Pastors Talk - A podcast by 9Marks Episode 209: On Pursuing Revival While Avoiding Revivalism
Jul 5, 2022
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Revival vs. Revivalism
- Revival is the work of God's spirit through ordinary means like prayer and Bible reading.
- Revivalism is man's attempt to reproduce God's work through extraordinary, unbiblical means.
Anxious Bench and Modern Revivalism
- Mark Dever cites the anxious bench as an example of revivalism's extraordinary means.
- Modern revivalism methods like extended altar calls resemble the anxious bench.
Declining Baptist Distinctives
- Dever emphasizes the decline of core Baptist distinctives like single service, congregationalism, and meaningful membership.
- He attributes this decline to pressures like spontaneous baptisms and a decreased understanding of healthy church practices.