Inspiring Ministry & Church Development Articles

How the Psalms Teach Us to Sing

Oh sing to the LORD a new song;sing to the LORD, all the earth!Sing to the LORD, bless his name;tell of his salvation from day to day.Declare his glory among the nations,his marvelous works among all the peopl...

Is Propositional Revelation Nonsense?

Francis A. Schaeffer

Revelation and Infallibility There are two ways to consider the question of propositional revelation and infallibility. The first is through consideration of the presuppositions involved; the second is thro...

The Little ‘C’ Catholic Church Explained

Jonathan Leeman

Little vs. Big C Most people associate the word “catholic” with the Roman Catholic Church. Yet, when used with a little c, the word simply means worldwide or universal. This is why Protestants use the ...

The Moonshot

Doug Paul

In September 1962, on grainy, black-and-white tube televisions allacross the United States, John F. Kennedy threw down a challenge,ending his speech to forty thousand people at Rice Stadium inHouston, Texas on...

Tools of the Trade

Marion Clark

This article is by Pastor Marion Clark who trained in the tradition of expository preaching under the late James Montgomery Boice. To see sermons preached by Pastor Clark, visit the Marion Clark Sermons page o...

Is Your Ultimate Loyalty to God’s Kingdom?

Russell Moore

Confession: I have a terrible problem of talking, and sometimes walking, in my sleep. It’s an old family trait that I’m carrying on, much to my family’s sometimes dismay. Last night, Maria woke me as I was ...

Does Scripture Teach that Jesus Is Fully God?

Greg Lanier

Still a Debate The confession that the true God of all creation is triune-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-is rooted deeply in the soil of Christian theology. And one of the most debated, and at times perplexin...

The ‘R’ Word Christians Need Now to Overcome Cultural Challenges

James Emery White

Throughout the years, many have turned to H. Richard Niebuhr, who classically outlined the various responses that could be made in light of the interplay between Christ and culture, with such famous typologies...

Peace-Makers, Takers, or Fakers?

Bob Ingle

You're dealing with some conflict in your church, right? How do I know that? Because conflict happens wherever two or more people are gathered. Just ask Adam and Eve, Paul and Barnabas, or Jesus and Judas. Bei...

What Servant Hearted Leadership Does (and Doesn’t) Look Like

Paul David Tripp

There is no doubt about it: servanthood is the thematic biblical description of every follower of Jesus Christ. How much more, then, is it true of those who are called to be leaders? I don't know about you, bu...