Daniel Tomberlin – Page 39 – Reflections of an Undeconstructed Pentecostal

October 2, 2018

Good News from Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Pentecostal Theological Seminary announces $1,000,000 grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc.

The Pentecostal Theological Seminary has received a grant of $1,000,000 to help establish PTS Thrive. It is part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Thriving in Ministry, an initiative that supports a variety of religious organizations across the nation as they create or strengthen programs that help pastors build relationships with experienced clergy who can serve as mentors and guide them through key leadership challenges in congregational ministry.

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September 10, 2018September 10, 2018

Core Values for Ministry Leadership

I am currently team-teaching a leadership class with Dr. Lamar Vest, former presiding bishop of the Church of God (Cleveland, TN). In a recent assignment, Dr. Vest asked our students to prepare a brief presentation about their core values. Everyone leads (or misleads) from their core values. I decided to participate in the assignment.

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August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

A Compromised Sexual Ethic

In recent years we have been overwhelmed with a flood of sexual immorality in the church. The Roman Catholic Church has a long standing crisis with homosexual priests (see here, here, and here). Mainline Protestants have virtually surrendered the concept of a Christian sexual morality. Evangelical, Pentecostal and Charismatic churches struggle as well. Even as conservative churches half-heartedly promote a traditional sexual ethic it is being compromised from pulpit to pew.

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August 15, 2018August 15, 2018

Do Not Touch the Lord’s Anointed!

When David had the opportunity to kill King Saul he refused declaring, “Far be it from me because of the LORD that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD’S anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is the LORD’S anointed” (1 Samuel 24:6). These words have been used and misused too often to suggest that Christian ministers and priests are exempt from scrutiny because of the divine anointing that rests upon them. This is a serious misuse of God’s word.

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August 10, 2018August 10, 2018

Why Christian Language is So Important

Some Christian leaders have suggested that if we are serious about reaching non believers then we must not use biblical language in our messages. Biblical language is archaic and difficult to understand. I suggest that using proper biblical language is inherent to the successful conversion and discipleship of newcomers to the Faith. Here’s why.

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August 9, 2018August 8, 2018

Healing is Resisting the Devil

The human story begins with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden where they were living in fellowship with God. But they were not alone. Also living in the Garden was a serpent. In the ancient Mesopotamian world, the image of the Serpent was associated with evil – Satan, or the Devil. Continue reading “Healing is Resisting the Devil”

July 25, 2018July 25, 2018

An Open Heart

Jesus Christ is the standard by which all Christians must model our lives. Christians are called to be an example of his suffering (1 Peter 2:21). Jesus’ self-sacrificing death is the example of love that Christians are called to express. Just as James insisted that “faith without works is dead,” John insists that love without sacrificial deeds is empty.

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