In the last day two friends have asked me privately to reconsider my reference to a “Gospel Carnival” in describing (I'm searching for a non-offensive label here) the Gospel Togetherness Movement within conservative evangelicalism.
I do sincerely apologize for any despite that this reference has brought to the Christian Gospel or upon my Lord Christ. I do not desire to trivialize or diminish either Christ or his crosswork. To the degree that I have done this or even have been perceived to have done this I am both dismayed and sorry.
I continue to have concerns about fingering the Gospel as an exclusive hub for Christian celebration and fellowship, and believe that there is Christian truth that is being neglected due to this trend. I was refreshed to rediscover some of those themes as I reflected on the Old Testament. And while I said as much, I did so in a visceral way that added unnecessary offense. I regret this.
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About Me
- Mark Snoeberger
- After growing up in the great state of Pennsylvania, I settled down in 1994 with my new bride, Heather, in Allen Park, Michigan, and have been here at Detroit Baptist Seminary ever since (with a bit of time away for doctoral work). Since 2007 I have been privileged to be a part of the systematic theology faculty here. I love teaching, researching and writing, hunting with my two boys, and enjoying any little bit of God's unadulterated creation I can find (which means I occasionally have to get out of Detroit). But all these things matter to me only because theology matters. For it is God himself who gives all men life and breath and everything else (Acts 17:25).
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