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Why Covenant Theology Matters for Baptists Today

To defend our views on regenerate membership, congregational polity, and religious liberty, we can look back at our rich tradition and learn from how Baptists in the past articulated these views based upon a distinct covenant theology.

A Tale of Three Muslim Neighbors in Louisville

While I will not use their real names, their stories are real and they will encourage you to love and befriend Muslims around you, and will exhort you to become intentional about sharing Christ with them.

What Can You Do with Your Bible Training?

As I spoke with different missions organizations and investigated further, I discovered the tremendous need for trained, qualified teachers to equip Christians overseas in biblical studies.

5 Preaching Tips from the Puritans

If these points seem obvious, it’s because they became so dominant in Puritanism and many of us are downstream from the tradition.

How Can Your Church Use Easter for Evangelism?

If an unbeliever were to attend a church service, it would most likely be at Christmas or Easter. How can we prepare our churches for an evangelistic harvest this Easter? Let me suggest five ways.

Bookstore Event | Panel Discussion on Tom Schreiner’s book “Salvation”

Tom Schreiner, Gregg Allison, and Bruce Ware discuss Schreiner’s latest book.

Using the Jesus Method to Witness to Your Muslim Neighbor

During Jesus’s earthly ministry, he asked brilliant questions. Whenever Jesus asks a question, he makes a point or moves the discussion to another level.

12 Unexpected Ways the Kentucky Baptist Convention Changed (and Currently Changes) My Life

I recognized how Baptist associations have stood behind all the major ministry roles I’ve undertaken in one way or another. Here is a snapshot of twelve ways the Kentucky Baptist Convention and affiliated local associations, have blessed me:

Preaching for the Long Haul

Sermon preparation is hard work, but the word of God and the fruit God produces through the preaching of his word are worthy of that labor invested in it.

Bookstore Event | An Interview with Dr. Stephen Wellum on his new Systematic Theology

Dr. Gregg Allison interviews Stephen Wellum about his new book Systematic Theology: From Canon to Concept

5 Things a Pastor Should Consider When Using a Commentary

Pastors today have access to countless resources and commentaries to help aid in their preparation, but that raises the question how should a pastor use a commentary?

Bookstore Events: Barry Gibson | “The Power of Repentance”

Dr. John Wilsey interviews Dr. Barry Gibson about his new book The Power of Repentance: How God Changes Lives,

The Prosperity Gospel and the Need for Pilgrim Pastors

When a Pauline theology of suffering is seen in its connection to glory, the prosperity gospel is seen for what it truly is, namely, a different gospel, which is really no gospel at all.

How Critical Race Theory Gets Scripture’s Teaching on Wealth Wrong

What people say about wealth is a window into their worldview.

3 Insights to Consider Before You Sing Bethel and Hillsong in Church

Many of the criticisms warning evangelical churches from using the songs of the prosperity gospel movement are unwittingly liable to some of the same errors they critique.

How Should I Preach the Funeral of a Non-believer?

I know it sounds odd to say that I enjoy funerals more than weddings, but I do, because people are dialed in.

31 questions to ask for a more Christ-centered 2024

The beginning of a new year is an ideal time to stop, look up, and get our bearings. To that end, here are some questions to ask prayerfully in the presence of God.

Why Did God Create Sleep?

In answering these questions, we have to remember that the reality of human sleep is not a new, recent, or modern phenomenon. It can actually trace its origins all the way back to the very beginning of scripture.