Church

Introduction The Book of Church Order affords communicant members not under particular censure “all the rights and privileges of the Church” (BCO 6-4). Those who have been admitted to…

Editor’s Note: In this fantastic session by Dr. Jon Payne, we hear of the importance of loving, caring, and shepherding Christ’s sheep in our local churches. The Ruling Elder…

Introduction There are few privileges compared to ministering to college students. Although it is said so often, it is still underestimated how true the following statement is: College ministry…

Introduction  Outside of the doctrine of Hell, few things give a pastor more reservation in preaching than the topic of church discipline. For many, it can certainly be a…

Dear Pastor: My son has been asking lots of questions about the Lord’s Supper and particularly why he doesn’t partake yet. I have been doing some research online and…

How can we discern if a church is healthy?  Do we measure a church’s health by the attendance, the state of the finances, the number of conversions, or how…

Introduction Three miles North on Main Street from where I am writing sits the campus of a well-known Christian college founded within the Restoration (or Stone-Campbell) movement. This movement,…

Some presbyters seem to believe that entering the arena of ecclesial/denominational controversy is—to quote the military supercomputer in the prescient 1983 teen movie WarGames—“a strange game. The only winning move…

Dear Friends of the GRN, Godly ruling elders are essential to the spiritual life and health of the local church. They are also key to long-term denominational fidelity. It’s…

Multiple news outlets have reported the Church of England is no longer describing their new church start-ups as church plants. A new study says the Church is opting for…