tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291591634697141288.post1850100752963605055..comments2023-04-26T10:22:33.141+01:00Comments on The Road to "Elder" ado: TOAM Training Track 4: Andy Johnston : John Calvin's Church PlantingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291591634697141288.post-2144751429287329722009-07-17T09:37:28.996+01:002009-07-17T09:37:28.996+01:00Calvin inspired a huge momentum to Church plant, b...<i>Calvin inspired a huge momentum to Church plant, both in his native France and across Europe</i><br /><br />Not really. He inspired thousands of people to leave the established church (at a time when to do so was possibly treasonous - hence the armed uprisings against the state, which is just sedition taken one step further). That's not really the same as a positive decision to plant churches.<br /><br />The issue for protestantism has always been 'how much of what we do stems from a reaction, rather than a proaction?'Jongudmundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355906920547912762noreply@blogger.com