Posts with the category “pastoral-leadership”

There are many ways to serve God and serve the people of God, but none bear as much spiritual responsibility as the ways of evangelists, pastors, and teachers.  Read More

Justification is, as I see it in Scripture, the legal declaration that righteousness has been imputed and guilt pardoned. Such righteousness is imputed through Christ’s work on our behalf, and such guilt is pardoned through the very same work: Christ’s atoning sacrifice - that is, His substitutionary death in our stead as He took our sin to Calvary’s cross and then to the grave.  Read More

Christ is worthy. And if there is nothing worse for the believer than to displease Christ, then there is nothing better than for the believer to please Christ.  Read More

The Bible is not just a disconnected book of 66 individual and separate books. Rather, it is one book with one focused point.  Read More

Being a discerning Christian is being a Christian who glorifies God. Discernment is a discipline every Christian must practice.  Read More

Christ is worthy of a healthy church. Worship is not always about feeling happy. Read the psalms. But when we are convinced of the worthiness of the Christ we can worship, we will worship, even in the midst of the darkest night.  Read More

The pastor of a local church is also the worship leader of the church. While there may be someone else leading in songs, the ultimate leader of the congregation’s worship is the pastor or pastors of the church.  Read More