Introducing The New PSF!
I have long felt inadequate as a writer for PlainSimpleFaith. Many of the topics I have addressed are bigger than me,...
Ministry & Leadership
Resources To Help Get You Unstuck
Scripture is just as essential today as it was millennia ago. But it is your job – the teacher, elder, preacher,...
Keep Those Visitors Coming Back (Part 2)
Everyone is looking for something, which is why your church has visitors. Some are looking for a place that has a...
Keep Those Visitors Coming Back (Part 1)
Fact: Your church will have visitors who never come back. Some will leave after settling their mere curiosity about what you’re...
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...
How To Convert Unconverted Christians
There’s a saying I’ve grown up hearing: “The most difficult part of ministry is not converting non-Christians; rather, the most difficult...
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....
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;...
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...
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,”...