Preachers, Take That Hobbyhorse Out To Pasture
Sam and Veronica, a young couple, are expecting their first child in the next few months. They are scared, because in the last 2 years they have had...
Ministry & Leadership
Working Together: Protecting The Precious Elder/Minister Relationship
This is a guest post by Bryan Dill, the pulpit minister at the Holly Hill church of Christ in Frankfurt, KY. Bryan recently presented this material at Holly...
Mistakes Shepherds Make In Practicing Church Discipline
God, in His perfect judgment, has designed the local church to be led by shepherds (cf. Acts 20:28; 1 Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9). They are to oversee the...
Discipline: How The Bride Of Christ Keeps Herself Pure
One of the greatest acts of love is church discipline. God “disciplines the one He loves” and “chastises every son He receives” (Heb. 12:6) because the aim of...
Discipline Isn’t A Four Letter Word
The world has infiltrated our churches. In our homes and in our school systems, “discipline” has been replaced with “positive reinforcement,” “verbal affirmation,” and “therapeutic rotten ninny making”...
Is Your Church A Hospital For The Sick, Or A Breeding Ground For Disease?
The more I learn, and the longer I minister to other Christians, the more I marvel at the genius of God’s design for the church. It is, after...
The Preacher Rules
I grew up being taught the preacher rules. Not “rules” as in “dictatorship,” but “rules” as in “guidelines.” These rules refer to how a preacher counsels and interacts...
The Beauty Of The Standing Desk
[Occasionally I write an article that doesn't have anything to do with theology. This is one such post. However, those who appreciate the importance of spending hours of...
They Thought Jesus Was Crazy Too
Jesus had just finished revealing Himself as The Good Shepherd (John 10:1-16), predicting His death and resurrection (10:17), and reaffirming his relationship with the Father and His complete...
Yes, We Need To Make Disciples, But How?
We have, for the most part, forgotten how to make disciples. In our fast paced, instant gratification society, we have become impatient. The element of speed is such...