Starting and leading a local church
A second installment on how to improve your preaching.
Why are Missions declining? by a missionary/pastor on the foreign mission field discusses why are Missions declining? This article investigates the decline in missions in American Christianity. This greatly important topic is just not addressed in most circles of Christianity. They deal with it lightly but never get to the essentials of what is going on and how to turn it around.
Topic: Pastoral Requirements
By Pastor David Cox
Rather than specifically entering into a discussion on the requirements individually in this post I want to talk about them collectively at first. There is a great importance that God has placed on them. And if we do not grasp that importance, then we will go down a road that leads to great problems, maybe even spiritual destruction.
Besides that, those who make these decisions about the new pastor have the results and consequences of that decision on their hands for eternity. Many people just want anybody to take the position so that they don’t have to do anything else in that matter. God will greatly bless them and thank them for doing their job well. Or He will condemn and hold them accountable.
I would recommend that you read my tract on CH38 Recognizing a Good Pastor
Topic: New Testament Elders
By Pastor David Cox
The difference between the New Testament elders and the Old Testament elders is simply that within Judaism, there was a corruption of the elder system which was cronism, spiritual corruption, egoism, and self interests, and this was probably also part of why God chastised Israel by setting her aside for a long time period to use the church.
In this article I explain (give an introduction) to New Testament elders
Conflict over Personal Preferences
By David Cox
Life defends itself, but in death, one has no control, and priorities seem to fade into non-issues.