As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
by Kevin T. Bauder
In a recent In the Nick of Time essay, I suggested that learning is not the only qualification for ministry. I argued that it is not even the most important qualification. The brightest student may fail in ministry if he lacks the skills that will enable him to bring his learning to bear upon the lives of people.
by Kevin T. Bauder
Seminaries are academic institutions. Consequently, they tend to celebrate academic attainment. Typically, the best students are thought to be the ones with the highest grade point averages. Since these students have written the best papers and scored highest on the exams, they are sometimes considered the best prepared for ministry.
by Kevin T. Bauder
The work of missions is the work of planting churches. This assertion is supported by the uniform pattern of the New Testament. When the churches of the New Testament commissioned and sent out a member, it was invariably either to plant churches or to assist someone who was planting churches.
by Kevin T. Bauder
Historic Baptists agree that the work of missions is the work of planting churches. They derive this conviction from the uniform pattern of the New Testament. When the churches of the New Testament commissioned and sent out a member, it was invariably either to plant churches or to assist someone who was planting churches.
by Kevin T. Bauder
The work of missions centers upon the local church. Properly, missionaries are sent out by local churches. Once sent, they are accountable to their sending and supporting churches. Their responsibility is the work of establishing indigenous, self-perpetuating local churches. The local church is indeed the center of missionary enterprise.
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
by Daniel R. Brown
Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
by Daniel R. Brown
Read Part 1 and Part 2.
by Daniel R. Brown
Read Part 1.
by Jeff Straub
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