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The Marks of a Spiritual Leader

What kind of spiritual leadership actually helps people change?

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My Pastor Uses Pre-Made Sermons — Should I Be Concerned?

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Why Not to Have a Woman Preach

Why Not to Have a Woman Preach

A Response to Andrew Wilson

Does 1 Timothy 2:12 leave open the possibility that women are permitted to preach in the weekly gathering of a local church?

Women Teaching Men — How Far Is Too Far?

Women Teaching Men — How Far Is Too Far?

Where should we draw the line when it comes to women teaching men? We have to start by asking the right questions.

What Is the Role of an Elder?

According to the New Testament, elders are responsible for the primary leadership and oversight of a church. The function and role of an elder is well summarized by Alexander Strauch in his book Biblical Eldership: “Elders lead the church…

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Can a Woman Preach If Elders Affirm It?

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Sermons & Messages

I Chose You to Bear Fruit

Ordination of Glen Bloomstrom

Everything that you try to do will come to nothing unless you do it through a conscious, abiding dependence on the enablement of Christ.

Articles

The Marks of a Spiritual Leader

The Marks of a Spiritual Leader

The Marks of a Spiritual Leader

What kind of spiritual leadership actually helps people change?

Interviews

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My Pastor Uses Pre-Made Sermons — Should I Be Concerned?

My Pastor Uses Pre-Made Sermons — Should I Be Concerned?

My Pastor Uses Pre-Made Sermons — Should I Be Concerned?

Secondhand sermons will not suffice. Preaching requires pastors who see the beauty of truth and express the value of it for themselves.

Look at the Book

Look at the Book

1 Peter 5:1: Practice What You Preach

1 Peter 5:1: Practice What You Preach

Practice What You Preach

1 Peter 5:1

Pastors cannot be men who preach what others should practice, but do not practice what they preach.

Books

The Marks of a Spiritual Leader

The Marks of a Spiritual Leader

What is a spiritual leader? What is the goal of such leadership? In this short book, John Piper explains the true marks of a spiritual leader.

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