Episode 26: Ronnie Floyd discusses COVID-19 & the SBC
Dr. York sits down with Ronnie Floyd (former pastor of Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas, president & CEO of the SBC Executive Committee) to discuss COVID-19 & the SBC
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8 ways to find better sermon illustrations
In the spirit of trying to encourage the effective use of illustrations, here are eight places to look for them.
Episode 25: Robby Gallaty discusses his radical salvation and ministry of discipleship
In the season 3 premiere of Pastor Well, Dr. York sits down with Robby Gallaty (senior pastor, Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, TN) to discuss his radical salvation and ministry of discipleship.
15 things every (faithful) missionary needs
Only by God’s kind, saving, and sanctifying grace can anyone attain the characteristics, competencies, and commitments of a faithful missionary.
Can I preach from an iPad? Five things to consider
Minister that word and do not rely much at all on the “mechanics” of what you read from.
If Christians can lose their salvation, we all lose the gospel
Denying the perseverance of the saints has absolutely devastating consequences.
5 challenges for missionaries (and why they’re worth it)
A missionary’s only hope is found in Christ and in his providential and sovereign work in the world.
Meeting again after COVID-19: one church’s plan
Our aim is to make sure all feel safe and comfortable to return. This will differ from church to church and situation to situation.
Teach your kids a catechism. Here’s why.
I want to call my Baptist brothers and sisters to recover this time-honored method of teaching children (and adults) biblical doctrine.
4 lessons on fellowship from Bonhoeffer and COVID-19
While Bonhoeffer’s context of persecution is far removed from our context of social distancing and self-isolation, our inability to gather provides us with a fresh lens to consider his words.
5 more ways to improve sermon preparation this week
Brothers, make some intentional plans today to improve your sermon preparation.
5 real ways to improve sermon preparation this week
Much of our improvement in preaching will come by improving our preparation.
4 things every pastor needs to know about doubt
May we speak slowly and listen carefully, so that many souls be preserved by churches who abide by patient peacemaking.
4 practical steps to stop saying “Um” while preaching
It is amazing the progress we can make over our unnecessary speech fillers once we own them and begin to focus on working ourselves out of them.
Why our Sundays should center on sermons
Preaching is the overwhelming witness of Scripture as the means of communicating the words of God.
5 reasons pastors need the Psalms
As a Christian, I love the Psalms. As an academic, I study them. But as a pastor, I need them.
What if the resurrection never happened?
Without Easter Sunday, Good Friday is just another Friday. It is Jesus’s resurrection that secured our resurrection (Col 2:12).
The resurrection really happened: textual criticism and Easter
The Bible’s authentic textual history won’t be confirmed by sensational discoveries. It will be confirmed by patient study and analysis of the evidence.