The local church is God’s evangelism plan. The local church is God’s evangelism program.
-Mark Dever, 9 Marks of a Healthy Church
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Book Review : The Gospel & Personal Evangelism @9MarksOnline
Why don’t we evangelize? What is the gospel? Who should evangelize? What is evangelism? Why should we evangelize? Mark Dever’s book, The Gospel And Personal Evangelism, seeks to answer all of these basic questions about evangelism for the common Christian. In today’s Christian culture, evangelism has fallen by the wayside in terms of priority … Read more
Book Review : Simple Church – @ThomRainer & @RealEricGeiger
I just finished Simple Church by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger and if you are looking for a book on the structure of how a church should be, this is a great book. Often times, churches and ministers get caught up in the day to day ministries and in the many events that are commonly … Read more
Topical Preaching VS. Expository Preaching. Why not both?
I have read a few blogs lately discussing the differences and preferences of pastors on topical and expository preaching styles. As I read one blog, it claims all the benefits of topical based preaching. Starting and forming it’s argument around the ability of the topical based message to reach the ears of the audience in … Read more
Book Review : Spiritual Disciplines For The Christian Life, By @DonWhitney
I am often asked about the books I read in seminary and although most are fascinating, I would not recommend them to most people because they can be kind of dry. However, this is a book that I believe should be essential for every Christian to read. (Along with the Bible, of course.) In the … Read more
Teaching vs. Preaching. Is there a difference?
I was once asked “what is the difference between preaching and teaching?” by a friend who was questioning the reasons I am now attending seminary. This really struck me funny, because I know there are differences but at the time I could not put my finger on exactly what all those differences were. So after … Read more
Book Review : The Prodigal God
Book Review : The Prodigal God Just when I thought I know it all about the story of the prodigal son, Timothy Keller comes and ruins that for me. 🙂 In his book The Prodigal God, Keller outlines the parable told by Jesus in the Gospels in an engaging and informative way. This book was … Read more
Book Review/Notes : Evangelism Handbook by @AlvinReid
Book Review/Notes : Evangelism Handbook by Alvin Reid You know the books that impact your life in a good way through informing you and giving you practical application on how to get it done? Well, this was one of those books for me. If you would like to have a run down on everything evangelism … Read more