As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“No matter what he faces in years to come, your early loving care for him will help keep his heart soft. If his first experience is a negative one, on the other hand, he may always be wondering when the proverbial ‘other shoe will drop.’” - Chuck Lawless
“get a secular degree and a job first….Does God call some straight from high school to a Bible college and then to a church? Sure. Is it better to obtain a secular degree and begin honing relational skills in the workforce? I believe so for most people.” - Sam Rainer
By Tom Zobrist
“This day of teaching and fellowship, Jeremy explains, invites ‘specialized theologians to challenge and deepen the theological wells of pastors and ministry leaders in Wisconsin and northern Illinois” and surrounding areas.’” - GARBC
A night club, a recording studio, an apartment complex, a tae-kwon-do facility. No, these are not answers to the questions from the winner’s circle of the $25,000 Pyramid gameshow. This is the reality for many church buildings in America. Places that once boasted the gathering of worshipers for Jesus Christ, are now lamented as monuments to “empires” of the past. Some were edifices built not for the King, but for a king!
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:
“Despite recent trends, formal theological training still plays an important role in the evangelical church.” - CToday
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