Training Up Men for the Church, Part 1
By Tim Sigler. Reposted, with permission, from Voice.
The mandate of training up men for service to the church is straightforward and clear—and the need is always great! In his second letter to Timothy, Paul entrusts the following charge to his son in the faith:
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What Should ‘Equipping’ Christians Look Like?
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A quick survey reveals four basic approaches to the topic, most of which affirm the general teaching of the New Testament. The Generic Approach…The Business Approach…The Psychological Approach…The Pragmatic Approach” - 9 Marks
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Newsflash: Personal Discipline Is Not Legalism
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“The source of the problem, ultimately, is a general sense, born out of sentiments endemic in broader culture, and perpetuated at times in Christian homes and churches, that cultivating discipline and developing a work ethic are somehow dangerous, legalistic, or antithetical to the Christian Gospel. This is patently false.” - Snoeberger
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Learn to Pastor from Faithful Pastors and Healthy Churches
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“One of the best ways you can prepare to pastor is by joining a healthy church and devoting yourself to being a faithful member. Whether or not a church offers you any formal training, a healthy church will incubate an aspiring pastor far better than an unhealthy one.” - 9 Marks
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Six Reasons Senior Pastors Should Lead a Mentoring Group
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“Ronnie was instrumental in launching Radical Mentoring at Southeast Christian, and he’s co-mentored two groups with their Senior Pastor…. I asked Ronnie why he thinks it’s essential for Senior Pastors to mentor, and he shared the following six reasons” - Kevin Harris
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‘You Could Go to Seminary!’
“You could go to seminary!”
I will never forget those words from my wife Lynnette—and she won’t either.
They were uttered as we were eating lunch one day in the spring of 1994, watching The Coral Ridge Hour from Dr. D. James Kennedy and Coral Ridge Ministries. The segment at the end of that particular episode highlighted the new Knox Theological Seminary, which Dr. Kennedy had begun and was promoting to his national television audience.
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The Value of Training in Biblical Counseling
By Brad Brandt
Thirty-three years ago, the Lord privileged me to become the pastor of Wheelersburg Baptist Church, in Appalachian southern Ohio, where I presently serve. At the time, the church was 109 years old. I was 26 and had just finished four years of Bible college and another four years of seminary. I believed the Bible was the inerrant, infallible, trustworthy Word of God. I was committed to preaching it, making disciples by it, and equipping this precious congregation to live by it.
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Why Go to Seminary When the Fields Are Already White for Harvest?
By Jacob Elwart. Republished with permission from Baptist Bulletin © Regular Baptist Press.
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What Happened to the Biblical Generalist?
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“There are benefits as well as problems with the modern educational model. On the problematic side, I think we suffer from the lack of biblical generalists in our day.”
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