Category: Minister/Chaplain

5 Reasons Pastors Should Give Preaching Opportunities To Others In The Church

November 22, 2021

Posted by Todd Linn, PhD on November 19, 2021 Most pastors consider weekly preaching {and teaching1} to be their greatest ministry responsibility. For this reason, many pastors are reluctant to miss a preaching opportunity and, when absent, rely only upon pastor friends or other outside speakers. To be sure, members rightly expect their pastors to be in the pulpit … More 5 Reasons Pastors Should Give Preaching Opportunities To Others In The Church

Give Them God: What the Church Really Has to Offer

November 15, 2021

There is some really good stuff here. Three takeaways I really liked were 1) Second — and more importantly — good speaking doesn’t spiritually transform lives. God does. And he does it through the faithful preaching of his Word 2) God. He is the center of our Sunday music. 3) Maybe it’s just me, but … More Give Them God: What the Church Really Has to Offer

Evangelism, The Church, and Early Christian Ethics

June 30, 2021

CAME ACROSS THIS TODAY AND FOUND IT TO BE AN OUTSTANDING ARTICLE! In his book, The Patient Ferment of the Early Church, Alan Kreider makes the case that the substantial growth of Christianity from the resurrection of Christ through the 300’s was tied to the church’s emphasis on the patient ethical formation of believers. According to … More Evangelism, The Church, and Early Christian Ethics

Addiction, Intervention, and Forgiveness

June 24, 2021

Dr. Gregory Jantz Appears on ‘Focus on the Family Broadcast’ to Discuss Addiction, Intervention, and Forgiveness EDMONDS, Wash., June 24, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ — Addiction – in its many forms – has been widely considered a problem in the United States for decades. Throughout the years, it has been affecting families and communities by compromising … More Addiction, Intervention, and Forgiveness

Devotional Thought for Today – 04/23/2021

April 23, 2021

Comfort for the Grieving, Hurting, and Dying Series – Part XVI As we come to the final job area of Chaplains, a reminder we started this with describing 14 specific jobs and then breaking that down into 5 job categories. Today’s final job area for Chaplains that of Public Safety. This category encompasses: Law enforcement Fire and … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/23/2021