Book Review: Minding the Good Ground by Jason Vickers
Ask any pastor or lay leader and they will confirm that tension and anxiety are no strangers to the local church. Whether it centers around worship and music, an age-level ministry, or a set of
Ask any pastor or lay leader and they will confirm that tension and anxiety are no strangers to the local church. Whether it centers around worship and music, an age-level ministry, or a set of
Andy Stanley is one of the most influential leaders in American Christianity today, widely read and listened to. Though he has published on his ministry approach and strategy previously, Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched
On a recent Sunday, we celebrated the sacrament of baptism, received by the child of a new family who joined that same day. After asking questions of faith and commitment of the parents, I turned
Genocide, divinely-commanded wars, and violent texts. How to deal with these issues can be challenging, and in his book Laying Down the Sword, Philip Jenkins attempts to offer a way forward. Guy Williams provides us with a Seedbed Summary for this important book.
What is theological interpretation? Is there more than one way of reading the Bible? In this book review, learn the significance of reading Scripture as God’s Church and how this relates to the important historical information normally required for good Bible study.
How does one integrates faith and work in their Christian lives? In How the Church Fails Businesspeople, John C. Knapp tackles the thorny topic of helping the Church understand how they can minister to businesspeople.
This book paints a lanscape of the Christian Church in China. The author interviews a diverse group of Christians and shares their moving stories. God is Red is full of inspiring stories, and it bears witness to Christians who know Jesus as a true treasure in the midst of adverse circumstances.
Pastor Guy Williams offers a helpful review on “Hijacked: Responding to the Partisan Church.” The book addresses the issue of partisanship in the Church in a straightforward manner. Find out if it will be a helpful book for you or members of your church.
What is the Gospel? Are we reducing it to simply a gospel of sin management? or is it most expansive? Scot McKnight’s newest book, The King Jesus Gospel, tackles that question offering a fresh perspective on an age-old question. This Seedbed summary breaks down the book and offers a Wesleyan perspective on it. Read this summary to find out if this book is one that would be helpful to your ministry.
“There is a direct relationship between a person’s grasp and experience of God’s grace, and his or her heart for justice and the poor.” (p. xix)
On a recent trip to Memphis, I was inspired by the network of organizations that have arisen from the ministry of a particular church in that city. The leaders spoke about justice and the gospel in a way that was sophisticated in understanding, yet simple and passionate in language. I believe in justice as a core facet of the gospel, but I left that trip energized to strengthen my own foundation and dream new ways to lead my own congregation in reaching our community with God’s ministry of justice.
Yet while both this young generation and many of our not-so-young church members resonate with practical compassion offered to those in need, there is a challenge. Most Christians joyfully participate in clothing and food drives, funds for […]