David Garner

For many, certainty has gone the way of fairy tales. Like Robin Hood and Cinderella, certainty once intrigued us; it drew us into its wonder. It compelled, enraptured, and even…

  “For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.” 2…

In the previous articles on the Insider Movements (IM), we have surfaced four IM commitments which counter the teaching of Scripture. 1. IM calls believers to stay in. God’s Word calls…

This article is the fourth in a series on the Insider Movement. The first article is titled “Stay in or Come Out?” the second part is “Old Trumps New or New…

This article is the third in a series on the Insider Movement. The first article is titled “Stay in or Come Out?” and second part is “Old Trumps New or New Trumps Old.”…

In our prior article responding to the Insider Movement (IM), entitled, “Stay in or Come Out,” we examined a prevailing contrast between IM and Scripture: IM calls believers to stay…

Because of its shared faith and shared confession in the risen Christ, the worldwide confessing Church must maintain mutual accountability in the advance of the gospel. To safeguard faithful missions…

Come Back! The recipients of the letter to the Hebrews faced uncompromising pressure to compromise. Ridiculed for abandoning their own religious heritage and for extracting themselves from their very own…

The Heart of the Insider Movement Paradigm Extreme practices of the Insider Movement Paradigm (IMP), like those missionaries who publicly convert to Islam in order to “reach” those in the…

Introduction Missions is not what it used to be, because the study of missions and missions theories, called missiology, has taken a life of its own. In recent years, the…

This article is the fifth and final part of a series. The first part is called “Salvation is by Works Alone,” the second is titled “God Works Grace,” the third is…

This article is the fourth part of an on-going series. The first part is called “Salvation is by Works Alone,” the second is titled “God Works Grace,” the third is “God’s…