My primary pastoral mentor, Dr. Al Jackson, recently retired from the full-time pastorate after over 40 years pastoring Lakeview Baptist Church in Auburn, Alabama. The primary legacy Dr. Jackson made in his ministry centers on calling God’s people to evangelism and missions. Over his years at Lakeview, countless people felt the call of God in…
Effective Discipleship is at the center of growing a healthy church. While Bible Study and growing in knowledge are certainly a part of discipleship, quite often that is where discipleship ends in many churches. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore…
If you haven’t taken the “Perspectives” course, I highly recommend finding a place to take it … If you really want to understand God’s vision and purpose for reaching the nations, this is a great place to start: https://www.perspectives.org/
Today is Friday. I have my next test for the ARE on Monday morning, so it’s crunch time. I also have another test scheduled for 10 days later. I’m working hard to move the process forward quickly, so I’m starting to accelerate how fast I am taking the tests. The test on Monday is “Building…
As I write, I am sitting next to my daughter in our front yard. As Christians, our family is trying to practice being Front Yard People. Unfortunately, we live in a Back Yard World. More and more, people spend little or no time in their Front Yards. We currently sit in ours because we don’t…