Friday, January 12, 2007

Doctrine on Draught

Some people drink to forget. We gather in a local pub to remember all that God has done for us in Jesus.

"God has not called us to be hogs or to wallow in the same mire as hogs. God has called us to 'drink...in the courts of his holiness." - Jim West, Drinking with Calvin and Luther, Oakdown 2003

Doctrine on Draught is a group of Christian friends that gathers regularly at Boulder Pubs and hosts lively conversations about contemporary theological issues with special attention given to the application of biblical doctrine to our daily lives.

Doctrine on Draught is open to all...men, women, college students, Cornerstone attenders and non-attenders. You are invited to join us Thursday nights from 9 to 11pm at the Southern Sun Pub and Brewery, 627 S. Broadway in Boulder.

The Doctrine on Draught community commits to live together in a manner that is self-consciously distinct from the world and sees itself as a part of the body of Christ that is Cornerstone Church of Boulder Valley, embracing its responsibility to protect the purity, witness and doctrines of our church and will not hesitate to follow the Biblical practice of corrective church discipline should circumstances so require.

Ministry Values:

  • God-centered - not beer-centered - Biblical fellowship (I Corinthians 10:31)
  • Respect for one another’s convictions, opinions & practice regarding the use of alcohol (Romans 14:1-12). It is perfectly acceptable for any group member to not order an alcoholic beverage during our meetings together.
  • Not even a hint of drunkenness (Ephesians 5:18) and absolutely no underage drinking (Romans 13:1). We see no edifying reason for consuming more than one alcoholic beverage during our meetings together.
  • Lively, yet respectful discourse with one another (Colossians 4:6)
  • Open Bibles (Ephesians 6:17 and Isaiah 55:10-11) and a conscious pre-commitment to the authority, inspiration, infallibility and complete inerrancy of the Bible over any man’s theology.
  • Missional/Missionary posture in our relationships with people we meet at whatever pub we may be meeting in. (Matthew 28:18-20)
  • Weekly Readings dealing with contemporary theological issues and Spirit-led discussion of those readings with particular attention being given to the application of Biblical theology to our very lives.
  • Ecclesia Reformata, Semper Reformanda Secundum Verbum Dei (Translated: The Church reformed, always reforming according to the Word of God)

See the Holy Spirits article in the Boulder Daily Camera.

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