Everyday local church ministry is essential for the health and growth of the body of Christ. What does all of this mean for us today?   I will never forget the day I sat across from a young man in our church and was tempted to say, “Online Pastor [Fill-in-the-Blank] doesn’t love you the way... Continue Reading

I believe that a recovery of the spirituality of the church could allow us to enhance and better live in unity, while our diversities may be properly appreciated and don’t seem to undermine that true unity. So, the spirituality of the Church reminds us that our focus needs to be on evangelism and discipleship and... Continue Reading

We don’t need louder music. We need men with fire in their bones and Scripture on their lips. We don’t need gimmicks. We need pulpits that shake hell when they thunder the truth.   I’ve been in a lot of church services over the years. Some left me trembling at the holiness of God. Others... Continue Reading

As 2 Corinthians 1:3–4 teaches, God comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from Him. We see this truth lived out constantly in grief ministry. And because up to half of our participants are unchurched, these ministries don’t only bring... Continue Reading

Elders lead the sheep when they take time together to study God’s word to discern God’s will for his people as the church. That needs to be done wisely with one eye on scripture and one eye on the community and church….Elders also lead by being among the flock and being an example to the... Continue Reading

“If Peter was indeed given authority over the whole church; if his successors, the bishops of Rome, have the same authority; if God has providentially preserved an unbroken succession … then it is reasonable to expect that all popes would meet the basic New Testament standard for bishops, or at the very least be persons... Continue Reading

Strong believers should not look down on those with stricter consciences, and those with stricter consciences should not judge those who have freedom. Each believer needs to be fully convinced of their conscience. It’s important to assume that others are acting for the glory of God and to refrain from judging one another, as ultimately,... Continue Reading

A service without all the vibe of Sunday morning be a downer in the evening? A letdown? A superfluity? Some sessions seem to think so. Recent studies suggest that no more than 15% of PCA churches have evening or second services. Participation, representation, and maybe aural volume have never been higher, while the number of... Continue Reading

It was the approach of New England, which aspired to build a godly commonwealth, replete with established church and the power to expel or punish those that dissented, and to encourage a high view of worldly labors as service to God. That degenerated pretty quickly: New England theology “moved from high orthodoxy around 1650 to... Continue Reading

No one in the SBC will be “harassed” for holding to the faith once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3)—including Nicene orthodoxy. But where he will feel pushback is when he starts wandering away from Baptist confessional commitments. To put it bluntly, no Anglican is going to feel comfortable teaching in our seminaries.... Continue Reading