Five Reasons We Don’t Disciple (Part 3)
By Barry Cooper | 08.22.2014As Western evangelicals, we have become increasingly reliant on courses, programs, techniques, and methodologies to do the work of evangelism and discipleship.
Five Reasons We Don’t Disciple (Part 2)
By Barry Cooper | 08.22.2014Let me suggest two more reasons our discipleship is so shallow: seeker-sensitive church with many nominal Christians.
Five Reasons We Don’t Disciple (Part 1)
By Barry Cooper | 08.22.2014Cheap grace may be easier to “buy.” It may help our churches to fill. But we will watch them fill with people who aren’t disciples.
Pastors, Homosexuality, and Same-Sex Marriage
By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014Here are several reasons why I would challenge you, not to make homosexuality a major topic of your ministry, but to teach on it nonetheless.
Disenfranchised Christians, Strong Churches
By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014I think it is fair to say that many evangelical Christians are experiencing an increasing sense of disenfranchisement in American life, as well as the expectation that things are getting worse.
Putting in a Good Word for Congregationalism
By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014I don’t mean these remarks as a full-on explanation or defense of congregationalism, but simply an attempt to give a more careful treatment to the matter of authority.
Questioning Kevin DeYoung’s Good Word on Presbyterianism
By Hunter Powell | 08.22.2014Not so fast! That’s my quick response to Kevin DeYoung’s six-point post called “Putting in a Good Word for Presbyterianism.”
How to Change Your Church (Part 3 of 4)
By Bobby Jamieson | 08.22.2014In this post, I want to answer the question, “Well then, what can I do if I’m in a church that seriously needs to change?”
How to Live with What You Can’t Change (Part 4 of 4)
By Bobby Jamieson | 08.22.2014Basically, you’ve got two options: leave peaceably, or stay cheerfully.
Should Churches Monitor Members’ Giving?
By Jamie Dunlop | 08.22.2014Shouldn’t we use our ability to track our members’ giving to help shepherd them? I’d say no. Here’s why.
Why You Can’t Change Your Church (Part 1 of 4)
By Bobby Jamieson | 08.22.2014How can you change your church when you’re not the pastor?
When Can You Change Your Church? (Part 2 of 4)
By Bobby Jamieson | 08.22.2014I pray God would give you wisdom to discern how best to serve, strengthen, and unify your local church, regardless of how you may or may not be able to change it.
All Together Now: From Multiple Services Toward a Single Assembly
By Kyle Cheatham | 08.22.2014“But what if the building is getting full and you still want to reach more people?” Certainly, we should not pursue one priority (community) at the expense of another (evangelism).
How T4G Gave Me a Vision for Massive Single-Site, Single-Service Churches
By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014Perhaps the lesson here is, if your preaching will bring that many people, maybe it’s not such a bad thing to build the big building after all.
Long-Term Consequences of Pragmatism in the Church
By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014Is there something not just to megachurches, but to post-1950s-evangelicalism as a whole that, over time, tends to undermine the very doctrinal convictions which makes us evangelicals?