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Reaching Our Neighbors with the Gospel
We won’t reach our neighbors with our theology of evangelism; we will only reach our neighbors with repentant hearts that lead us to practice what we preach.
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Moving Away from Music-Specific Services
Music-specific services actively promote division in the body of Christ.
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Book Review: God Shines Forth, by Daniel Hames & Michael Reeves
Hames and Reeves help us see that those who delight in God are eager to share him with others and aren’t deterred by their own evangelistic shortcomings.
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Book Review: Strange New World, by Carl Trueman
Strange New World is a remarkable combination of depth and readability, clearly presenting the arguments from his earlier work without sacrificing essential background information or insightful analysis.
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Book Review: The Post-Quarantine Church, by Thom Rainer
In this book Rainer explores the challenges and opportunities for Christian ministry in a post-coronavirus world.
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Three Reasons You Should Preach Through 2 Timothy
Second Timothy is relevant today because it reminds us that the gospel must first be preserved in order to be proclaimed.
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How Can I Help Fearful Members and Dismissive Members Get Along?
You can’t (and you won’t) please everyone. But if you listen, teach, and encourage prayerful conversation, you may find that God uses this opportunity for division to strengthen the unity of your church.
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Mailbag #86: Considering the Danger, Should Muslim-Background Believers Be Baptized . . . My Friends Who Want to Be Pastors Think Polity Is Boring. How Can I Help Them?
— Should we encourage Muslim-background believers to be baptized, even when it endangers their lives? — My friends want to be pastors. But they have no interest in polity. How can I help them see its importance?
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How Long Should A Membership Process Take?
Your membership process—whether shorter or longer—is a tool for discipleship, usually one of the first ones people come in contact with.
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Mailbag #82: How to Confront Those Who Rarely Attend Church . . . How Does 1 Timothy 5:17’s “Double Honor” Apply to Non-Staff Elders?
— How should pastors confront members or regular attenders who are mere consumers or whose attendance is inconsistent? — How do you apply 1 Timothy 5:17's "double honor" to non-paid elders? Is it even right to use this passage when determining paid elder compensation?
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Mailbag #75: Does a Wife’s Alcoholism Disqualify a Deacon? . . . Should the Qualifications of a “Youth Pastor” Be Different? . . . Responding When We Feel “Pressured” to Join a Church
Does a Wife's Alcoholism Disqualify a Deacon? . . . Should the Qualifications of a "Youth Pastor" Be Different? . . . Responding When We Feel "Pressured" to Join a Church
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Discipling a Generation Who Grew Up with Porn
Unfortunately, many young people don’t remember a time without unlimited access to pornography.