In this episode Ben Edwards and David Doran discuss how to hold a concert of prayer in a church service.
Concert of Prayer
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Moralism or Allegory? Are These the Only Options?
I am a pastor who wants to preach God’s Word faithfully. I also happen to teach preaching to seminary students who also want to preach God’s Word faithfully. I want, by God’s grace, to teach them well and help them “rightly divide the Word of truth” for God’s glory. I...
E3 2025 Panel Discussion
Sexual Identity and Orientation
In this episode we talk about the power of the Gospel to transform lives and how some are denying that power.
Giving in the Church
Ben Edwards talk with David Doran about giving in the local church.
Congregationally Governed Churches
Ben Edwards and David Doran talk about churches with a congregational church government.
The Character of a Focused, Faithful Ministry
Focused and Faithful Sermon Prep
Notes
Free and Informed Choices
Each spring I teach a section in a third-year pastoral course aimed at helping aspiring pastors deal with change and conflict in churches. I have been doing it for years, but the escalating level of tension in our culture that is seeping into churches and ministries...
Moving from an Exegetical to a Homiletical Outline
Ben Edwards talks with David Doran about moving from an exegetical outline to a homiletical outline.
Preaching to Image Bearers
Notes
Thinking More Clearly About Race and Ministry
The Fragmenting of Fundamentalism Pt 2
In this episode Ben Edwards talks with David Doran about the further fragmenting of Fundamentalism.
Leadership Vision
Anyone who has read, listened to, or studied contemporary leadership theories knows that vision is touted as “the essential ingredient for successful leadership” (Hyatt, The Vision Driven Leader, p. 21). If you are among my older readers you may have endured the...
The Fragmenting of Fundamentalism Pt 1
In this episode Dave Doran and Ben Edwards discuss the fragmenting of Fundamentalism.
Hopeful Signs
There is a lot of talk these days about how the culture is disintegrating and about concerns for whether the next generation of Christians will have the courage and conviction to take the stands for the name of Jesus Christ that will be necessary. There are legitimate...
Teaching on Assurance of Salvation
In this episode Ben Edwards and David Doran discuss how to teach on assurance of salvation.
Beale on Broader Evangelicalism
It’s been several years since I have taken time to write anything other than Tweets about Fundamentalism, but a new book and a blog post piqued my interest recently. When I saw that Dr. David Beale, under whose teaching I greatly benefitted as a college student and...
Leading through Feeding
Audio
Pastor, Pulpit, and Politics
Audio
Preaching and Progressive Sanctification
Audio
Interview with Chris Anderson: Writing Hymns
Dave Doran sat down with Chris Anderson recently and asked him about pastoral ministry and modern hymn writing for the church. Chris served as church planter and pastor at Tri-County Bible Church in Madison, OH, from 1998 until just a few weeks ago. He recently...
The Task of the Great Commission: The Method of Discipleship
The Task of the Great Commission the Method of Discipleship - DoranDownload
Staying Focused While Under Fire
Pietism and Conflict
Some bad effects of the pietistic heritage of fundamentalism and evangelicalism tend to make conflicts worse: An all-or-nothing view of people and ministries. A misguided view of spirituality affects how others and oneself are viewed. Being “wrong” on some issue is...
Redeeming the Time
Listen to a sermon recorded at Inter-City Baptist Church about making the most of our God given opportunities in 2025.
The Pillar and Support of the Truth
The Neglected Qualification
Focused on Being Faithful
Assumptions Affect Interactions
Please allow me to share three anecdotes before making some comments about how our assumptions can affect our interactions. All come from the early 1990s when I was working on a DMin at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS). How Long Did It Take…? One day, during...
General Session 1
Pursuing Peace Within the Body
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General Session 1
Preaching Mission from the Text
Audio
The Mission of the Church and Missions
Audio
Solid Ecclesiology for a Solid Missiology
Audio
Support DBTS on #GivingTuesday
A message from Dr. Doran: Dear Friend of DBTS, Happy Thanksgiving! God has been gracious to us and is worthy of every bit of thanks, and more, that He receives. I am looking forward to a fun and refreshing time with family and friends on Thanksgiving Day, then...
Motivations for Diligent Ministry
Audio
Answer Don’t Answer a Fool
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The Sufficiency of Scripture Defined and Defended
Audio
Building a Biblical Worldview
Audio
A New Devotional Resource
Church Works Media has produced a number of devotional works over the past few years. Each has a special emphasis (e.g., missions, prayer, suffering) that focuses on unpacking biblical texts and helpfully applying them to life. I was asked to participate in the...
Mid-America Conference on PreachingOctober 16-17, 2014“Striving Together for the Faith of the Gospel”
Dear Fellow Servant of Jesus Christ: It seems like every day brings more bad news in this crazy, sin-cursed world. And it seems, at least sometimes, like God's people are dropping into defense-mode as the world becomes increasingly hostile toward Christianity. While...
Equip and Encourage
MACP Roundtable 2012: Dave Doran, Michael Vlach (The Master's Seminary), and Neal Cushman (Northland International University) explain why eschatology is important for an individual believer and for church life. Check out the other topics covered in the MACP...
The Role of the Holy Spirit in Preaching
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Market-Driven Ministry (Part One)
Market-Driven Ministry Part 1 - DoranDownload
Market-Driven Ministry: Blessing or Curse? (Part Two)
Market-Driven Ministry Part 2 - DoranDownload
Seeing Danger Ahead of Time
Unity Through Wise Decision Making
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