Membership
If the eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you,” how much more can it not say that to a whole local body?
Biblical friendship is not a luxury for pastors. It is one of God's ordinary means of sustaining us for long-term ministry.
One way the church can minister to teenagers is by discipling their parents to be mature followers of Jesus.
It is easy to get lost in wanting to lead out in change just so we can say we did it, or out of concern to our reputation. But our motivation for change should be to bring greater glory to God and greater health to his church.
I am here to testify that God is with his people in the midst of their suffering. Jesus promised to be with his people to the end of the age (Matt. 28:20), and he is faithful.
It seems the reason God gives pastors a job that is too big for one man is that he never intended for one man to do it alone!
The Lord can work his wisdom into our plans long before we realize how great our need will be or when it will arrive.
If the eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you,” how much more can it not say that to a whole local body?