Missional is a big catch-word in church growth circles these days, and in the SBC. In conversation with some friends recently, I suggested that maybe the divide between many churches was ideological in part and could be defined along a missional line, ie. missional verses non-missional churches. The problem, as pointed out in that conversation, …
Today is Friday, and that means family time for me. If you haven’t been on your family vacation yet, you probably will be doing so soon. Why not maximize this family time together? Last year, C.J. Mahaney wrote a great article about leading family vacations for the joy of the family and the glory of …
Last year, Ed Stetzer was interviewed about some of the research from his book Comeback Churches, which we reviewed last year. You can read that review here. Below, is a video concerning the Role of Leaders/Teamwork. Good stuff here. Also, see the rest of the interview over at Ed Stetzer’s blog.
Desiring God now has all of the messages from this past weekend’s Advance 09 conference online. Having attended the conference, I will say that all of the messages were edifying. However, if you can only listen to a few of these, don’t miss the following: Mark Driscoll, Ministry Idolatry (Pastors Repent!) Bryan Chapell, Communicating the …
Balancing the responsibilities of family and ministry can be very difficult to say the least. Pastor and professor, Hershael York, recently wrote a great article about this very subject entitled “Pastoral Margins: finding balance in ministry and life.” Dr. York writes, “Though the complexity of life guarantees that ministers will always feel some tension between …
Recently I read the blog post of a very prominent pastor in the Southeast and was appalled by some language used in his writing. I hope that the had some elders or other friends in Christ who loved him and the Word of God enough to speak into his life about that post and rebuke …
You know, we can all use a Barnabas in our lives every once in a while. As a matter of fact, we might all be better off if we had a few Barnabas’s around on a regular occassion. I know that in my preaching, I benefit from the encouragers in my congregation. Few things in …
How can we help our people be more satisfied in God? I recently ran across an article written by John Piper that answers that very question. Here are the first two suggestions from “Advice to Pastors: How to Help Your People Be More Satisfied in God.” Love God will all your heart and soul and …
Of course, nearly everyone loves John Piper (well they should at least). History will show Piper to be one of the most influential pastor/theologians of our time just as current students of theology agree today. Last week, Dr. Piper posted an open letter of thanks to his congregation, staff, and elders at Bethlehem Baptist Church …
Never Let the Gospel Get Smaller March 17, 2009 | By: John Piper Category: Commentary Here is a simple exhortation that I have been trying to implement in our family: Seek to see and feel the gospel as bigger as years go by rather than smaller. Our temptation is to think that the gospel is …