In this episode Ben Edwards talks with Pearson Johnson about mentoring the next generation.
Mentoring the Next Generation
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Take a Drive Over: "Brits Abroad" Interview
Jeremy Walker posted an interview today over at his site with Derek Thomas and Carl Trueman, two "Brits" currently living and ministering here in the States. I would encourage you to take a drive over there and read it. Lots of great advice from their experience in...
Do You Want to Pray More Effectively?
We teach many subjects in seminary: languages, theology, history, hermeneutics, etc. We teach classes in these areas, expecting students to learn, grow, and improve in their ability to effectively minister the Word. This is good and right. As elders, we are supposed...
The Resolutions of Adoniram Judson
The Student Global Impact national conference begins tomorrow, and I am presenting a workshop titled, "Give of Your Best to the Master: The Life and Lessons of Adoniram Judson, Missionary to Burma." I would highly recommend the reading of one of the many biographies...
Student Global Impact National Conference
I want to both inform you and ask you to spread the word about the 2014 Student Global Impact Missions Conference taking place in about one month on January 2-3, 2014 at Inter-City Baptist Church. We pack several inspiring and informative workshops and sessions on...
Does Your Church Feel the Need for Church Planting?
How does your church feel about the need for new churches? Sometimes statistics can help out our feelings. Consider these simple statistics briefly: The population of the United States, the third most populous nation in the world, is about 316,700,000. The population...
Will Anyone Speak Against Worldliness?
There is an elephant in the room of Evangelicalism that very few want to talk about. If we bring it up, we face ridicule and labels. "Legalist!" some shout, having little understanding of what legalism really is. "Traditionalist!" others say, as if we don't have a...
Have You Studied the Issue of Baptism?
Adoniram Judson, pioneer missionary to Burma, was not afraid to, and it changed his view and cost him dearly. I encourage, yes, challenge you—do not think you hold to a biblical mode of baptism that is not believer's baptism by immersion, unless you can read this...
The Oversight of Ourselves
One of my favorite books on pastoral ministry is the hard-hitting classic, The Reformed Pastor, by Richard Baxter. Baxter lived and ministered in the 1600s in the town of Kidderminster in Worcestershire, England. Baxter, a Puritan, was called by J. I. Packer, "The...
Can I Digest Sin Without Bitterness?
I am reading through John Owen's Of the Mortification of Sin in Believer's, Etc in Vol VI of his Works with a brother here in our church. One passage caused me to stop and think of how I view my own sins and to be renewed in fighting them, for, as Owen said, "be...
Review of Am I Called? The Summons to Pastoral Ministry
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Church or Conference—Which Do You Love More?
If you love Jesus, you will love His Church, plain and simple. If you have put Him at the center of your life, you will put the center of His work in this age, The Church—particularly your local church—right there as well. You will find time to go. You will find...
Is Prayer a Skill Worth Seeking?
The title may be a question you have not considered before. With all of our good focus on learning life skills—whether they be vocational, athletic, musical, or academic-—we sometimes fail to cultivate some of the skills which will profit us most in life and in the...
Do False Teachers Preach in Denim?
I appreciate Erik over at JC Ryle Quotes, who shares a quote from J.C. Ryle, a 19th century pastor, every day. This one on how to spot a false teacher certainly helped me think more clearly about false teachers: “What more common than to hear it said of some false...
2012 Student Global Impact Missions Conference
In January, during Christmas Break, Inter-City Baptist Church was privileged to host over 200 college and seminary students for the Student Global Impact National Conference. Since 2000, every other year, this conference has provided an opportunity for college and...
Review of The Shepherd Leader
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Review of Invitation to World Missions
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Richard Baxter on Pastoral Love and Confronting Sin
In re-reading The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter recently, I was again encouraged to pray for and love those I help shepherd. It is far too easy to have the ministry become more professional than personal. Having a truly biblical, tender love for those in our care...
A Pattern for Preaching that Meets People's Needs
I heard recently of a church seeking a new pastor. Some said, "We want a pastor whose preaching is practical and encouraging." Others said, "We need a doctrinal, expositional ministry." Still others prefer preaching heavy on confrontation. It is easy to identify what...
An Excellent Counseling Resource for Men
If you have spent time counseling men in the areas of purity and pornography, you have probably, like me, struggled to find a resource that is biblical, straightforward, pastoral, and pure itself. In my opinion, Heath Lambert has written such a book, titled Finally...
Pastors: Surprising Keys to Evangelistic Effectiveness
The Life of a preacher should be a magnet to draw men to Christ.... Sanctity in ministers is a loud call to sinners to repent, and when allied with holy cheerfulness, it becomes wondrously attractive. This from Charles Spurgeon in his lecture, "The Minister's...
Don't Abandon Children's Ministry!
This past Sunday evening, we had our annual Ministry Equipping and Training Seminar here at Inter-City Baptist Church. During this time we have ministry-specific seminars and also general sessions. I did a general session on "Discipling the Next Generation: The...
Stay Sharp, Pastor!
If you have been in ministry for a number of years since seminary, you know how easy it can be to get into a ministry routine and allow other things in your life to become your first love, whether it is a hobby, a recreational pursuit, or other amusement. We as...
A Small Seminary with Big Results
I prepared a biographical presentation on Adoniram Judson for our recent church family camp. As is usually the case, I get far more out of these preparations than I am sure the listeners do, and some of the best lessons are the things I am not looking to learn. One of...
The Secret to a Successful Pastoral Ministry
Many people promise to provide the secret to a successful pastoral ministry. Conferences, curricula, and consultants like to offer products for discouraged pastors. Attend this conference and you will come away with a ministry-changing model. Purchase this curriculum...
Looking for a Leader with Charisma? Look Again.
I read a very interesting article over at the Harvard Business Review blog called "The Dark Side of Charisma," which provides some helpful insights from the secular world on the dangers of focusing on choosing or promoting people to leadership because of their...
A Steep, Uphill Battle in Evangelical Missions?
I received the most recent issue of Evangelical Missions Quarterly with some anticipation. The title article was "Proclamation vs. Social Action: A Symposium." With the 2011 release of Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert's book What is the Mission of the Church?...