Archive for category: Ministry Updates

Love That Jesus Calls the Weak

Love That Jesus Calls the Weak

0 / February 6, 2012 10:00 am

I want to be like Jonathan Edwards, don’t you? The guy was amazing.

Win the Man, Not the Argument

Win the Man, Not the Argument

0 / February 6, 2012 8:00 am

When the Lord Jesus called his disciples, he famously said that he was going to transform them into “fishers of men” (Mark 1:17). He did not say, as it turns out, that he was going to send them fishing for fallacies. Similarly, the point of apologetics is to win the man, not the argument

Darrin Patrick on Being and Building Men

Darrin Patrick on Being and Building Men

0 / February 5, 2012 5:55 pm

Darrin Patrick’s message at the 2012 Conference for Pastors was on being and building men in the local church. He expounded Galatians 5 and walked through the on-the-ground work of killing sin and living in the Spirit. Download the audio and video .

Read and Share "Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ" for $5

Read and Share "Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ" for $5

0 / February 5, 2012 10:00 am

The price William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton paid to translate the Word of God, pave the way for missionary mobilization around the world, and lead the hostile to Christ was great. Yet their stories show how the gospel advances not only through the faithful proclamation of the truth but through representing the afflictions of Christ in our sufferings.

Developing a Philosophy of Ministry

Developing a Philosophy of Ministry

0 / February 5, 2012 8:00 am

Your theology determines your philosophy, which in turn determines your methodology. This was the mantra of the leadership at The Village Church in Dallas, Texas. I spent nearly six years there as a pastor and director of Missions and Church Planting before joining the Mars Hill Church and the Resurgence team in Seattle, Washington

Crawford Loritts on Lessons Learned from His Father

Crawford Loritts on Lessons Learned from His Father

0 / February 5, 2012 1:00 am

Crawford Loritts’ message included practical insight and a short exposition of Galatians 5 on what it means to live and walk by the Spirit. Download the audio and video . Memorable Quotes “Manhood is not a private matter.

Read and Share "Ruth: Under the Wings of God" for $5

Read and Share "Ruth: Under the Wings of God" for $5

0 / February 4, 2012 6:00 pm

This four-part poem recounts God’s care for Naomi and the love between Ruth and Boaz. It’s a story told from the perspective of the couple’s son, an aged Obed, as he recounts it to his eight-year-old grandson David, the future king of Israel. You can now order the book for just $5.

Doug Wilson on Leading in the Home

Doug Wilson on Leading in the Home

0 / February 4, 2012 10:00 am

Doug Wilson’s first message at the 2012 Conference for Pastors was about the role of fathers in leading the home. Download the audio and video . He noted six things to learn about fatherhood in the baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:16–17), When Jesus was baptized, his father was there.

The Neighborhood Approach

The Neighborhood Approach

0 / February 4, 2012 8:00 am

Two years into our marriage, my wife and I purchased our first house. It was during the height of the Seattle housing boom, when the average time a house stayed on the market was four days.

Now Available: Messages from the Conference for Pastors

Now Available: Messages from the Conference for Pastors

0 / February 4, 2012 2:40 am

Audio and video from the 2012 Conference for Pastors is now available for free streaming and download. “Father Hunger” in Leading the Home Doug Wilson Lessons on Biblical Manhood Learned from His Father Crawford Loritts Being and Building Men for the Local Mission Darrin Patrick “The Frank and Manly Mr.