Posts Tagged ‘Ministry’
Involving College Students in Ministry
Michael D. Cruice Ministry to college students should be considered under the single-adult ministry umbrella. Being such a student is a transitional stage, such as a caterpillar would experience en route to becoming a butterfly. A fundamental issue is an understanding that these individuals are adults choosing to go to school and that they ought…
Read MoreThe Layman’s Role in Campus Ministry
Burt Campbell As a senior in a liberal college, I was under great conviction when an older gentleman named Bruce Galloway showed up. “Papa G” was in his mid-seventies at the time and was reaching out to athletes at the college. He invited several of us to a weekly Bible study in his home, and…
Read MorePutting Things in Order
An anonymous pastor The old saying “easier said than done” comes to mind as I think upon what the apostle Paul’s admonition must have sounded like to Titus (1:5). After appointing spiritual leadership in the churches, Titus was to go about his work of “setting in order” (the term refers to the setting of a…
Read MoreKiffin Letters: To a brother with a wayward child
Note from P&D – the following article is a letter from a concerned friend to a couple with a child who has fallen into sin. The author has requested anonymity to protect personal relationships. Since this is unfortunately not a totally uncommon experience, we believe the advice is worth your attention. Dear Brother and Sister…
Read MoreA Ministry of Necessary Controversy (4)
Mark Minnick This is Part Four of four parts • One • Two • Three In Part One, Dr. Minnick introduces Benjamin Keach and some of the features of his life and times which produced Benjamin Keach, the controversialist. In Part Two, Dr. Minnick covers Keach’s early ministry as he faced imprisonment and persecution for…
Read MoreA Ministry of Necessary Controversy (3)
Mark Minnick This is Part Three of four parts • One • Two • Four In Part One, Dr. Minnick introduces Benjamin Keach and some of the features of his life and times which produced Benjamin Keach, the controversialist. In Part Two, Dr. Minnick covers Keach’s early ministry as he faced imprisonment and persecution for…
Read MoreThoughts about Preaching Styles
Thomas Overmiller Do you tend to appreciate one style of preaching over another? How do you respond to a methodical teaching approach? What about a more dramatic, high-energy approach with some pulpit pounding? Or how about a sermon filled with illustrations, stories, and testimonies to make a biblical point? Variety in the pulpit is a…
Read MoreLessons Learned from Suffering
Marty Goggins Being an associate pastor, I am often called upon to visit the sick, a portion of my ministry that I enjoy immensely. It affords me the opportunity to give words of encouragement to the suffering, and more importantly, it is an excellent time to give people the gospel. Our Lord had tremendous compassion…
Read MoreA Ministry of Necessary Controversy (2)
Mark Minnick This is Part Two of four parts • One • Three • Four In Part One, Dr. Minnick introduces Benjamin Keach and some of the features of his life and times which produced Benjamin Keach, the controversialist. Tempering the Metal Although experiencing little trouble initially, the young Baptist preacher drew the government’s ire…
Read MoreA Ministry of Necessary Controversy
Mark Minnick This is Part One of four parts • Two • Three • Four Lying here open beside me is a precious volume published in 1694. A Golden Mine Opened contains 40 stirring messages on the mediatorial work of the Lord Jesus Christ. My volume has passed through many hands over the last 300 years, including several generations of Halls,…
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