Posts tagged discipleship

Where are the pastors and missionaries for the next generation? Where are the leaders to be trained? The laborers have always been few (Luke 10:2). …

I don’t cook. I don’t bake. But I do have daughters who do. They prepare delicious food, except when they leave important ingredients out. Baking …

Hospitality is a beautiful calling, but sometimes the reality of our lives looks very different from the picture we have in our minds. We might …

Asking thoughtful questions might be one of the most simple yet powerful ways to cultivate deeper fellowship with other brothers and sisters in Christ. A …

Accountability relationships should be the norm. This is not just for those who confessed an ongoing sinful addiction and want help. The kind of accountability …

I don’t know what you are hearing, but I feel like I am constantly hearing two complaints from young adults today: 1) Loneliness is a …

Richard Baxter was one of the most voluminous writers in English history. He authored between 141-200 books during his lifetime. As one of his biographers …

The Need for Balance I’m thankful for the renewed emphasis we’ve seen over the past twenty years on expository preaching. Faithful preaching should hold a …

Over the years, I’ve chatted with a number of pastor friends about small group ministry. Many rightly see the value of small groups, but aren’t …

Your oldest child heads off to college. A friend you led to Christ and have been discipling moves over 1,000 miles away. Your work contract …