Last week, Baptist Press released the article by Carol Pipes: “ACP: More Churches Reported; Baptisms Decline.” Media sources across the country quickly ran stories on the information found in the article. The Southern Baptist Convention added 294 churches in 2015. However, our membership declined by more than 200,000 people, with […]
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The concept of church multiplication movements is often discussed in missiological circles. Kingdom citizens desire to see “the word of the Lord. . . speed ahead and be honored” (2 Thes 3:1) and for new churches to be taught the “whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27). Nathan Shank is my […]
Nathan Shank on Church Multiplication and Health
This episode of Strike the Match kicks off season 2. In this podcast, I share insights from eighteen years of training pastors in both the academy and the church. The pastor is the most important and influential person in a local church when it comes to leading that congregation […]
6 Guidelines for Training Pastors Toward an Apostolic Imagination
The day has finally arrived. This is the last post before I sign-off of the blog for several weeks. I set as my goal to write five posts per week in 2015. I was able to accomplish this, except for two days when my host’s server was down. It was a fun 2015. Thank […]
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Here is a video (or audio if you prefer) of a sermon I preached yesterday. It is from Jonah and titled “Living with a Gracious and Compassionate God.” Here are the message notes. If you would like a small group discussion guide, you may find it here. I hope these […]
Resources for Your Study in Jonah
Strike the Match, Season 1, ended one week ago. Every Thursday night for the past 33 weeks I have posted a podcast episode here at the blog. A seasonal approach is a good thing. From 2006-2010, I did a weekly (almost) podcast (North American Mission.org). This approach did not allow […]