This article originally appeared at Reformation21. It is reposted here with permission. When the Obergefell case was argued before the US Supreme Court to establish the right to gay marriage,…
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The Revoice Conference is history. When first announced with its advertised purpose statement, sponsors, plenary sessions and speakers, my Session requested I pastorally address it for them and our…
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ConfessionalMinistryTheology
Preaching Sound Doctrine
A Series on The Westminster Larger Catechism Q&A 154-160by Daniel Schrock September 17, 2018If you have inhabited the world of Evangelicals for any length of time, then you have likely encountered all manner of pious sounding rhetorical jukes and derogatory quips about…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistry
The Church and the Pastor
What is the Value of the Doctrine of the Church to Pastoral Ministry?by Jason Helopoulos September 4, 2018I attended a meeting once in which a pastor was explaining why his church embraced the philosophy of ministry it did. When he was asked to clarify, he simply…
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ConfessionalMinistryWorship
How is the Word to be Preached?
A Series on The Westminster Larger Catechism Q&A 154-160by Donny Friederichsen August 28, 2018Editor’s Note: This is part 6 of a 10 part series on Westminster Larger Catechism Question and Answers 154-160. It is still technically true that the sun never sets…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistry
Who Should Preach the Word?
A Series on The Westminster Larger Catechism Q&A 154-160by Guy Waters August 4, 2018Editor’s Note: This is part 5 of a 10 part series on Westminster Larger Catechism Question and Answers 154-160. 158. By whom is the word of God to be…
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ConfessionalMinistrySanctification
The Ordinary Treasure
A Series on The Westminster Larger Catechism Q&A 154-160by David Barry June 29, 2018Editor’s Note: This is part 1 of a 10 part series on Westminster Larger Catechism Question and Answers 154-160. I once read a story about a wealthy man who…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistry
Francis Grimke’s Practical Advice for Preachers
by Caleb Cangelosi June 23, 2018The death of a wife of thirty-six years has a way of making a man reflective. The waning of a fifty-year pulpit ministry has a similar effect. Combine these…
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While we pilgrims are marching towards Zion, this world is our home. It is a home that involves joy and all the resulting toil and arduous labor from the…
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ChurchMinistryWorship
A Feast of Life-Giving Joy
The Necessity of Expository Preachingby Sean Morris April 17, 2018One of the distinctives of the GRN is an emphasis on expository preaching. Expository preaching has long been dear to me because I found it to be so lacking…