John Piper begins a 3-part sermon series on baptism and church membership with the question, How Important is Church Membership? Shannon and I watched this sermon last night, and it has given me a lot to think about, not only on the subjects of baptism and church membership, but also on leadership and shepherding the flock of God.

Bonus: Frank Turk responds to Piper’s sermon with a very astute and biblical observation of the type of thing Piper is talking about.

Tony Kummer has linked to an interesting video on his blog where three unbelievers are interviewed about “being lost,” prayer, and their thoughts on born-again Christians.