Why “Belonging Before Believing” Is (Usually) a Bad Idea
By Brian Davis | 05.29.2019Belonging before believing is usually a bad idea because it tries to turn the body of Christ into a kind of Frankenstein, attaching dead parts to what’s meant to be fully alive.
Raising Up Leaders in the Schemes of Scotland
By Andy Prime | 05.23.2019As guys come out of chaotic and addictive backgrounds, our investment in discipleship that moves toward leadership isn’t going to be a two-year process, but way longer than that.
How Does the Authority of the Congregation Work Together with the Authority of Elders?
By Eric Bancroft | 05.01.2019Elders are to oversee the flock, but that doesn’t override the congregation’s responsibility in affirming truth.
How Pastoring Teaches You to Be “Sorrowful, Yet Always Rejoicing”
By Matt McCullough | 04.24.2019In a healthy church, the work of bearing each other’s burdens and sorrows is never over. We’re always finding more problems to shepherd people through. And so I’m learning what it means to rest not in *my* finished work, but in Christ’s finished work for others.
On Cultivating the Discipline of Listening Well
By Paul Martin | 04.17.2019Because words are a window into the heart, pastors must learn to cultivate the discipline of listening well.
Expositional Preaching in a Non-Literate Culture
By J. Mack Stiles | 04.10.2019Does expositional preaching work in a non-literate culture? It not only works, says Mack Stiles, it’s critical in such a culture.
Why Young People Leave the Church
By Michael Lawrence | 04.03.2019Young people need to be given a worldview that answers the hard questions, not one that masks over questions with moralism and fun.
If God Is Sovereign, Then Why Evangelize?
By Orlando Saer | 03.27.2019We share the gospel because we’re told to and because that’s how God works. He delights to use means—people like you and me.
Why Christians Should Think About Death
By Matt McCullough | 03.21.2019Considering the reality of death can point us to the promises of God.
When should pastors preach topical sermons?
By Juan Sanchez | 03.13.2019Expositional preaching should be the regular diet for every local church. But topical sermons have a place, too.
Why Our Churches Ought to Pray for Ordinary Things
By John Onwuchekwa | 03.06.2019When we think we’ve gotten something on our own, it’s easy to keep it to ourselves. But when we recognize that everything we have is from God—even our daily bread—we freely give what we have to those in need.
