“What is this story you would lay down your life to tell?”
~ Steven Curtis Chapman
Making a particular issue (e.g. creationism/evolution, social justice, gospel-centredness) your main thing in ministry may not be helpful after all.
Make God’s Word your ‘thing’ instead
Disillusioned, Disenchanted, Cynical …with the church?
On top of that, a full-time worker serving the church? Here’s…
HOPE FOR CENTER-STAGE CYNICS
Avoiding the pitfalls of ministry. Take it from Billy Graham.
the MODESTO MANIFESTO
“If a preacher cannot preach his gospel to everybody I take leave to doubt whether he can preach it to anybody”
I AM A DEBTOR
by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
WHAT DID THE CROSS ACHIEVE?
~ The Logic of Penal Sustitution ~
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HOW TO AVOID A CHRISTLESS CHRISTIANITY
by Tullian Tchividjian
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WHAT IS THE BIBLE REALLY ABOUT?
THE GOD WHO IS THERE
by D.A. Carson
A series of 14 talks designed to help you find out what the Bible says. More accurately they’re designed to introduce you to God as He is talked about in the Bible as He discloses Himself in events, in narrative, in worship, in love, in holiness through the pages of this book. If you know nothing about the Bible and would like to learn, this series is for you. If, quite frankly, you are in principle skeptical about whatever the Bible says, your first step ought to be finding out what it says. And so this series is for you too. If you have become a believer in Jesus only recently and worry you know far too little about the Bible, this series is for you.
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INTEGRAL MISSION
Struggling with the question on the relationship between evangelism and social responsibility
What Is Integral Mission? by Vinoth Ramachandra
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YOUNG PASTORS
taken from NECF Leadership Commission‘s Blog
During the 70s, responding to the full-time calling as a late teen (between 17-19 years old) was the “in-thing” among the churches I was associated with. Today,many denominations have shyed away from that model, prefering more matured people who holds at least a Bachelor’s degree and have worked a number of years in the secular world. Theoritically, it seems to be a good direction to go but in reality, how many young adults in their mid-twenties would be able to respond to full-time calling? Reason is very simple: most of them at this age would have gone into the workforce having a car loan to service. For those who are already hitched, they would also be making plans for their big day and possibly have a joint house mortgage to pay back. basing on the present low salary that most churches offer, no sane person in this age bracket would go full-time! Hence, we still need to challenge young people to view full-time ministry as a career path. Church leaders at the same time should draft out a proper career path for them which involves training in theology, management, leadership, etc and also financial remuneration.I would also like to highlight an idea that I got while reading Fred Smith “Learning to Lead”. How can a young pastor help an auto mechanic, a stock-exchange remiser or a sales executive? It’s difficult for a young pastor to have the depth of the necessary understanding that can only be accumulated through years of knowledge and experience. But he can point people to the appropriate resources i.e. older in-house advisers esp. if they are elders of the church. In business, they have staff advisers, consultants and specialists that they can call upon to meet particular needs, why can’t we apply the same principle in the church? The church board must stand behind their young pastor and groom him to lead the church. Of course he will make mistakes (plenty of them!)but the wise leader will stand with him. To be con’td.
Question: What is the relationship between Law (Old Covenant) and Grace (New Covenant)?
Read this helpful article from John Piper’s Desiring God ministry:-
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The Bible Experience Audio Bible
8 Reasons Why I Don’t Share My Faith
John Piper & John MacArthur: When Ministry Seems Fruitless
