Category: Ministry and Leadership

Dr. Mick Boersma was a man who loved greatly and who was greatly loved by all. Mick was born on September 2, 1948, and passed into glory to be with...

This blog post is adapted from an article I wrote a few years ago for Didaktikos: Journal of Theological Education , a semi-academic journal...

For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him?...

Porque el Espíritu todo lo escudriña, aun lo profundo de Dios. Porque ¿quién de los hombres sabe las cosas del hombre, sino el espíritu del hombre...

Pastors don't like to admit it, but many harbor fears. This is particularly true of those who serve alone — solo pastors. There are seven fears...

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, so do and observe whatever they tell you,...

Entonces habló Jesús a la gente y a sus discípulos, diciendo: « En la cátedra de Moisés se sientan los escribas y los fariseos. Así que, todo lo...

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if...

Por lo demás, hermanos, todo lo que es verdadero, todo lo honesto, todo lo justo, todo lo puro, todo lo amable, todo lo que es de buen nombre; si...

While AI offers exciting opportunities for ministry, its use also raises important ethical questions. From sermon writing to administrative tasks,...

This post is part four of four in the series “Renewing Expository Preaching.” Read part one , part two and part three . Preaching should be...

This post is part three of four in the series “Renewing Expository Preaching.” Read part one and part two . In this series, I am encouraging a...

But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed...

He aquí, tú tienes el sobrenombre de judío, y te apoyas en la ley, y te glorías en Dios, y conoces su voluntad, e instruido por la ley apruebas lo...

This blog post is part one of four in the series “Renewing Expository Preaching.” Expository preaching plays a vital role in the life of the...

Church matters, and because church matters, what we mean by church matters. The New Testament presents the church as both universal and local, but...

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win...

Por lo cual, siendo libre de todos, me he hecho siervo de todos para ganar a mayor número. Me he hecho a los judíos como judío, para ganar a los...

God trains us through waiting. On the day I started writing this post, I was waiting for God to answer a prayer. You see, Trudi and I have been...

I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great...

Te exaltaré, mi Dios, mi Rey, Y bendeciré tu nombre eternamente y para siempre. Cada día te bendeciré, Y alabaré tu nombre eternamente y para...

“I just don’t get it,” pastor Randy Gallo (not his real name) commented, while holding the cell phone closer to his ear. “During the announcements...

You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses...

Tú, pues, hijo mío, esfuérzate en la gracia que es en Cristo Jesús. Lo que has oído de mí ante muchos testigos, esto encarga a hombres fieles que...

“When are you going to mow the lawn, pastor?” The question astonished pastor Miller (not his real name). He had only served Crossroads Church for...