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The Heart of Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 6
Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, Church Renewal, Steve Childers, Church Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Personal Renewal, Biblical Vision, Spiritual Transformation, Redemption, Kingdom of God, Holy Spirit, Community Restoration, Gospel Transformation, Biblical Teachings, Spiritual Growth, Christian Leadership, Church Planting, Repentance and Faith, Heart Transformation, Spiritual Blessings, Christ-Centered Life, William Cowper, John Stott Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, Church Renewal, Steve Childers, Church Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Personal Renewal, Biblical Vision, Spiritual Transformation, Redemption, Kingdom of God, Holy Spirit, Community Restoration, Gospel Transformation, Biblical Teachings, Spiritual Growth, Christian Leadership, Church Planting, Repentance and Faith, Heart Transformation, Spiritual Blessings, Christ-Centered Life, William Cowper, John Stott

The Heart of Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 6

How does the gospel really change you? What’s your part? What’s God’s part? Discover how the gospel brings personal renewal to the human heart – beginning with yours.

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Spreading Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 5
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Spreading Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 5

The answer our nation and world needs! History has shown that when healthy churches flourish, people and societies flourish. Learn practical ways to help your church spread gospel renewal in the world.

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Community Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 4
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Community Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 4

Discover how your church is meant to be a sign, an instrument, and a foretaste of God’s Kingdom in your community. Learn how embracing both the gathered and scattered ministries of your church can help birth gospel renewal movements.

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Church Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 3
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Church Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 3

Revitalize your church by discovering the biblical path to renewal. Learn how to lead your church to renewal by realigning the church with God’s mission of restoring people to God, each other, and the world in the Renewal Series by Steve Childers.

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Personal Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 2
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Personal Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 2

Personal renewal begins when spiritually thirsty people start turning away from their idols and begin drinking deeply from the well that is Christ. The key to personal renewal is learning how to understand and apply the gospel as God’s ultimate solution to all the problems of life.

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Vision for Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 1
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Vision for Renewal: Renewal, Lesson 1

Experience personal renewal by being swept up in God’s cosmic renewal project to make all things new. Discover God’s kingdom vision for your personal, church, and community renewal through the transforming power of the gospel in the new Renewal Series by Steve Childers.

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The Main Thing: Priorities, Lesson 6
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The Main Thing: Priorities, Lesson 6

Do you love me? Learn the life-changing lesson Jesus taught Peter after he answered yes to this question. Learn how to make the main thing the main thing in lesson 6 in the Priorities Series by Steve Childers.

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Product vs. Process Living: Priorities, Lesson 5
Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, Church Planting, Steve Childers, Priorities, Personal Development, Church Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Product vs. Process, Spiritual Joy, Alexander the Great, Elizabeth Elliot Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, Church Planting, Steve Childers, Priorities, Personal Development, Church Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Product vs. Process, Spiritual Joy, Alexander the Great, Elizabeth Elliot

Product vs. Process Living: Priorities, Lesson 5

Discover how lasting joy in life and ministry comes when you learn how to find joy in the process, not just the product. Learn how to apply Elizabeth Elliott's challenge, "Don't let your living for tomorrow slay your living for today." in this series by Steve Childers.

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Pursuing the Kingdom vs. the King: Priorities, Lesson 4
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Pursuing the Kingdom vs. the King: Priorities, Lesson 4

WARNING: You can pursue the Kingdom and not the King! Join us as we explore the profound difference between serving God as a faithful servant and a beloved child–in Lesson 4 of the Priorities Series by Steve Childers.

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The Danger in Spiritual Disciplines: A Word of Caution About Your New Year Resolutions
Online Seminary Training, Pathway Learning, Steve Childers, Resolutions, Quiet Times, Devotions, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual renewal, Christian Discipleship Online Seminary Training, Pathway Learning, Steve Childers, Resolutions, Quiet Times, Devotions, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual renewal, Christian Discipleship

The Danger in Spiritual Disciplines: A Word of Caution About Your New Year Resolutions

Resolutions to read the Bible and pray more can be helpful. But they can also be hurtful if the underlying motivations are not deeply rooted in the good news of God’s astonishing love for you in Jesus Christ.

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A Vision for the PCA: A Look Back and Ahead
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A Vision for the PCA: A Look Back and Ahead

Randy Pope discusses the importance of maintaining doctrinal purity and effectively equipping church members to share their faith in a culturally relevant manner. He notes a decline in the vitality of his denomination, advocating for a balance of doctrinal understanding and active mission work. Inspired by Frank Barker, he emphasizes the need for regular training in evangelism, urging churches to model and teach practical faith-sharing annually.

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The Key to Evangelism in the 21st Century
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The Key to Evangelism in the 21st Century

In "Workers for Your Joy" by David Mathis, a class at Reformed Theological Seminary, led by Steve Childers, learns that "hospitality" is crucial for 21st-century evangelism, especially in the West. The article underscores hospitality's growing importance in a post-Christian society, highlighting it as an ancient, biblical strategy gaining renewed relevance for engaging with contemporary secularism.

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Jerry Bridges Versus Jerry Bridges
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Jerry Bridges Versus Jerry Bridges

Childers reviews Jerry Bridges' evolving theology, noting his early focus on "dependent responsibility" in his best-selling book "The Pursuit of Holiness” versus his later focus on God's grace and the gospel as the motive and means of holiness–moving away from a performance-based approach.

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What is the Gospel? A Funeral Sermon in Honor of Mary Frame by Steve Childers
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What is the Gospel? A Funeral Sermon in Honor of Mary Frame by Steve Childers

There were many beautiful stories shared in honor of Mary Frame by her family and friends at her funeral service. But John and Mary Frame asked Steve Childers to preach on another beautiful story at her funeral to honor someone else.

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Heart of Renewal: Renewal Series Part 6
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Heart of Renewal: Renewal Series Part 6

How does the gospel really change us? What’s our part? What’s God’s part? Take a deeper look at how the gospel brings personal renewal to the human heart, beginning with yours, in the Renewal Series Pt 6 by Steve Childers.

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Spreading Renewal: Renewal Series Part 5
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Spreading Renewal: Renewal Series Part 5

Paul would be shocked to find the church so horribly divided today. Since no single church has the gifts and resources needed to do effective ministry to a whole community, churches must partner with other churches. Learn more in the Renewal Series Pt 5 by Steve Childers.

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Community Renewal: Renewal Series Part 4
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Community Renewal: Renewal Series Part 4

What is the church’s role in transforming society? Should the church just focus on saving souls? The problem is a failure to have a biblical balance between the not yet and the already aspects of God’s kingdom on earth. Learn more in the Renewal Series Pt 4 by Steve Childers.

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Church Renewal Dynamics: Renewal Series Part 3
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Church Renewal Dynamics: Renewal Series Part 3

The biblical dynamics of church renewal include always aligning God’s church with God’s mission of restoring people to God, one another, their community, and the world through Christ by his Spirit. Learn more in the new Renewal Series Part 3 by Steve Childers.

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Personal Renewal: Renewal Series Part 2
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Personal Renewal: Renewal Series Part 2

Personal, spiritual renewal begins when thirsty people start turning away from their idols and drinking deeply from the well that is Christ. Learn more in the new Renewal Series Part 2 by Steve Childers.

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