The ERLC, Marriage, and Ministry: A Conversation with Ray Ortlund, Jr.
On Tuesday, January 17, 2017, I had the opportunity to attend an Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Leadership luncheon in Nashville, Tennessee. Approximately sixty-five local leaders sat around tables, discussing life, marriage, ministry, politics, and more. Chuy’s catered. The guest of honor was Ray Ortlund, whom ERLC president Russell Moore interviewed on the topic of marriage. Before the interview began, Moore introduced...
The Pastor as a Developer of Leaders
by Aaron Pierce There is no shortage of material on how to be successful in the ministry and as a pastor. The modern church seems preoccupied with celebrity pastors and the next big breakthrough in how to be a relevant pastor. However, pastoral ministry is difficult and it’s certainly not made easier by the constant pressure and changing ideas as to what being successful in ministry looks like. In all the confusion and dialogue about...
The Church and Home: Partners and Parallels (Part II)
In last Monday’s post, we investigated what family ministry looks like in the home. We considered what the Bible says about the nuclear family, and how that theological truth affects our homes. However, family ministry does not stop there. While we may experience the most wonderful family worship in between the four walls of our homes, we’re missing an important component if our families and we are not integrated into the life of the...
The Vine Project: A Review
Does church make you tired? By this I don’t mean do the sermons make you sleepy. But are the programs, events, and demands too many, and the laborers too few? From my experience, many pastors, deacons, and laymen feel this way. They’re overworked, underequipped, and a bit distressed by the seeming lack of success that their church is experiencing. The problem may be that twenty percent of the members are doing eighty percent of the...
Body Image: What the Church Can Learn from a Dance
by Rebekah Zuñiga Recently my church has been preparing for Vacation Bible School (VBS) with our elementary children. My husband and I are in charge of teaching the music. In Sunday School we teach the kids the words and motions to the VBS songs. This Sunday some questions occurred to me: why do VBS songs have motions? Do the kids simply think they are more fun that way? Possibly. But I began to notice that the kids learned the words...
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