Author Archives: Jay F Guin

About Jay F Guin

My name is Jay Guin, and I’m a retired elder. I wrote The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace about 18 years ago. I’ve spoken at the Pepperdine, Lipscomb, ACU, Harding, and Tulsa lectureships and at ElderLink. My wife’s name is Denise, and I have four sons, Chris, Jonathan, Tyler, and Philip. I have two grandchildren. And I practice law.

Ephesians 3:1 – 13

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Readers may notice that I’ve skipped all of chapter 2. Don’t worry. I’ll fill in the gap. But I’ve just got to prepare tomorrow’s Sunday school lesson. I’ve been traveling the last two weeks, and my able, accomplished substitute teacher … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Music: Everett Ferguson Responds to Danny Corbitt

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Last week, Danny Corbitt presented his work regarding instrumental music at the Abilene Christian lectures, called “The Summit,” based on his book Missing More Than Music. Today, I received the September 2010 issue of the Gospel Advocate, containing an article … Continue reading →

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Elders: The Care and Feeding of Elders in a Progressive Congregation: Micromanagement

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jay F Guin

* Don’t whine about micromanagement I know this will sound terribly cynical — largely because it is. But in my experience (not speaking of present staff), when a minister complains of “micromanagement,” he’s actually complaining of management. But elders are … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Jay F Guin

What with being out of town the last two weekends, needing to work on Wineskins articles, and other stuff (life intrudes), I may need to skip a few days worth of posts. It galls me no end to contemplate a … Continue reading →

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Evening of Praise: At the Cross

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Jay F Guin

The Crossbridge Church of Christ is inviting “all Christian tribes, denominations and traditions to unite together in worship to our common Lord, Jesus Christ” to join with them in an evening of praise. Details are at their website. The event … Continue reading →

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The Fork in the Road: Contextualization, Timothy, Titus & Freedom

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Jay F Guin

I was asked to teach a class Wednesday night as part of a series on the Missional Church. I got a little outside of the notes I was provided (you are surely not surprised to learn), but I tried to … Continue reading →

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Life Outside the Blog 9/26/2010

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Jay F Guin

So I’m back from Louisville, where I attended my cousin’s wedding. It was a good trip. First, Louisville is a great town to visit. I mean — it has the Louisville Slugger museum! What could be better? And a very … Continue reading →

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Elders: The Care and Feeding of Elders in a Progressive Congregation: Duties to the Whole Flock

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Jay F Guin

* The flock Elders are shepherds, and shepherds care passionately about the flock — all the flock. Ministers are often placed over one or two programs. Sometimes they let their passion for their ministry overwhelm their passion for their flock. … Continue reading →

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Church: “We’re all congregationalists now” — Stanley Hauerwas

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Jay F Guin

In a recent interview published in Christianity Today, Stanley Hauerwas discussed his recently published autobiography. Hauerwas is a scholar who helped found the neo-Anabaptist school of thought with John Howard Yoder. He is a Methodist who taught at Catholic Notre … Continue reading →

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Elders: The Care and Feeding of Elders in a Progressive Congregation: Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Jay F Guin

* Pat Lencioni is the expert It’s my opinion that every eldership and every group of ministers should study these two books together: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable and Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership … Continue reading →

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