As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“None of this means that church strategy or mission statements are necessarily wrong-headed. But it does mean that if yours is to be faithful to Scripture, it will look pretty much the same as the strategy that every other gospel-preaching church in your city also has.” - 9 Marks
Someone or several people from your church want to attend the Great Banquet. Do you encourage them, discourage them, or stay aloof? Your thoughts and experiences appreciated.
This also applies to things like The Emmaus Walk or other such spiritual retreats within the Christian realm.
“According to the annual State of the Church Compensation Survey by ChurchSalary, the average church increased their staff salaries and benefits more than they expected in 2024.” - MinistryWatch
Most of us have no trouble with women teaching or preaching the Bible or doctrine to other women or children. This poll is a survey of our views regarding whether women are allowed to teach or preach Bible to a mixed crowd consisted of men and women.
This obviously would not apply to a woman’s conference in which a handful of men were present, for example. How would you apply the restrictions of I Timothy 2:11-15 to this everyday issue?
“The analyst helps followers understand the present. The catalyst inspires followers to move towards the future. All effective leaders are both analysts and catalysts to a degree, but most tend to lean one way or the other.” - Church Answers
“In light of his recent book Wayward Children: Finding Peace, Keeping Hope, Stuart Scott, BJU Seminary professor of biblical counseling, spoke about the topic on the Truth in Love podcast, a resource from the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).” - BJU Seminary
Thirty years ago this summer, Lynnette and I set out to visit Faith Baptist Theological Seminary.
“Another key in managing a crisis well is to make sure the message communicated is consistent whether it is to the church members or the community at large. ‘There may be things that you share internally but not externally, but it’s not different information’ ” - The Baptist Paper
“It shall be left to each individual heart, and each member of the church, to answer for himself the question, whether his own church is in a state of spiritual health, taking these things as a test; namely, purity, soundness, unity, and prayerfulness.” - 9 Marks
“I realized that something crucial was amiss…. I saw the same people rotating in and out of leadership positions. I realized that my church had a glaring absence of fresh faces, young leaders eager to step into roles of influence.” - GARBC Blog
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