When German Lutheran pastor, Martin Rinkart (1586–1649), penned the familiar hymn “Now Thank We All Our God” as a prayer to be offered before meals, he probably was not…
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ChurchLeadershipMinistryWorship
The Portrait of a Pastor
The Priorities of Pastoral Ministryby Doug Griffith March 9, 2020Being raised in a non-Christian home, I didn’t have a healthy model of a biblical pastor or church. I began ministry nearly 40 years ago and, while I had…
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LeadershipReformationWorship
A Confessional Approach to Preaching
The Larger Catechism's Instruction for PCA Pastors and Congregantsby Jon Payne November 9, 2019The preaching of God’s Word is the pulse-beat of our confessional heritage. It’s the Reformed church’s highest priority. Christians need faithful preaching. The Presbyterian Church in America needs faithful…
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ConfessionalWorship
Music as Idolatry
Regulating Worship for Weight and Majestyby Douglas Bond November 8, 2019Everyone has a regulative principle of worship. Everyone regulates what they do in worship either by the past, the pragmatic, by personal preference, or by the unprohibited. Sola Scriptura,…
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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Aug/Sept 2019 edition of the Banner of Truth magazine. Used here by permission. Lord’s Day worship is the grand theater of Christian…
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ChurchMinistryWorship
Do You Have to Go Twice?
The Benefits of Evening Worshipby David Gilbert May 29, 2019Early in our marriage, my wife and I were invited to an extended family gathering on a Sunday evening. We indicated that we go to worship on Sunday night,…
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LeadershipMinistryWorship
The Importance of Preaching
Samuel Miller's Lectures on Preaching (Part 1)by Allen Stanton May 20, 2019Most Presbyterians know the name Samuel Miller (1769-1850) for his work as a member of the faculty of Old Princeton Seminary (1812-1929).[1] Unfortunately, Miller is often overshadowed by other men…
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The red bricks of the old church building are weathered and worn by decades of wind-shaping as the breezes blow off the Appalachian Mountains into “The Valley,” that is,…
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ChurchMinistryTheologyWorship
Aiming at the Heart
A Series on The Westminster Larger Catechism Q&A 154-160by Rhett Dodson January 22, 2019Editor’s Note: This is part 10 in a 10 part series on Westminster Larger Catechism Question and Answer 154-160. Every preaching textbook includes at least some discussion on the…
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MinistryWorship
How to Listen to Preaching
A Series on The Westminster Larger Catechism Q&A 154-160by Joel Smit December 14, 2018Recently my wife and I had a rare opportunity to go out to eat. Wanting to make the most of it, I chose a restaurant that I knew had…