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(Editors’ note: This article was originally published at 9Marks and has been adapted from Jonathan’s book Word-Centered Church.) The preacher’s task is to hold up reality as the Bible presents it, and to ask how it compares to what... Continue Reading »
(Editor’s Note: Read part 4 here.) Jared Thomas and his wife, Lindsay, were happily serving at Christ Fellowship Cherrydale (CFC) in Greenville. They had a good friend group, and the church provided activities for their children. One Sunday, their... Continue Reading »
A Pawleys Island pastor, his wife, and an academy director are facing multiple charges in connection with a convicted sex offender who was allowed to serve as a custodian at the church where a daycare and school were operating.... Continue Reading »
What does it mean to “do” church in a way that’s human? This is the question I found myself asking after reading Carl Trueman’s most recent book, The Desecration of Man. The Desecration of Man Trueman argues that we... Continue Reading »
The Departure from Church-Based Soul Care For centuries, the church was regarded as the epicenter of personal care. Pastors and priests, using God’s Word, served as primary sources of wisdom, counsel, and confession for church members. In the early... Continue Reading »
Baptists have a confessional responsibility. In line with this confessional responsibility is an agreement about cooperation in the calling of training ministers of the gospel and planting of churches at home and abroad. The specific issue about confessional identity... Continue Reading »
(Editors’ note: This article was originally published at 9Marks) I was in college. I was a young Christian. And I remember walking past my pastor’s luxury car into the church office one day, and was greeted by a... Continue Reading »
(Editors’ note: This article was originally published at Christ Over All) Like many parents throughout the centuries, we used catechisms to instruct our children in basic Christian doctrine. As a result of catechesis, our children were well-prepared to... Continue Reading »
(Editors’ note: This article was originally published at 9Marks) I hadn’t seen him in years. After small talk, he asked the question many pastors dread: “So, how big is your church?” If you pastor a small church, you... Continue Reading »
Southern Baptist churches saw sustained growth in attendance and baptisms, but the two-decade membership decline continued in 2025. Total Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) membership fell by more than 3 percent from 2024 to 2025, dipping to 12,331,954, according to... Continue Reading »
(Editor’s Note: Read part 3 here.) As a young pastor, Trevor Hoffman felt tempted in the back of his mind to follow trends to have ministry success. But the Lord taught him there are some things you must learn... Continue Reading »
Want to get a clearer picture of others’ needs? Take a walk. It’s been a consistent ministry among the people of Midtown Fellowship Church/Two Notch in Columbia for many years now. Prayerwalking includes prayer, of course, but the encounters... Continue Reading »
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