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Do I have to join a church to be be a Christian?
Your soul needs more than information. In a local church, your preacher is also your pastor who can know you, care for you, and help you.
How to pastor women (without making them uncomfortable)
In the #MeToo Era, many pastors live as though God will not hold them accountable for the souls of women in their church.
4 keys to actually start praying for persecuted Christians
The persecuted church needs our prayer. Here’s how you can help.
Do church plants kill sending churches?
My sending church died two years after our launch. What went wrong?
5 friends every pastor needs
Isolation is not good for a pastor, his wife and family, or the church he serves.
When should pastors let members leave?
As pastors, we must lovingly guide those whom God has placed under our care to steward their privilege of church membership well.
45 ways to waste your time in seminary
You will languish in seminary if you protect yourself from real fellowship by only talking about theology and never about your personal spiritual issues, sin, and struggles.
The selfish reason to stay at the same church for a long time
When a pastor remains at the same church for a long time, the church flourishes. So does the pastor.
The church’s role in racial reconciliation: a sermon by Martin Luther King Jr.
“Segregation is a moral evil which no Christian can accept. The church must make it clear that if we are to be true witnesses of Jesus Christ, we can no longer give our allegiance to a system of segregation.”
Does my church have to confirm my call to ministry?
It’s not like the internal call comes from God and the external comes from man. No, God works through people in both cases.
6 reasons every Christian should study theology
Each doctrine revealed in the Word of God is true. Each has been revealed that it might be believed. We cannot therefore omit any one.
The Bible doesn’t ignore spiritual warfare, and you shouldn’t either
A supernatural gospel is not just for frontline missionaries.
Church membership isn’t just biblical. It’s beautiful.
To belong to a community is to be at its disposal, to have given over all you have to be used for whatever your community needs.
5 attitudes every new pastor needs
Nothing in seminary can quite get the young pastor completely ready for everything he will face in his first year.
Most-read resources of 2017
From Bible memory to world missions, here are the most-viewed resources from Southern Equip this year.
Why Christ’s birth was an act of war
Christmas is not just about baby Jesus. It’s about the warrior-king Jesus, coming to redeem his people.
31 questions to ask for a more Christ-centered 2018
Use these questions as a tool to craft more intentional New Year’s resolutions.