Prayer for Dr. Mohler

by | Jan 6, 2007 | Miscellaneous

It was reported yesterday that Dr. Mohler had a set back in his health with blood clots in his lungs.  Dr. Russell Moore gives an update that he is responding well and seems to be improving.  Continue to pray. Dr. Mohler Responding Well to...

What is a Pastor to Do?

by | Jan 5, 2007 | Pastoral Ministry

Thabiti Anyabwile, a Southern Baptist pastor in Grand Cayman has written a series of articles worth reading – for both pastor and church member. Defining the duties of a pastor is always a hectic issue. More often than not, the definitions derive not from Scripture as much as from personal expectation and experience. Pastors often tend to define their duties according to what they like and eschew as unnecessary those duties they do not enjoy (I am no exception). Church members have a tendency to expect from pastors what they have experienced in their past, or they define a pastor’s duties purely according to their own personal perception of their own personal needs. Where definitions and expectations differ, struggle and division eventually arise. I appreciate Pastor Thabiti’s discussion of pastoral ministry in direct reference to what God’s word says. These eleven articles are worth not only a good read but thorough consideration. Finding a common, biblical approach to what a good pastor is to give his time and attention to will only strengthen the body and expand the integrity of the church’s evangelistic witness. What a Good Pastor is to Do: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part...

Edwards On-line

by | Jan 5, 2007 | Church History, Jonathan Edwards

By 2012, the Edwards Center at Yale will have all 100,000 pages of Jonathan Edwards materials available online.  25,000 pages are now available.  This is a gold mine! The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University: Frequently Asked...