Don Johnson Last week we published “The Significance of Small Church Ministry,” where I began to look at the subject of small churches. In that…
Jim Oesterwind We live at a time when we need more and better examples to follow. Pure, resolute, focused, and fervent men and women who…
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing,…
Don Johnson I wonder how many readers of Proclaim & Defend attend small churches? By small, I would say any church of 200 or less.…
Dwight Gustafson The choice of church music is intensely personal, something about which the Scriptures say little. Right? Wrong! God’s Word has a clear standard…
Don Johnson When I was a child, Halloween was a community event. Bands of urchins roamed the streets, begging for (and receiving) loads of candy.…
Edward M. Panosian John Wesley stepped into the spiritual vacuum of eighteenth century England and led a movement that transformed that nation and had far-reaching…
the genius of Fundamentalism’s contention for the fundamentals Don Johnson When listening to a sermon recently, the speaker alluded to the passage in Matthew where…
Monroe Parker “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us; we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye…
Jim Oesterwind Hebrews 10.23-25 As a pastor, I’ve often thought that church would go so much better on Sundays if certain people stayed away. Most…
Taigen Joos In the past few posts, I have sought to lay out a sketch of what incarnational ministry is and have given some amount…
With Dr. John Mincy Recently we published an article by John Mincy on the topic of repentance. A blogger has since picked up on it…
Taigen Joos To continue the discussion from the previous two posts, incarnational ministry brings with it some concerns. One of those concerns is a misunderstanding…
Don Johnson In Canada, today is Thanksgiving Day. Our American friends may find it strange that, for us in the True North, Thanksgiving is not…
Don Johnson This week and next we are featuring a series of articles by Pastor Taigen Joos1 on the subject of “Incarnational Ministry,” a trendy…
Norman Pyle “Havoc may … result from the mishandling of disciplinary matters.” Discipline is a hushed-up word in today’s churches and a neglected practice. The…
Taigen Joos Last time, I quickly gave a description of what those who teach an incarnational approach to ministry mean by that terminology. To quote…
Taigen Joos In recent years, a new trend within broader evangelicalism has emerged. The notion of “incarnational ministry” has garnered much attention and adherence throughout…
Don Johnson When I hear or use the term “traditional marriage,” I have a definite meaning in mind. In the shortest form, I mean “one…
Wally Morris The human conscience is a pesky part of all of us. Our conscience seems to interfere with our lives at the most inconvenient…
