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Partisan Evangelicals and the Burning of the Mission Field

When Christians opt for political power, the gospel mission is undermined. Read More

Are Evangelicals More Empathetic?

Analysis on recent survey results may provide Christians with some encouragement—and reproof. Read More

How to Lead Emerging Leaders

Leadership development helps ensure that emerging leaders’ gifts are properly being utilized. Read More

10 Dangerous Habits of Church Leaders

I invited some friends to suggest some dangerous habits they’ve observed of church leaders (or perhaps they had once held one or more of these habits themselves). They came up with these 10. You’ll have no trouble thinking of a dozen more. Read More

Why You Need the Lord’s Supper Frequently

Justin Dillehay reviews Guy Prentiss Waters' The Lord's Supper as the Sign and Meal of the New Covenant. Waters is a professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Read More

Should You Baptize Apart from the Church?

While one component of baptism is an individual’s profession of faith, there are other vital elements at work. Rather than being an individualistic religious experience, baptism is supposed to be a communal act that includes God, the baptized person, and a local congregation. Read More

Three Rules for Engaging in Theological Polemics

William Perkins (1558–1602) grew up in the aftermath of the Council of Trent, becoming a puritan and Cambridge theologian. Due to these roles, he had both a convictional and public ministry. One example of his public ministry appears in his polemical treatise called A Reformed Catholic which he published in 1597. In this literary treasure, he outlined how Reformed Catholics and the Roman Catholics differed in faith.

And in his preface, Perkins lays out his reasons for why he wrote the treatise. And although he wrote over 400 years ago, he offers us wisdom in an era that sustains polemics, controversy, and discernment blogging. By listening to this great divine, we can discern three contemporary rules for engaging in theological polemics. Read More

How Evangelism Works in a Post-Christian Culture

In this video, Joshua Ryan Butler says that as we share the good news in today’s secular culture, we should not neglect hospitality, prayer, and the evangelistic potential of new converts. Watch Now