May 13, 2013 1 Comment

Why Expository Preaching is the Power for Pastoral Ministry

• How can we have an effective pastorate? • How can our ministries, our preaching, support church health? • How can we be faithful in our ministries? There is a parable for young preachers in Walt Disney's Dumbo, the little circus elephant that Continue Reading

September 16, 2012

Entrusted with God’s Truth to Extend God’s Grace (2 Timothy 2:1-2)—An Inaugural Address

An inauguration is not a coronation. An inauguration is a consecration—a setting apart for the purposes of God. This service is a consecration of our institution, our vision and values, and a consecration of our very lives, with my life intertwined Continue Reading

June 16, 2012

A Now and Forever Faith

<dt > Martin Gommel / Foter    What are the most powerful words in the world for believers? My friend, John Guest, says that the most powerful words in the world are, "God loves you." I don't disagree. Yet, for many believers who are Continue Reading