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Bono Meets Peterson–A Call for Authenticity in Art, Music, & Life
Bono (lead musician of the band U2) and Eugene Peterson (84 year-old Presbyterian minister and author of contemporary-language bible translation The Message) discuss the need for followers of Jesus to embody more realism in art, music, and life.
The Gospel as Fire in a Church Planting Network Today
A 2-minute excerpt from Desiring God's interview with Steve Childers regarding how he sees the Gospel as fire spreading in and through the Treasuring God Church Planting Network.
Part 1: A Sneak Peak Into a Pathway Learning Course
Church planters undoubtedly face unique and challenging hurdles today; attaining beneficial training suited for church planting should not be one of them. At Pathway Learning, we are developing highly-interactive and accessible avenues to theological education and training for emerging church leaders.
How to Discern if You Should Plant a Church
For church leaders today who wonder whether they should plant a church, there can be a feeling of desperation as the leader prays in isolation to discern their call. Usually this process can take years, and can sometimes be based on temporary circumstances.
Help Change the World
As the end of this year approaches, I’ve been remembering the amazing faithfulness of the Lord during the last 20 years.
THE Single Most Effective Ministry Under Heaven
We all want to make wise investments for the sake of Christ and His Kingdom.
Islamic Terrorism & Gospel-Centered Church Planting in West Africa
New reports are now coming out of West Africa regarding the increase of Islamic Terrorism. This week’s report includes a brutal attack by radical Muslims on an American owned Mali hotel in which innocent people were killed at random as the terrorists yelled, “Allahu akbar” (Arabic “Allah is Great”).
Christian Martyrs: Yesterday and Today
Throughout Christian history, an estimated 70 million Christians have been murdered for their faith.
Pray for the Persecuted Church
Join with thousands of Christians around the world by watching this brief video and then dare to pray these four requests.
Steve Ogne: In Memoriam
The post-it note prayer that was hanging from his computer screen declared the prayer and promise, “I will serve you to the end and you will provide for me.” This past Wednesday at 5:05pm marked the end of Steve Ogne’s life and ministry.
Finding Your Life Purpose in the Lord's Prayer
The only way to make ultimate sense out of your story is to understand how it fits into the greater story of the purposes of God for the world.
To Believe the Gospel is to Reject the Lie of YOLO - Ryan Shelton
The popular acronym YOLO (you only live once) has captured the hearts of many an emerging hedonist (and not the Christian kind). It wrests the minds of thousands with the tyranny of the urgent, motivating a kind of desperate restlessness to squeeze the last drop of pleasure out of these quickly fading days.
Reformed Theology and the Mission of God in the 21st Century
Reformed Theology and the Mission of God in the 21st Century is the theme of the World Reformed Fellowship 4th General Assembly meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 23-27, 2015.
John Frame's New Book, "Selected Writings Volume 2" Just Published
Good news! Dr. John M. Frame's Selected Shorter Writings, Volume 2 (P&R) has just been released.
A “BAPTIST” (WITH A SMALL ‘B’) ON INFANT BAPTISM by Bill Kynes
As a Baptist pastor, Bill Kynes offers 3 reasons why he believes Baptists should not deny church membership (and require adult baptism) to adult believers baptized as infants.
My Brother(s) in Error About Baptism by Steve Childers
The overwhelming majority of Christians whom God has used in the past centuries of the Church not only practiced infant baptism but did so because they believed the Scriptures taught it.
On Christianity & Culture From Award Winning Author George Marsden by Steve Childers
George Marsden has recently written a groundbreaking book reflecting on how American public life might better accommodate the rise of religious pluralism.
Finding Your Story in God's Story by Steve Childers
God created everything that exists, including the earth and all the nations on it for a purpose. The degree to which we understand God’s purpose for the world is the degree to which we will understand God’s purpose for our lives in it. And the degree to which we align our life purpose with God’s purpose for the world is the degree to which we will experience the fullness of God’s purpose for our lives.
Lessons From The Most Important Study of Human Happiness Ever by Steve Childers
Happiness is love. Full stop.
My Mom, My Wife, and Earthquakes by Steve Childers
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.