Missionary Support (Part #5): Preparing for a Missionary Visit
It’s Sunday morning. You’re a pastor looking over your sermon when you see some new faces walk through the front door of your church. Your …
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What Happened to Prayer Meeting?
No smoking gun for the demise of the weekly prayer meeting can be found. That Wednesday tradition is simply fading off the scene in much …
A Sabbath Rest
~ The following article is written by Brandon Carmichael, Pastor of Victory Baptist Church of Albion, NY. An Important Consideration Is there a Christian Sabbath? …
Cultivating A Culture of Evangelism
The Inevitability of Culture Every church has a “culture,” or way of doing things, based upon shared convictions, ideas, and values. Some churches do what …
Church Discipline: Guarding the Gospel
Ever heard of church discipline? Have you experienced church discipline or seen it practiced in a local church? Shortly after publishing Pioneer Missions, I had …
The Gathered Church, an Essential Inconvenience
On January 20, 2020, the United State saw its first laboratory confirmed case of Covid-19. Little did we know then how much that first case …
Please, Sing
It was Sunday, August 5, 2018. The church service was beginning. The hymn number had been announced and I was standing next to my wife as the congregation began to sing. I could not sing. Not a sound. Not even a whisper. I wept.
What’s Happening to American Christianity?
A recent thorough survey of religion in America told us something we already knew—by pretty much any measure the number of people engaged with religion …
Church Planting: Interview with Heston Blake
Beginning with a monthly Bible study in the home of ministry partner Drew Bedics, Heston Blake started Centerpointe Baptist Church in Huntersville, NC on November 6th, 2011. Over the past two and a half years, the Lord has faithfully blessed Pastor Heston’s efforts. We want to share with you Heston’s story and burden for church planting, with the hopes and prayers that many other young men would catch the vision for establishing Christ-honoring, Bible-preaching local churches.
Restoring a Biblical View of Marriage
Any masterpiece painting can suffer from damage or decay over the years. God’s master portrait of marriage is no exception. Just as museums dedicate themselves to carefully restoring a masterwork, the church is now facing a time when it must carefully restore a Biblical view of marriage. As that restoration process begins, the church should take these five essential steps.