Begin with the end in mind: Three considerations for the new school year
Southern Seminary is not the end of the road, but the starting point. Here are three things to remember about post-seminary life.
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Should we try to preach like Jesus?
Just as the work of redemption belonged to Jesus alone, so elements of his preaching can only be reflected in ours.
Here’s why baptism should precede church membership
Baptists believe that those who have not been immersed in water as believers to symbolize their union with Christ by faith have not been baptized. Here’s why.
Did Moses write his own obituary?
To suggest that an author other than Moses wrote Deuteronomy 34 by no means undermines Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch or the inspiration of Scripture.
An Overture for New (and Returning) Seminarians
The fulfillment of your calling is not just a future possibility. The fulfillment of your calling to ministry is something you are responsible to pursue and demonstrate in the here and now.
Perseverance of the saints demands church discipline
Church discipline can be the mechanism for inspecting the genuineness of conversion.
What your elders wish you knew, but are reluctant to tell you
The joy of serving as an undershepherd of the Chief Shepherd is all the greater when shared with other called and qualified men.
Letter to a pastor struggling with his call to ministry
I can assure you that you’re not the first pastor to wrestle with the question of whether you’re really called to pastoral ministry.
Is Christian education safe?
A college or university can be a very unsafe space. But perhaps not for the reasons you think.
4 strategies for dealing with textual variants in your preaching
If you preach long enough, you’ll encounter textual variants. Here’s what you should know when you do.
How to identify a biblical pattern for worship
Every time believers assemble in God’s name, we participate in a heavenly reality. So, we should order our assemblies by the divine pattern God has given.
Don’t assume Scripture’s view of gender
Gender will become a wedge between this generation and the Word.
How you can help your worship leader
The greatest joy of a worship leader is when people see more of Christ, when people’s burdens are lifted by Christ, when their hope and joy in Christ begins to rise.
3 questions pastors should ask before they fight for change in their church
In ministry, you’ll need to choose your battles wisely. Here’s how.
Why you should read the Bible over and over
As we return to Scripture year after year, we are better prepared to see what has been there all along.
Where a desperate small-town pastor found hope
In ministry, God lets us grow hungry so we realize how desperately we need him.
The big mistake egalitarians make when they interpret Paul
Female prophecy in the Old and New Testaments is no argument in favor of female teaching or preaching.
Persecution was part of life for our Baptist forebears
Persecution and martyrdom are perennial features of the Church’s existence in this world.