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What Does "Unworthily" Mean?

Tags: Church & MinistryCommunionChris Anderson and friends recently launched a new blog at ChurchWorksMedia.com. Starting today, the blog will appear in our SI Blogroll. To mark the occasion, we...

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Jon Gleason: "Entreating a Brother, or Ranting?"

Tags: Church & MinistryJon GleasonEntreating a Brother, or Ranting?SharperIron Forums: Fundamentalism & Evangelicalism

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Trusting the True Shepherd

Tags: Church & MinistrySexual AbuseSpiritual AbuseYou don't have to spend much time in the Christian blogosphere before you encounter the stories of those who have been hurt by the Church. These...

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Book Review - Deep and Wide by Andy Stanley (part 1)

Tags: BooksChurch & Ministry[amazon 0310494842 thumbnail]A couple of pastor friends of mine encouraged me to read Deep and Wide by Andy Stanley when I had no intentions of every buying it or...

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Book Review - Deep and Wide by Andy Stanley (Part 2)

Tags: BooksChurch & Ministry[amazon 0310494842 thumbnail]Continued from Part 1 Rules of EngagementToward the end of the book, Andy Stanley gets into the subject of preaching and engaging people and...

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Ministry Conflict of Interest

Tags: EthicsChurch & MinistryBusinessReprinted with permission from Baptist Bulletin May/Jun 2013. All rights reserved.As a church leader, you are asked to counsel a man in your church who is...

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"[T]he clown troupe often performed 'dramatic skits' during the morning...

Tags: Church & Ministry"The above true story is exhibit A of what Michael Horton describes as a 'greasy familiarity' with which modern-day Christians approach God." Where Circus and Church Meet: A...

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"Challenging new ministry situations are on the horizon"

Tags: Church & MinistryGay Marriage"'Believers must continue to love and serve those with whom they disagree,' Akin said."Gay marriage rulings: "new ministry situations on horizon," seminary...

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Critiquing real-life ideas that are not legitimate New Testament ministry

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Embrace Disillusionment

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Reformation That Brings Revival (Part 1)

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Reformation That Brings Revival (Part 2)

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"It is easy to identify what some people want in the preaching ... but what,...

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10 Reasons We Still Have Sunday Evening Service

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2015 trends: fewer evening services, more congregational singing

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It's Time for the Church to Grow Up

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Is Attending Church Mandatory?

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The Long View on Pastoral Ministry

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Church Tramps?

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10 Pointers for "Untrained" Preachers

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