Church & Ministry

“The core of Barr’s complaint has merit. She notes that the ‘pastor’s job often includes the unpaid labor of his wife.’ Barr didn’t mind helping her husband; however, she says, “What I minded was feeling like my help was an expectation for his job” - TGC

“The church recently noted in an ‘SBC Withdrawal Update’ on its website that ‘our involvement with the SBC has been questioned, particularly regarding our stance on women in ministry.’” - CPost

“A recent critique complains that the ERLC… is ‘too busy with woke stuff to help conservative policy efforts.’ The article doesn’t detail what qualifies as ‘woke,’ since ERLC’s positions remain unchanged. Instead, the article claims ERLC has become ‘irrelevant’ ” - Juicy Ecumenism

“The only charge left standing against the SBC is related to a tweet Hunt claims defamed him.” - Baptist Press

Also…

“Sequential sermons walk line by line through the text. This certainly isn’t wrong… But it isn’t necessarily synonymous with expository preaching. It’s possible to walk line by line through a text and never make its meaning clear.” - TGC

Based on Pew data: “Whereas Protestantism, including both evangelical and mainline varieties, loses 1.8 members compared to every new addition, Roman Catholicism loses 8.4. That’s an astounding rate of loss.” - WORLD

“Thus follows a story about why and how we removed seven of our 65 members and identified them as missionaries instead.” - 9 Marks

“When we stand with those who have lost jobs—validating their pain, meeting practical needs, and consistently pointing to their unshakable identity in Christ—we embody the gospel in desperately needed ways.” - TGC

“Cotton acknowledges that rest was for the good of the body and spirit. What was to be avoided was ‘love of Sleep and Ease’ to the neglect of godly service. Likewise, recreation and play glorify God when they are properly enjoyed.” - Acton