5 Top Blog Posts of the Week: 5 to Live By
5 top Christian blog posts of the week—suffering, small groups, church planting, parenting, book banning, and more.
Should Christian Parents Ban Books?
Writing for The Gospel Coalition, Gracy Olmstead asks Should Christian Parents Ban Books?
Chosen to Suffer
Every person who has ever lived has been puzzled by the riddle of suffering. Pastor J.D. Greear addresses our innate sense that being chosen by God means being chose for comfort and success. Instead, Greear explains from Acts 9:15-16 that God has chosen us to suffer for Christ’s sake. Learn why and the implications in Chosen to Suffer.
How to Replant a Church: Raising Funds
At The Resurgence, Bubba Jennings writes about church re-planting. In this the 10th of a multi-part series, he addresses raising funds. While his model likely fits better for the larger church (he suggests meeting with the 25 families that give the most—many churches don’t have 25 families in the entire congregation), his prescriptions can be wisely applied to various size churches. Read his thoughts in How to Replant a Church: Raising Funds.
Group Ministry in the Local Church
Groups are a big part of local church ministry. Whether they come in the form of discipleship groups, accountability groups, Sunday School, or home groups, it’s clear that evangelicals believe groups matter. Trevin Wax provides a video panel discussion with several pastors on Group Ministry in the Local Church.
What’s Most Important This Week?
At Desiring God, Jonathan Parnell reflects on two interrelated topics: Who is God and who are we? Read his reflections in What’s Most Important This Week?
Join the Conversation
Which post impacted you the most? Why? What additional blog posts from the past week do you recommend?
RPM Ministries: Equipping You to Change Lives with Christ’s Changeless Truth
