Timothy Brister at Pantings and Provocations has four helpful posts about being intentional in shepherding people from being new comers at church into membership. The Assimilation Process: Part 1: First-Time Guest Part 2: New Believers Part 3: Regular Attenders Part 4: Prospective Members
I published a transcript of comments by John Piper about the value of pastors getting PhDs a couple of days ago. Dane Ortlund (who has, like Piper, earned a PhD) offers some complementary and complimentary comments on Piper’s comments that make something of a case for the intensive further study that a PhD represents. Here’s …
Transcript from the video post on the Desiring God blog. Question: Having been through PhD studies, would you recommend other pastors pursue this course of education? Piper’s answer: You mean, already-pastoring pastors or planning-to-be pastors? I’ll answer both. If you’re already a pastor, I wouldn’t get a PhD. It’s a lot of work, and the …
What good does it do me to tell me that the type of religion presented in the Bible is a very fine type of religion and that the thing for me to do is just to start practicing that type of religion now? … I will tell you, my friend. It does not one tiniest …
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