Six Lessons On Ministry Pay We Are Learning From Retiring Boomer Pastors
Learning lessons from Boomer pastors who are retirement age.
Yes, faith that God will take care of us is a good thing. No, faith without planning is not wise. The writer of Proverbs said it in 15:22: “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” Jesus said it Luke 14:28: “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t... Continue Reading
Beto O’Rourke’s Plan to Destroy Churches
The government . . . signaled that Christian schools may soon be treated like racists and pariahs for refusing to give up the view of marriage shared by almost all people throughout history prior to the 1990s.
According to the IRS, if an organization’s tax-exempt status is revoked, it is no longer exempt from federal income tax and is not eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. As Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, noted in 2015, “The loss of tax-exempt status would put countless churches and religious institutions out of business, simply because... Continue Reading
Chinese Authorities Demolish Megachurch, Arrest Pastors
Communist officials detained the church’s pastors, Geng Yimin and Sun Yongyao, on suspicion of “gathering a crowd to disturb social order.”
No legal papers ordering the church’s demolition were provided, but government officials tore it down on Friday — even though it was reportedly part of the country’s officially-recognized church network. Chinese authorities destroyed a 3,000-seat megachurch in Anhui province and detained its pastors over the weekend, ChinaAid reports. No legal papers ordering the church’s demolition... Continue Reading
On Being an Inflatable Tank
Over the past few years we have seen quite a number of once-prominent Christian figures fall away from the faith or, at the least, fall into disqualifying sin.
There’s a temptation that applies to pastors and other Christians with a public profile, and it’s the temptation to look righteous and holy in public, but to be content to be unrighteous and unholy in private. It’s the temptation to be an “inflatable tank,” someone that can pass a cursory glance even if he would... Continue Reading
Blood and Water: The Christian Fight for Holiness
Reconciliation to God means blood atonement, and washing.
This makes us think of the temple. The temple was God’s house, and a person could only go into God’s house via the altar and the sea (1 Kings 7:23-26 and 2 Chron. 4:2-5). At the altar sin was atoned for by the blood of a substitutionary sacrifice. At the sea—which held some seventeen tons of water—sin was... Continue Reading
Following a Faithful Minister, Part 2
This article focuses on the necessity of humility, building upon your predecessor’s foundation, and encouraging growth.
Following a “legend” requires a humble spirit. Humble yourself before the Lord often. Rejoice that your predecessor has a special place in the hearts of others. Do not allow yourself to be tempted to tear your predecessor down in any way (even in your thoughts!) in an attempt to make yourself look good. Pride can be expressed... Continue Reading
The Communion of the Saints
As a result of our union with our common Head, we have a common fellowship with one another.
What is the heart of our communion? What is that makes us a community? The Confession wastes no time in providing the foundation of our unity, declaring in paragraph 1 of Chapter 26 that: All saints, that are unified to Jesus Christ their Head by His Spirit and by faith, have fellowship in His graces,... Continue Reading
Your Gospel Keeps People from God
Ten appeals to prosperity preachers.
My biggest concern about the prosperity movement is that it diminishes Christ by making him less central and less satisfying than his gifts. Christ is not magnified most by being the giver of wealth. He is magnified most by satisfying the souls of those who sacrifice to love others in the ministry of the gospel.... Continue Reading
‘You Can Be Christian & You Can Be Gay.’ Theater Teacher Says She Was Forced Out of PCA Church Run School
Monica Toro Lisciandro says she was forced out of her job at Covenant Christian School, affiliated with Covenant PCA in Palm Bay, Fla., after she confirmed she was gay.
Somebody had apparently called the private Christian school and leveled allegations against her. Lisciandro said the assistant principal told her the school received word that Lisciandro was in a relationship with a woman, she had attended a pride festival, and she hosted an LGBTQ group in her studio. Her response? “Well, it’s true.” Lisciandro, who is... Continue Reading
Grunting Hogs & Braying Asses–How Not to Sing in Church
Knox, Calvin, and the Reformers proceeded to help break the chains of the idolatrous medieval corruptions that had been allowed to infect every dimension of corporate worship.
Jesus Christ and his gospel regulate what and how we sing in worship, and he is the same yesterday, today, and forever, or as Luther put, “From age to age the same.” It is inimical to the timeless enduring truth of justification by faith alone to recast it with music that is fashionable, but only... Continue Reading
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