After the first case of covid-19, the disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus, was announced in the United States, reports of further infections trickled in slowly. Two months later, that trickle has turned into a steady current…
Read MoreWriting about events while they are happening is always a bit dangerous. It’s easy to encourage over-reactions and reinforce unhelpful panic in our hearts. That said, the COVID 19 coronavirus provides us with an opportunity to think about how we respond to anxiety…
Read MoreAs pastors, we are called to “shepherd the flock of God.” That calling has a deep, rich, and long scriptural history. One that is a beneficial, might I even say necessary, study for every pastor…
Read MoreAt this extraordinary moment, local leaders — people who lead groups of 10 to 1,000 people — have perhaps the greatest opportunity to shape culture in the United States that they have ever had. This is a guide for those of us who are Christian leaders at this moment…
Read MoreHey everyone. Welcome to the Mark Prater podcast where we aim to connect our global family of churches with our Executive Director. So Mark, in the news right now the biggest story (I would guess) for all of us is the Coronavirus. So, Coronavirus: Big fan? Or not so much? …
Read MoreA businesswoman in my church approached me with a question about a training program for upper level management in her company. She had been given a book called Search Inside Yourself, written by Chade-Meng Tan, an executive at Google whose official corporate title is “Jolly Good Fellow.”…
Read MoreYou’re reading Part 2 of a multi-part BCC Grace & Truth blog series on Biblical Counseling in the Local Church. Read Part 1. We asked a number of experienced biblical counselors who provide biblical counseling leadership and equipping in local churches to write on “a topic you consider important to local church biblical counseling.”…
Read MoreYou’re reading the first in a four-part BCC Grace & Truth blog series on biblical counseling and depression. Few issues are more painful. God’s Word provides us with wisdom for addressing depression with compassion so we can care well and wisely…
Read MoreI just came back from a week of teaching biblical counseling to a group of pastors-in-training. Some are church planters; some will be serving as staff pastors; some are awaiting assignment. It was a privilege and joy to work with them on both the theology and the practical ministry of biblical counseling, and they were eager and grateful for the training…
Read MoreCulture—the attitudes and behaviors characteristic of a particular social group. All churches have a culture, attitudes, and behaviors that characterize them. Scripture shapes that culture, by theology, by polity, by leaders, and by the relational dynamics among members. Culture develops over time and can change over time…
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