Ways to Minister to Your Minister
Assembled with the realization that most pastors are overworked and underappreciated
"By and large, the church has fallen in love with Gomorrah, and has veered off that direction in a dead sprint."
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Phil Johnson at Pyromaniacs
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"If we want to reshape American culture, we need to give up on reshaping American culture. We need to turn to reshaping Southern Baptist churches."
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Russell Moore quoted in Christianity Today- “Contemplating Culture in a Southern Citadel”
HT: Mere Comments
HT: Mere Comments
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"(T)he church is as a hospital for sinners"
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William Smith in the Banner of Truth with a helpful perspective
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Unsung Heroes: Thanking Lay Leaders for Their Service
In my mind and heart, a special place is reserved for heroes of the faith. While Christians are certainly not to seek applause and publicity for charitable acts and contributions to the Lord’s ministry, God’s choice servants deserve recognition and appreciation for working well and diligently for the Lord.
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"There is no true worship without art in the same way that there is no statement of truth without grammar."
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Remonstrans features a “catechism”-like series of questions and answers on the topic of worship as man’s chief end
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Another Episcopal Diosese Breaks Away from Liberal Mainline
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Story here.
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2008 Mid-America Conference on Preaching, Part 3
General Session 2: Departures (James 4:4)—Sam Horn
Sam Horn earned B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in New Testament Exegesis at Bob Jones University. In 1996, he joined the staff at Northland Baptist Bible College in Dunbar, Wisconsin. He is also pastor of Brookside Baptist Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
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2008 Mid-America Conference on Preaching, Part 2
General Session 1: The Wisdom of God vs. the Wisdom of This Age
1 Corinthians 2:6-16
The opening session of the conference began simply with prayer, two hymns, and a musical ensemble. Dave Doran delivered the first address.
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2008 Mid-America Conference on Preaching, Part 1
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Each fall, Inter-City Baptist Church (Allen Park, MI) and Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary host the Mid-America Conference on Preaching (MACP). This year’s event is being held October 16-17.
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