All Resources
Video
How does the role of deacons relate to the role of elders?
In this video, Matt Smethurst explains how there must be a clear distinction between the offices of elder and deacon.
Video
Why Deacons are Crucial
A conversation between Mark Dever, Jonathan Leeman, Matt Smethurst, and Juan Sanchez.
Video
Why Deacons Are Crucial for Healthy Churches
A panel discussion at TGC21 about the crucial role deacons play in the church.
Book
Deacons
Deacons are essential to a church’s health—yet confusion abounds regarding their biblical job description. What’s their God-given role in a local congregation and how do they relate to the church’s overall mission? In this short book, Matt Smethurst makes the case that deacons are model servants called to meet tangible needs, organize and mobilize acts […]
Article
9 Ways to Pastor Those Longing for Marriage
As you shepherd those longing for a spouse, don’t miss the opportunity to listen, to comfort, and to speak truth in love.
Article
20 Quotes from Jonathan Leeman’s New Book on Elder-Led Congregationalism
Here are 20 quotes from Jonathan Leeman's new book, Understanding the Congregation’s Authority.
Article
50 Quotes from Bobby Jamieson’s New Book “Going Public: Why Baptism Is Required for Church Membership”
“After trusting Christ, baptism is the first thing faith does. It’s how faith shows itself before God, the church, and the world. Baptism is where faith goes public.”
Review
Book Review: Redeeming Church Conflicts, by Tara Barthel and David Edling
Barthel and Edling have done the church a vital service in applying biblical counseling principles to the realm of congregational conflict.
Review
Book Review: Taking Your Church to the Next Level, by Gary McIntosh
I doubt whether this book is a biblically faithful and therefore helpful book for pastors. I’d be more inclined to recommend it to a friend in business than to a pastor.