The Idolatry of Pastor Longevity Effectiveness
For far too long, the church has held up years of service as a marker of a successful pastor instead of the overall effectiveness of servant leadership and pastor longevity effectiveness.
Books
A Greater Understanding Of Conscious Being Existence
It is not just your future that is at stake. It is also the meaning and value of your life, especially concerning conscious being existence. Does your life have purpose? What is a life? What is purpose? If the path of your life reduces to the paths of point particles, can you have any assurance that your future is bright?
20th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year: Missional and Cross-Cultural
In Virtuous Persuasion, Michael Niebauer delves deep into the basic questions of the mission of God, connecting it to the life we live. He argues that missio Dei, church planting and dialogue fail to provide adequate thinking on human morality.
Obstacles to Seeing God as He Is
I believe the single most effective weapon against our joy in Christ and becoming who we are made to be is the lie that God is not who He says He is and you cant trust Him. This article explores the obstacles to trusting God's goodness.
Jesus’ Unconditional Love for Deniers
Beloved, the level of your devotion isnt what makes God faithful to you or makes Him keep loving you. He is and always will be a faithful God to His people. This issue is never first our love for Christ, but rather His unconditional love for us. His love causes love.
20th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year: Leadership
Preaching at our moment in history is perilous. People find offense and can easily find some other voice that will say what they want to hear. How do we move forward?
What Good Is Reading Literature for the Christian?
Recognizing the Bible as literature opens us up to a fuller appreciation of the holy book than if we treat it like an instruction manual or to-do list. The Bible is a bibliography of genres, including poetry, song, lament, prophecy, history, narrative, parables, letters, dreams, and so forth, which is why reading literature for Christians is so beneficial.
What Does the Role of the Holy Spirit Do?
Deep down, I think we live with the fear of being on our own, without someone to love and care for us, exposed to everything life throws at us. But every Christian has a heavenly Father who will never leave them. The Spirit makes us aware of that truth, reminds us of it, and helps us feel it, playing a crucial role in our faith.
20th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year: Counseling and Relationships
About 20% of those who lose a loved one experience an unrelenting mental health condition known as “complicated grief.” Of course, these numbers do not even touch the grief resulting from job loss, the pandemic and other bereavements. Grief abounds. That’s why Tim Challies’ Seasons of Sorrow is particularly relevant for anyone in ministry and counseling.
Are You Promoting the Bible as a Resource to Youth?
For believers in Jesusand for everyone on the planet, actuallythe answers we search for reside in one place. Its not in our own minds, in the opinions of others, or in a search engine, but in the timeless truth of Gods Word, the Bible as a resource.
