What if everything you need is already there? Many Christian churches and related institutions in the United States are struggling or, in some cases, facing imminent crisis, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendance is down. Funding is harder to come by. People are no longer drawn to traditional church services and programming in the w… Read more…
La pregunta sobre la divinidad de Jesús ha sido el epicentro de discusiones teológicas desde el principio de la iglesia. En el concilio de Nicea en el 325 d.C., los padres de la iglesia afirmaron que Jesús el hijo de Dios es «el Dios verdadero del Dios verdadero». Hoy en día, credos como este son la guía d… Read more…
Master Teacher is the teacher’s quarterly to be used with Adult Christian Life and College and Career. Each lesson contains extensive biblical exposition and specific instructions for the teacher. The outline of the lesson is reader-friendly, and includes suggestions for maximizing teacher/student interaction and topics for making the study informative and… Read more…
En este libro, el autor muestra la importancia de la sabiduría bíblica y el poder espiritual que se encuentra en los dones espirituales. Desde una perspectiva pastoral y práctica, Sabiduría y poder llevará a sus lectores a comprender los dones espirituales tal como se describen en la Palabra de Dios y a aprender a experimentarlos plena… Read more…
La iglesia está experimentando una crisis de liderazgo. Por cada pastor famoso siendo el centro de atención hay cientos de pastores no tan conocidos que desaparecen. ¿Por qué hay tantos pastores dejando el ministerio? El autor de éxitos de venta Paul David Tripp sugiere que detrás del fracaso de un pastor existe un liderazgo d&e… Read more…
At first glance, preaching and advertising seem worlds apart from one another. One tries to proclaim love of God and neighbor; the other tries to sell you something that you may or may not need. Yet both must compete with other ways we receive and process information in an increasingly distracted world. While most of the time preaching simply tries to muddle… Read more…
Good things come to those who believe . . . right?People like to say, “Prayer works.” But what does that mean? Prayer works for what? Getting the answers from God that we want so much?While God certainly cares for your deepest needs, Skye Jethani wants you to know that prayer is so much more than a two-way transaction with a heavenly vending m… Read more…
In a 2011 State of the City Address, the mayor of pastor and author Mark Hearn's city said there were fifty-seven languages spoken at the local high school. Hearn left asking himself, How should our church respond? This question led to a movement that brought First Baptist Duluth to reflecting its surrounding community. This journey was captured in Past… Read more…
A Redesign of the Classic Work by Francis A. Schaeffer
Few Christians had a greater impact on the Christian response to modernism and postmodernism during the last half of the twentieth century than Francis A. Schaeffer, whose works offered a seemingly prop… Read more…
16 Encouraging Sermons on Human Weakness and God's Sufficiency by Francis Schaeffer
Most Christians take an honest look at themselves and conclude that their limited talents, energy, and knowledge mean that they don't amount to much. Some even ask, … Read more…
Offering an important corrective to a pain-averse culture that celebrates individualism and success, veteran preacher and teacher Matthew Kim encourages pastors to preach on the painful issues their congregations face. Through vulnerability and self-disclosure, pastors can help their congregants share their suffering in community for the purpose of healing a… Read more…
David Powlison Examines the Unique Role of the Pastor as Counselor
A pastor inhabits multiple roles—teacher, preacher, youth leader, and counselor. Yet many church leaders feel unprepared to counsel church members who are struggling with difficult, multif… Read more…
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