Book Review: Salvation with a Smile: Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, and American Christianity
Review by Sam Emadi | 01.31.2019One key takeaway from the story of Joel Osteen’s ministry is the way that he and other modern mainstream prosperity preachers have altered the prosperity gospel to fit more with America’s secularizing worldview.
Don’t Ignore the “Speed Limit”: How the Sufficiency of Scripture Should Make Us Patient
By Dave Comeau | 01.28.2019The Bible’s speed limit signs are posted everywhere, but our focus on numbers and fast growth causes us to speed right by them.
Teaching Doctrine to Uneducated Hearers
By Andy Prime | 01.24.2019Andy Prime, a church planter in Scotland, explains the necessity of teaching sound doctrine to everyone, regardless of educational background.
Building a Healthy Church Amid Nominal Christianity
By Aaron Menikoff | 01.16.2019The practice of meaningful membership is at the heart of what it means to be a faithful church in a nominal Christian culture.
Our Greatest Need Is Spiritual, Not Physical
By Ken Mbugua | 01.10.2019Ken Mbugua, a pastor in Nairobi, answers the question, “What do you wish American pastors, churches, and missionaries knew about Christianity in Africa?”
Conversion
By Michael LawrenceHow God Creates a People Does what a church believes about how people become Christians change how we do evangelism? In this concise book, Michael Lawrence explains the doctrine of conversion and … keep reading…
Evangelism
By J. Mack StilesHow the Whole Church Speaks of Jesus Evangelism is more than a program. In Evangelism, author J. Mack Stiles casts a biblical picture where evangelism is simply part of the … keep reading…
The Gospel
By Ray OrtlundHow the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ The gospel is the greatest message of all time addressing the greatest need of all people. However, the good news about Jesus does more … keep reading…
Missions
By Andy JohnsonHow the Local Church Goes Global Every local church should be engaged with global missions, even if most individuals in the church aren’t called to go overseas. But what does … keep reading…
Must a Preacher Preach the Gospel in Every Sermon?
By Nathan Malpass | 12.27.2018As preachers, we must proclaim the gospel in every sermon. But that doesn’t mean our sermons from Galatians should sound exactly like our sermons from Genesis.
Best Books for Pastors in 2018
By Alex Duke | 12.21.2018We asked pastors from around the world a simple question: what books did you read in 2018 that helped you be a better pastor?
What Does Social Justice Have to Do with the Mission of the Church?
By Mike McKinley | 12.18.2018If we invest in social issues without ever explaining the gospel, then we’ve failed the test of love.
Episode 68: On Missionaries and Churches (with Andy Johnson and John Folmar)
By A. Johnson, J. Folmar, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 12.11.2018In this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Jonathan sits down with Mark, John Folmar, and Andy Johnson to talk about healthy churches and global missions.
Stop Trusting Methodologies, Start Preaching the Gospel
By J. Mack Stiles | 11.29.2018What piece of advice would Mack Stiles, a pastor in the Middle East, give to missionaries?
Episode 66: On Contextualization (with John Folmar and Trip Lee)
By J. Folmar, J. Leeman, M. Dever, T. Lee | 11.27.2018What’s the goal in contextualization? How do we know if we’ve gone too far, or not far enough?
