The ministry landscape today is filled with name-dropping, jockeying for position, and using the ministry for personal self-aggrandizement and building one’s brand. True Christian leaders know that they are servants of Jesus Christ, not masters of others.
This ‘Marvel god’, much like a comic-book superhero, appears accessible and appealing, but is in reality nothing more than a caricature of the God of the Bible. He is both distant and near: we can invite him into our lives whenever we please, simply by sending him a signal, as though calling for a superhero.
Stories showed me how my own story of pain fit into the greater story God was weaving, and taught me how to hope again—how to believe in the Greatest Fairytale.
I almost called this article, “Getting the Most out of the Gathering,” but I was cautious about accidentally communicating something in the title that I don’t mean. To be clear, I don’t believe the gathering is primarily about us getting something. I trust we all understand that it would be wrong to come to church with the mindset of expecting to have our preferences catered to. That is not the ‘getting’ that I mean.
Macgowan was well known for his hard-hitting and sometimes caustic defence of orthodox Christianity.
There is no greater joy in the Christian life than living together in life-giving Christian community. There is no greater privilege in the Christian life than joining arms with brothers...
How would you describe your musical style? The musical style of the album Scars I would describe as ‘broken’. When I wrote it, I was physically and emotionally broken down....
A pastor’s main job is giving sermons, but their important work is with people. Both require more time, emotional energy, and availability outside of regular hours than many people think.
Pastor Paul Carter explains why he uses the RMM Bible reading plan.
In this episode, Pastors Paul Carter, Steve Bray, and Paul Martin discuss the differences between church planting and church revitalization.
Statistics tell us that 25% of current pastors plan to retire in the six months. If that’s even close to true, then we have to ask the question: where will...
What standing for the truth of God's word even at great personal cost looks like in Canada
