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The Gospel as Fire in a Church Planting Network Today
A 2-minute excerpt from Desiring God's interview with Steve Childers regarding how he sees the Gospel as fire spreading in and through the Treasuring God Church Planting Network.
How to Discern if You Should Plant a Church
For church leaders today who wonder whether they should plant a church, there can be a feeling of desperation as the leader prays in isolation to discern their call. Usually this process can take years, and can sometimes be based on temporary circumstances.
Help Change the World
As the end of this year approaches, I’ve been remembering the amazing faithfulness of the Lord during the last 20 years.
THE Single Most Effective Ministry Under Heaven
We all want to make wise investments for the sake of Christ and His Kingdom.
Islamic Terrorism & Gospel-Centered Church Planting in West Africa
New reports are now coming out of West Africa regarding the increase of Islamic Terrorism. This week’s report includes a brutal attack by radical Muslims on an American owned Mali hotel in which innocent people were killed at random as the terrorists yelled, “Allahu akbar” (Arabic “Allah is Great”).
Pray for the Persecuted Church
Join with thousands of Christians around the world by watching this brief video and then dare to pray these four requests.
Finding Your Life Purpose in the Lord's Prayer
The only way to make ultimate sense out of your story is to understand how it fits into the greater story of the purposes of God for the world.
Reformed Theology and the Mission of God in the 21st Century
Reformed Theology and the Mission of God in the 21st Century is the theme of the World Reformed Fellowship 4th General Assembly meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 23-27, 2015.
John Frame's New Book, "Selected Writings Volume 2" Just Published
Good news! Dr. John M. Frame's Selected Shorter Writings, Volume 2 (P&R) has just been released.
My Brother(s) in Error About Baptism by Steve Childers
The overwhelming majority of Christians whom God has used in the past centuries of the Church not only practiced infant baptism but did so because they believed the Scriptures taught it.
On Christianity & Culture From Award Winning Author George Marsden by Steve Childers
George Marsden has recently written a groundbreaking book reflecting on how American public life might better accommodate the rise of religious pluralism.
Finding Your Story in God's Story by Steve Childers
God created everything that exists, including the earth and all the nations on it for a purpose. The degree to which we understand God’s purpose for the world is the degree to which we will understand God’s purpose for our lives in it. And the degree to which we align our life purpose with God’s purpose for the world is the degree to which we will experience the fullness of God’s purpose for our lives.
All Things New (Act 1): Creation – The Way Things Are Supposed to Be
The first act in the drama of history is God’s act of creating and sustaining “all things visible and invisible” (Nicene Creed). Note that the story of the gospel does not begin with Christ and his salvation but with God and his creation. This is because you cannot fully understand Christ’s salvation until you first understand its relationship to God’s creation.
All Things New (Introduction): The Greatest Story Ever Told
The only way to really know God is to know his story. And the Bible is a record of that story. Even though the Bible contains hundreds of stories it has only one overarching story. And even though the Bible contains sixty-six books it has only one overarching message. What’s interesting is that the central message of the Bible, the gospel, comes to us primarily by means of stories found in the Bible.
The Global Church: Why is There Such Little Impact on the World? by Steve Childers
Never has there been a time in history when there have been more churches and more professing Christians. Yet, despite the remarkable spread of Christianity, spiritual darkness, and societal and cultural decay are reaching unprecedented levels globally. Spiritual emptiness, corrupt leadership, extreme poverty, pandemic disease and rampant illiteracy are still ravaging the lives of billions today. And far worse, there are still billions who have not even heard the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Why You Should Read and 'Live Like a Narnian'
Joe Rigney's new book on C.S. Lewis's beloved classic tale is aptly titled Live Like a Narnian. It's not a book for children to appreciate more about the Chronicles of Narnia, nor for their parents to help them do so. Your appreciation for the Chronicles will certainly deepen as a result of reading this book, but the impact on you will be much greater.Rigney's invitation is not merely for you to read or think, but to live like a Narnian.