Mailbag #81: Helping a Church Grow in Discipling . . . How to Receive Members Who Left a Former Church Poorly.
By Josh de Koning— How can I help my church grow in discipling? — Receiving members who left their former church on bad terms.
7 Reasons You Should Preach through Nahum
By Mark O’DonoghueAlthough it weighs in at only three chapters and punches well above its weight, Nahum ranks as one of the least preached books of the Bible. Here are seven reasons why that should change.
Book Review: A Church You Can See, by Dennis Bills
Review by Justin Harris | 04.18.2019Bills presents a great case for uniting to a local congregation and receiving biblical instruction with brothers and sisters who live in your same zip code.
On Cultivating the Discipline of Listening Well
By Paul Martin | 04.17.2019Because words are a window into the heart, pastors must learn to cultivate the discipline of listening well.
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Episode 83: On Overcoming Fear in Personal Evangelism (with Isaac Adams)
By Isaac Adams, Jonathan Leeman, Mark Dever
Episode 83: On Overcoming Fear in Personal Evangelism (with Isaac Adams)
By I. Adams, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.16.2019As Christians, we know we should share the gospel, but many of us feel discouraged—either about our lack of evangelism, or the lack of fruit from our evangelism. What can we do about this? Where can we lousy evangelists find hope?
Preachers, Don’t Just Explain What the Text Means—Tell Us How You Got There
By Lucas O'Neill | 04.15.2019We need to explain and apply the text, but we should also demonstrate how we came to our conclusions from the text.
Mailbag #80: Should Pastors Discuss Past Sins? . . . Should Believers Ever Abstain from Communion? . . . Conducting Membership Interviews for Single Women
By Mike McKinley— How much should a pastor share about past sins? — When should believer’s abstain from the Lord’s Supper? — Should women do membership interviews for single women?
Book Review: God’s Country, by Brad Roth
Review by Cheston PickardIn the same way that God values the populations in cities, God values the populations in rural areas. In the same way that God calls men and women to serve in the cities, God still calls men and women to faithfully serve in rural areas. The two areas could not be more different, but Christ builds his church in cities and rural areas alike.