Roger Olsen is Professor of Theology at George W. Truitt Theological Seminary, Baylor University

in Waco, Texas.

Olsen is an Arminian Theologian and recently on his blog, he called for Arminians to find

something of their own John Piper to spearhead a robust Arminian theology, someone to capture

the attention of young Christians today.

In speaking of U-Pastor John, Olsen writes this, quote,

unfortunately, Arminians have not produced such a spokesperson in recent decades,

in quote, he goes on to say, quote, much of the blame for the rise of New Calvinism is ours.

Arminians, we have failed to provide our young people with our theology, in quote,

but is it as simple as finding their own version of John Piper, finding a leading spokesman

to spread the theology, or is there something more fundamental in Arminian theology

that undermines passionate and persuasive preaching? What would you say to questions like these,

Pastor John? Well, there have been some very passionate and persuasive and powerful

preachers of Arminian theology. John Wesley, Charles Finney, Francis Asbury, and lots of

influential preachers in our day, who are not Calvinists. Some of them are so doctrinally

indifferent, and this is what Roger Olsen is concerned about, they're so doctrinally

indifferent that they would not want to be known as Arminians either. They don't want to be known

by any doctrinal label, and they don't focus on doctrine. They're always trying to be practical,

they're always trying to avoid controversy, and frankly, I think that makes them

really effective entertainers and very ineffective shapers of the theology of the world,

which is what lasts in the long run and shapes of culture and guides people. Jesus is so glorious

that even if you have only a partial view of his greatness, which is what all of us do,

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