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Book
The Heart of Preaching
Preachers are gospel experts. They have dedicated countless hours to studying the good news during seminary courses and while preparing for sermons. They share its message with accuracy and confidence with the congregation every Sunday. It’s clear they have a strong biblical and theological understanding of the gospel, but what about a functional one? In The […]
Article
Pastoring the Pestering Conscience
Members with especially sensitive consciences are not in the way of ministry; they are your ministry.
Article
Why Does Sweden Need a New Theological Seminary?
Biblical faith is not an individual construction but something received, guarded, defended, and handed down, all in communion with preceding generations.
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Fifteen Questions to Help You Grow in Corporate Worship: Preparation, Participation and Departure
Corporate worship is not, and must not become, a spectator event.
Episode
On Culture & Language Acquisition in Tokyo
What does it actually take for missionaries to learn a new language and culture? In this episode, missionaries serving in Japan share the challenges, lessons, and practical realities of language acquisition and cultural adaptation on the mission field.
Episode
Isaiah 33: On Governments of Angels and Streams of Structureless Consciousness
This episode touches on a lot: the founding of America and its separation of powers, whether Isaiah writes like William Faulkner, and how the world will end. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss Isaiah 33.
Article
Threats to Corporate Worship and Our Discipleship
Worship is not about curating an experience; it is about encountering the living God through the means he has ordained.
Episode
On Raising Up Leaders Part 3
In part three of their series on raising up leaders, Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever work through nine practical principles Mark uses to identify and develop future pastors — from spotting qualified men and extending trust early, to delegating well, cultivating feedback loops, embracing a healthy view of authority, and modeling clarity and humility.
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Discipled Every Sunday: The Priority of Corporate Worship in Christian Discipleship
Corporate worship is not peripheral to God’s people but woven into the very purpose of creation and the goal of redemption.
Episode
On Specific Audiences
How is preaching to a very specific audience (youth group, prisoners, etc.) differ from a Sunday morning? How does one preach well in these settings? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy speak from personal experience to help the preacher do the best they can.
Episode
Isaiah 31–32: On the Meaningful Difference between Jim’s “Very Good” and “You’re Exactly Right”
In Isaiah 31–32, we get a great example of the "dual lenses" through which Isaiah sees God's work in the future. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss.
Article
Advice for New Elders: Take the Low Seat
If the Chief Shepherd took the lowest seat, how can his under-shepherds reach for the highest?