Cultivating Churchmen
I love all the local churches, whether small or large, that I have had the opportunity to worship in and serve alongside of. Many of the believers who were part of those churches were not only formative to my own growth in Christ but also displayed, in their own ways, the beauty of the gospel that is shown in and through the local church. My affection for two specific churches is particularly strong because I grew up in one and...
What Has Ararat to Do with Asia Minor?
by Ed Goode Applying the imagery in the Song of Solomon to the relationship between God and His church, it tells us that the Lord sees His church being as “beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awesome as an army with banners” (6:10, ESV). However, we are sometimes tempted to doubt this depiction when we walk into a meeting house to find weak coffee, ordinary people, and a minister who might be doing his best but cannot hold a...
HSF Conversations: Ordinary Means of Grace Church Planting
In this episode of HSF Conversations, Ed Goode and Daniel Mann, church planters in Illinois, join us to discuss ordinary means of grace church planting. We discuss church planting books and blogs, whether or not those resources promote ordinary means of grace ministry, what ordinary means of grace ministry is, and what ordinary means of grace ministry looks like in the life of the church. About Ed Goode: I grew up in a happy home and...
Planting by Pastoring
“Do I have what it takes to be a church planter?” That question plagued me in 2016 as I began to think about planting a church in Gallatin, Tennessee. Many of the church planters I knew inside and outside of my denomination were high energy, tech savvy, and had magnetic personalities. None of those phrases describe me. But I had had an interest in church planting since I was a college student. Now the opportunity to plant a church...
Recommended Books (Winter 2023)
Arctic storms, shortened daylight hours, and rainy/snowy weather forces us indoors during the cold winter months. Even as we appreciate and enjoy the austerity of this time of year, it also encourages us to look forward to spring and resurrection. So, as we fill the longer nights with family activities and time indoors, we have great opportunities to reach for new books. Below, you will find reading suggestions from our group that...
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