How a Local Church Pastor Became an Essential Cog in a Missionary Machine
“One thing, however, I have resolved upon, that, the Lord helping me, if I cannot go abroad, I will do all I can to serve the mission at home.”
Read“One thing, however, I have resolved upon, that, the Lord helping me, if I cannot go abroad, I will do all I can to serve the mission at home.”
Read“The most experienced psychologist or observer of human nature knows infinitely less of the human heart than the simplest Christian who lives beneath the Cross of Jesus. The greatest psychological insight, ability, and experience cannot grasp this one thing: what sin is.”
Missions begin and end with the wisdom of God to share the knowledge of his goodness with his world.
Movements. Missional. Multiplication. These are the three dominant words in the church planting conversation, both in North America and abroad. "The Starfish and the Spirit" represents these emphases well.
In "A Light on the Hill," Caleb Morell shows us that, more than anything, God has used the lives of ordinary saints to keep a gospel light burning in the heart of the nation’s capital.
People may point to busyness or religious hypocrisy as reasons not to attend church, but Sweatman and Barraclough expose a deeper cause—individualism.
“Practicing the Way” left me with a Jesus that would make for a great life coach, but not the Savior and Lord as revealed in God’s Word.
God designed the church as the best means for his people’s healing and renewal, and we must fight to believe that truth when our situation seems to contradict it.
“How can a team of elders lead a church in such a way that great clarity is brought to its entire life and ministry?”
Quinn’s aim is to raise the bar for public prayer.
A long-serving pastor, Walker has provided the wider church with a valuable resource addressing the right exercise of church discipline.
Where is your church in the practice of disciple-making? The answer to that question will shape what book you choose, but both would be worth your time.
In 'Ancient Wisdom for the Care of Souls,' Coleman Ford and Shawn Wilhite teach us that the church fathers were not only faithful theologians, but also faithful pastors.