6 Characteristics of a Successful Pastorate
Series: Pastoral Ministry Collection
James Petigru Boyce (1827–1888) is a name all Southern Baptists should be familiar with. Not only was he elected president of the SBC nine (yes, nine) times, he also almost single-handedly (in some regards) founded and helped keep the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary afloat during its early years. Dr. Tom Nettles, in his biography of […]
Three Ways to Safeguard Regenerate Church Membership
It’s disheartening that so many people are listed on a church roll somewhere but not actually attending.
The Necessity of the Local Church (Part 3)
The idea of the professing Christian living in isolation from the local church is quite foreign to the New Testament.
The Necessity of the Local Church (Part 2)
There is no “being the church” apart from “going to church.” The two are intrinsically connected.
The Necessity of the Local Church (Part 1)
The New Testament is saturated with the local church. Trying to understand these 27 books apart from the local church is like playing baseball without the bases. You may be able to recognize the sport, but the path to winning has been eliminated.
6 Characteristics of a Successful Pastorate
Pastors must be able to teach sound doctrine and all that accords with it.
Don’t Sing Noisy Songs
Your lips can go on autopilot singing some of the most beautiful and gospel-rich songs ever written all the while your heart is not truly on the same page.
4 Important Lessons from Charles Spurgeon’s Conversion
What if instead of making services about the altar, the priority of the gospel invitation was attached to the exhortation from Scripture?