James and Barry have extended words about parachurch ministries. It's hard to find a popular Christian teacher who doesn't have his or her own parachurch ministry. Then there are campus ministries, youth ministries, evangelism ministries, mercy ministries. Are they God's gift to the church, coming alongside the local church to help them fulfil their mission? Or do they actually keep the church from being what it's supposed to be? This could get awkward, given that Cooper has spent half his life working for parachurch organisations...
Related articles and videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1EkH4RxFzQ&ab_channel=ThePastor%27sHeart
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/what-is-a-parachurch-ministry
https://www.9marks.org/article/journalnine-marks-healthy-parachurch-ministry/
https://theweeflea.com/2017/11/03/how-not-to-be-an-american-missionary-in-scotland/
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