Whatever Happened to Mercy Ministry?

Alex Kocman | October 18, 2018 The so-called culture war is largely a battle over the dictionary. Control the language, control the conversation. Bible-believing Christians know that words have meanings. We are shaped in our spiritual lives, after all, by a Book—by texts. Given this reality, it is alarming how quickly buzzwords fall in and … More Whatever Happened to Mercy Ministry?

Equipping the Saints: A Defense of Lay-Ministry

November 13, 2018  Robert Gonzales In an article entitled “Ministers All?” R. Scott Clark rejects “the ‘every member’ model” of church ministry as having “a lot more to do with democratic populism than it does with the biblical view of the church.”1 Along the same lines, T. David Gordon rejects the notion that pastors should equip saints for works … More Equipping the Saints: A Defense of Lay-Ministry

Some Things to Consider When You Consider Your Calling

by David Qaoud Considering your calling is not always easy. It’s not black and white or formulaic. Someone else’s calling is not your calling, and the means by which that other person discovered his or her calling won’t be the same for you. We’re all different. But some sort of practical guidelines can help you discern … More Some Things to Consider When You Consider Your Calling

Laboring For God

October 26 Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. For thou shall eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. Psalm 128:1-2 Jack sat down to supper with his family. Even after twenty years, there was something special about a … More Laboring For God

Houston Rapid Response

As many of you know Faith Builders Ministry deployed to Houston with Eight Days of Hope.  My first impression as a rapid responder was Houston was much like Denham Springs, LA last year in that the infrastructure was intact (Unlike Katrina in Hancock Co. Mississippi) but the internal damage was tremendous both to property and … More Houston Rapid Response