How Does Understanding Conversion Shape Ministry? The way a church operates says a lot about how they believe people are saved. When a church truly embraces the Bible's teaching on conversion, they will call people to repentance a...
You may have read books on this topic before but not like this one. Instead of an instruction manual for church growth, this classic text points to basic biblical principles for assessing and strengthening the health of your churc...
Why should you join a church? Becoming a member of a church is an important, and often neglected, part of the Christian life. Yet the trend these days is one of shunning the practice of organized religion and showing a distaste or...
If churches are the dwelling place of God’s Spirit, why are so many built around the strategies of man? Eager for church growth, leaders can be lured by entertaining new schemes, forgetting to keep doctrinal truth as their driving...
Guides both pastors and members to recognize key characteristics of a healthy church and then challenge each person to do his or her part in developing those characteristics in the local church body.
Many pastors conceive of the church budget as primarily a financial tool, but in fact it is primarily a pastoral tool. A church's philosophy of ministry is locked into its budget, and so the budget will either stifle or accelerate...
The Christian life is many things, so it can be hard to know how exactly we should live it. Training is a guide to show new Christians just that―how you should live and grow. Walking through the basic spiritual disciplines, Traini...
Words of Encouragement for Christians Who Doubt Their Salvation Countless Christians are weighed down with fear that God doesn’t truly love them. Although they have heard and affirmed the gospel, repented of their sins, and turned...
“I eagerly commend this series.” ―R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastor...
“I eagerly commend this series.” ―R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Election seasons can cause division on a variety of issues. But what happens when you disagree with someone in your local...
“I eagerly commend this series.” ―R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary After his resurrection, Jesus commanded his disciples to go and “make disciples of all nations, baptizing them” (Matthew...
“I eagerly commend this series.” ―R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Discover the importance of local church membership. Many of us have questions about what it means to live as a Christian...
Practical Insight into Finding a Healthy Church Looking for a new church can feel overwhelming, and it’s often difficult to know what aspects to prioritize. In this addition to the Church Questions series, Alex Duke provides crite...
“I eagerly commend this series.” ―R. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary The most important time to be at church is when you don’t feel like it. Feelings are complicated and fickle, yet they oft...
Concise, Scripture-Centered Guide Addresses Common Questions about Diaconal Service in the Church Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastors are looki...
4 Steps for Testing the “Call” to Ministry Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastors are looking for resources to pass along to their congregations t...
Dane Ortlund Explains That Hell Is Indeed Real, but Hope Comes through Jesus Christ When individuals talk about an afterlife, they often talk about heaven and avoid any mention of hell. The idea of hell is uncomfortable and most p...
Concise, Scripture-Centered Guide Answers Popular Questions about Gender and Church Leadership Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastors are looking...
Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastors are looking for resources to pass along to their congregations to help them think biblically about the Chri...
What's the big deal about baptism? Jesus commands his disciples to be baptized, and it’s a glorious picture of a person’s union with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Still, many Christians feel unclear about the topic, havi...
Congregational authority is less about the meetings and more about the mission. Congregationalism has a bad rap for well-known reasons: inefficient meetings, upstart members, browbeaten ministers. But biblical congregationalism is...
Who leads a church? Why is this important to God? God cares about his glory, and he means to display his glory through the church. For this very end, God has established elders and deacons, members, and congregational authority. T...
Throughout his ministry, Andrew Murray passionately prayed and taught people about prayer. In this volume he combines his devotional writing with his only study guide on prayer: "Pray Without Ceasing." His simple but profound goal...
