Category: Ministry and Leadership

For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at...

Porque vosotros mismos sabéis, hermanos, que nuestra visita a vosotros no resultó vana; pues habiendo antes padecido y sido ultrajados en Filipos,...

One thing that’s become clear over the last decade is that discipleship has not held the central place it should in the life of the church. Many...

You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions and...

Pero tú has seguido mi doctrina, conducta, propósito, fe, longanimidad, amor, paciencia, persecuciones, padecimientos, como los que me...

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the...

« Si me amáis, guardad mis mandamientos. Y yo rogaré al Padre, y os dará otro Consolador, para que esté con vosotros para siempre: el Espíritu de...

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...