What is the unpardonable sin?
This is a message not for the tender conscience or the stumbling believer, but rather for the pseudo-religious who stands over against Jesus in smugness.
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3 ways to revitalize the revitalizer
It is not just the sheep that need biblical community and accountability.
The most important gift for a missionary
The best gift for any missionary is to be like Jesus.
4 things to remember when choosing worship music
While everyone has their favorite music, the bride of Christ represents a diversity of age, perspective, and preference.
3 ways God’s grace is amazing
The Lord’s grace sustains, transforms, and carries us into eternity.
4 vital questions to ask during a revitalization process
Revitalization demands that we learn how to live with the tension between the way things are and the way God wants them to be.
6 encouragements for introverted church leaders
Even as an introvert, when I realize that Christ has taken the initiative to reach out to me in love, then I can find the strength to initiate conversations with strangers.
3 steps to revitalizing your home
Managing your own kids is vital because the way you manage your kids is the way you’ll manage God’s children.
Expository preaching is good for the preacher
Expository preaching takes the whole burden off the preacher and places it where it belongs: on the Word of God. It is the Word’s job to feed the sheep. As the preacher, I just set the table.
Author Interview: R. Albert Mohler Jr. on “The Apostles’ Creed”
R. Albert Mohler Jr. discusses his new book “The Apostles’ Creed” on discovering authentic Christianity in an age of counterfeits
4 dangers in planting churches across ethnic lines
In order to remain a missionary, you must fight against your natural tendency to connect with those who look like you and intentionally develop cross-cultural friendships.
Why you need the ‘daily bread’ of prayer
When I evaluate my own prayers, I realize that I don’t usually pray for “daily” bread. I usually pray for “yearly” bread or “decades” of bread.
8 reasons Baptist history should matter to you
Studying Baptist history enables us to become Baptists by theological conviction. It teaches us that there are many good biblical and theological reasons to hold a firm grip upon Baptist ecclesiology as a necessary biblical complement to a robust confessional, evangelical orthodoxy.
10 challenges you’ll face in ministry
Leading God’s people is unlike any other task in the world — which is why it requires a calling of the Spirit, and not merely training for a job.
Pastor in progress: Four marks of a faithful servant
If you find that you are not a perfect pastor, do not be surprised or dismayed. Recalibrate your expectations and be grateful for the progress God is making in your own heart and soul.
5 surprising lessons from revitalizing a dying congregation
Church revitalization is hard work, and many of the lessons I’ve learned have been not just unexpected, but difficult and painful.
Author Interview: Timothy Paul Jones & Michael Wilder, “The God Who Goes Before You”
Timothy Paul Jones & Michael Wilder converse about their new upcoming book, “The God Who Goes Before You”.
How to deal with addictions: Kill them
Addictions do not die in one decisive action. They die over a long period of time.