted in favor of it. I was a bit uncomfortable with some of the language in the resolution going too far too soon.

Having said that, I was not convinced by Dr. Moore's arguments against. A healthy amount of information has already been released about the NIV 2011 that should give us pause for consideration and concern. In fact, Dr. Grudem also gave some fairly strong comments against it at the Founders' Breakfast.

I brought the NIV issue up in this post because I thought it was an excellent illustration of our denominational polity. That a lone individual could stand up and have such a strong majority of the convention vote along with him while being opposed by the entire resolutions committee and one of the sharpest theological minds on the planet is telling about the power of the grassroots in Southern Baptist life. While I may not agree with every outcome, I'm thankful that we have the opportunity to effect change from the ground up if necessary.

Re: Mid-Week Minutes 6.22.11

Stephen Jones — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:38:06 -0000

Thanks for the NIV Issue link. This was an awkward moment for me in the convention.

I'm a firm complementarian and don't even use the NIV or NIV2011. Yet I'm leery of voting on items off the floor without having all the facts. When the resolution was read, I leaned to my wife and said, "That's really well-written," yet when it came time for the actual vote, I had to vote no. Based on the comments by its proponents and Dr. Moore's explanation of why the committee had not spoken on the issue, I just felt there were some misunderstandings, and it was too premature to make a motion of this magnitude.

It felt like we were practicing a strategy of "Shoot first. Ask questions later." IMHO it would have been better to request an investigation of the translation and have them bring a report to next year's convention, where the facts would be better known and a more educated decision could be made. If the translation is indeed that bad (which it probably is), what harm would it have done to see a more detailed critique and have a more educated discussion on the floor instead of rushing this through in the 11th hour?

Like I said, it was an awkward moment. I found myself voting against something that I really wanted to vote for, but just didn't believe we had given it the necessary time to do it justice. At the end of the day, however, I'm thankful for a convention that holds high the word of God and is willing to go to bat over verbal, plenary inspiration and the authority of Scripture.

Re: LifeWay Sunday School Material Stinks!

Airheadx3 — Sat, 28 May 2011 21:30:36 -0000

has any one tried Way of Life curriculum?

Re: An Ordinary Pastor’s Study (redux)

Erick Puentez — Sun, 15 May 2011 02:29:07 -0000

Pots and pans above your desk...ooohhhh!!! I'll go easier on Isaiah next time he opens the kitchen drawers to stack and re-stack the Tupperware.

Re: Mid-Week Minutes 5.11.11

Sean Higgins — Thu, 12 May 2011 10:50:09 -0000

Thanks for collecting and posting links to all these resources. I'm not, obviously, a part of Summit Woods, but these will be very helpful for further thinking.

Re: Weekly Planning: What and Why

Bret Capranica — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:44:50 -0000

Can't wait to hear how you've been using GTD.

Re: Weekly Planning: What and Why

Bret Capranica — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:43:56 -0000

I don't know about being any sort of Master - constantly learning though.

Re: Weekly Planning: What and Why

Stephen Jones — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:55:48 -0000

Good stuff. Thanks for putting this on your blog. You are the Jedi Master of pastoral productivity.

Re: Weekly Planning: What and Why

Chad O'Neal — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:18:53 -0000

Appreciate the article and I am also looking forward to Friday's article.

Re: Weekly Planning: What and Why

Bavigliano — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:56:40 -0000

Thanks for this, Pastor! I'm looking forward to Friday's addition!

Re: iPad and Pastoral Ministry: An Update – Part 2

Bret Capranica — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:53:41 -0000

Great Tim. I've benefitted much from Michael Hyatt's site also. He's a wealth of helpful insight on how to make the most of time, priorities, and technology. I'll be interested in hearing how things go with you.

Bret Capranica
thecapranica.com

Re: iPad and Pastoral Ministry: An Update – Part 2

Tsmith113 — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:38:29 -0000

I appreciate your question because it made me think through how I'm adjusting to the iPad. I'm a guy that has my systems and files on my laptop all figured out. Been doing things this way for a long time. I think I'm hesitant to give all the time to setting up and trying new systems and maybe really messing it all up. As I'm typing this I'm thinking to myself, "What a feeble excuse!" Sad to say it's just the fear of new things (which I don't always mind in other areas, but have been slow to adapt with the iPad).

I think I have to buckle down and give it all an honest effort and see how it works out. I've appreciated the posts from you & Michael Hyatt. They've helped me learn from your experiences instead of making my own mistakes.

I took some time last night moving files from my laptop to Dropbox. I taught a class this morning from the iPad but I haven't preached from it yet.

Re: iPad and Pastoral Ministry: An Update – Part 2

Bret Capranica — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:13:40 -0000

Hey Tim, thanks for your comment. I've got two posts on the iPad and preaching coming out tomorrow and more than likely on Friday. I've been using the iPad to preach from for about six months now - really love it and find it useful.

What's been your most difficult adjustment to using the iPad in a ministry context?

Bret Capranica
thecapranica.com

Re: iPad and Pastoral Ministry: An Update – Part 2

Tsmith — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:04:49 -0000

Bret, really appreciate your comments about using technology in general but especially about the iPad. A guy in my church bought the new iPad & gave me his old 3G 64 gig iPad. Any suggestions on flattening out the learning curve? I'm looking forward to your post re: preaching from your iPad. I'm trying to work up the courage to do that!

Re: Preaching is Always Effective

Chris Meirose — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:13:19 -0000

In the context of James 3:1 - we don't know which way it goes but is certainly concerning.

Re: Answering Hot Topics – Am I a Calvinist?

Bret Capranica — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:23:27 -0000

Thanks Chris. I appreciated your post. I so appreciate the irenic way you have approached such a serious topic. Great to know we are in the vineyard working together.

Bret
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Bret Capranica
thecapranica.com

Re: Answering Hot Topics – Am I a Calvinist?

Chris Meirose — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:46:49 -0000

Bret - Just a head's up that I linked to your post from my blog today. Not sure it will drive much if any traffic here, but I appreciated the way you articulated this enough that I'd rather link to what you have written than rehash it all and arrive at a very similar place.

God bless!

Pastor Chris Meirose
http://mrclm.blogspot.com

Re: The Effective Use of the President’s Time – Part 2

Stephen Jones — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:05:04 -0000

Great post. I've been intrigued by this lecture ever since you mentioned it in one of our pastors conference-calls last year. Time is a valuable commodity, and it seems Nixon used it extremely well. I'd love to see a follow-up post on how you suggest we specifically apply these principles to pastoral ministry, including a sample daily schedule. I realize we pastors do not always have the luxury of structure and short appointments, but it seems like there is a lot we could learn from Nixon.