“…when we say ordinary means
of grace-based ministry, we mean a radical commitment to following the
direction of God’s Word as to both the message and the means of gathering and
perfecting the saints. Ordinary means ministry has a high view of the Bible, preaching,
the church, the ordinances or sacraments, and prayer. Ordinary means ministry
believes that the key things that the church can do in order to help their
people know God and grow in their knowledge of God are: First, emphasize the
public reading and preaching of the Word; second, emphasize the confirming,
sanctifying and assuring efficacy of the sacraments, publicly administered;
and, third, emphasize a life of prayer, especially expressed corporately in the
church. These things are central and vital but sadly often under-emphasized,
underappreciated, and undermined.”
- - Dr. Ligon Duncan in Tabletalk, October 2007
Chancellor, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS
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