COVID-19: The Impact on Pastoral Ministry
“What I learned from the pandemic was that we prepare for hardship in times of calm.”
“What I learned from the pandemic was that we prepare for hardship in times of calm.”
You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. (James 4:2-3) Faithful prayer hinges on how well we understand the meaning of believing prayer. We can get confused when well-meaning people bombard us with examples of praying for something…
Ruling Elder Steve Dowling, current moderator of the General Assembly, and Teaching Elder Irwyn Ince, coordinator of Mission to North America, comment on MNA’s recent statement on this subject.
MNA has recently received media attention on several issues, including our National Coordinator’s participation at an affinity ministry event hosted at a PCA church. After extensive prayer and discussion, we want to communicate the following to our church.
I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord. (Hosea 2:19-20) From the outside their life seems ideal. The house is beautiful, the kids are sweet,…
Is livestreaming making us better at gathering and perfecting the saints, and is it doing so by increasing our relational connection, intimacy, and fellowship as the people of God?
God’s word won’t evolve, shift, or change. This is the anchor to hold on to as we disciple our children.
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? (Rom. 6:1-2) Here, the Apostle Paul strongly cautions against using the grace of God to continue to sin by figuring, “all will be forgiven.” This is…
When a church has a healthy operating system, everyone knows where the church is headed and their roles in helping reach the goal.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (John 14:27) What is the peace that the world gives? It is a slice of time without pressure, problem, or threat. We can…