Category Archives: Faith Debate

Blog posts for the Frederick Faith Debate.

Program Air Date: Sunday, May 14th, 2017 – 9am

Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant?  (part 3 of 5) Taking a long view with a quick survey of church history:  Has it been a good thing that Easter and Christmas traditions were co-opted from other cultures, as the church worked to be relevant to their neighbors?  What about the Black Madonna and…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, May 7th, 2017 – 9am

Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant?  (part 2 of 5) Are the efforts by churches to be relevant a good thing?  Why?  Why not?  Should the church seek to mirror culture?  Change culture?  Ignore culture?  Whose culture?  Does the church’s cultural relevance effort ever go too far? Panel:  Troy Skinner, 930 WFMD Moderator.…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, April 30th, 2017 – 9am

Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant?  (part 1 of 5) What is the current state of the “relevance dialog/debate” in the church?  What does the “relevance landscape” look like?  Are “seeker sensitive” churches relevant?  How about “high church” with lots of liturgy?  What has been the impact of high profile pastors such as…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 – 9am

Three Marks of the True Christian Church (part 4 of 4) The three marks of the church from a Protestant (especially Reformed) view are:  The Word Rightly Preached, the Sacraments Rightly Administered, Discipline Rightly Applied. This week the focus is on the question:  What should a person do when their church does not exhibit the…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, April 16th, 2017 – 9am

Three Marks of the True Christian Church (part 3 of 4) The three marks of the church from a Protestant (especially Reformed) view are:  The Word Rightly Preached, the Sacraments Rightly Administered, Discipline Rightly Applied. This week the focus is on the third of these.  What is church Discipline and what does it look like…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, April 9th, 2017 – 9am

Three Marks of the True Christian Church (part 2 of 4) The three marks of the church from a Protestant (especially Reformed) view are:  The Word Rightly Preached, the Sacraments Rightly Administered, Discipline Rightly Applied. This week the focus is on the second of these.  What are the Sacraments and how are they “rightly” administered?…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 – 9am

Three Marks of the True Christian Church (part 1) The three marks of the church from a Protestant (especially Reformed) view are:  The Word Rightly Preached, the Sacraments Rightly Administered, Discipline Rightly Applied. This week the focus is on the first of these.  What does it mean to “rightly” preach God’s Word? Panel:  Troy Skinner,…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, March 12th, 2017 – 9am

Please note that The Faith Debate now has a new air time, and is heard each Sunday at 9am.  We’re excited to reach a new audience, while hopefully maintaining our relationship with existing listeners. This week’s program marks the third episode in a three part series, built around a message titled “Who is This Jesus:…read more »