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Come Help Build the Church on the Arabian Peninsula
May 18, 2012 | John Folmar
More followers of Jesus should move to Arabia to plant their lives, build solid churches, preach the gospel, and reach the nations.
Learn the Bible to Teach the Bible
May 18, 2012 | Kathleen Nielson and Carrie Sandom
We need to allow the God of the Bible to re-envision and inspire us.
Mark Zuckerberg and the Biblical Meaning of Success
May 18, 2012 | Hugh Whelchel
We are only called to steward our own talents and opportunities.
Black Theology, Liberation, and Reconciliation
May 17, 2012 | Justin Holcomb
He is one of the last half-century's most influential theologians.
What Hath Cambridge to Do with Sundays?
May 17, 2012 | Interview by Justin Taylor
Two distinguished scholars describe their research and journey of faith.
Piper Responds to the Insider Movement
May 17, 2012 | Interview by Collin Hansen
We can appreciate the impulse behind this trend while objecting to at least…
Guidelines for Missionaries Among Muslims
May 17, 2012 | Erik Hyatt
Cross-cultural ministers should first consider these questions.
Justin Taylor
The PCA Study Committee Report on Translating "Son of God" in Muslim Contexts
May 18, 2012 | 4:22 PM CT
The first installment of the Study Committee's proposed report on issues related to the Insider Movement.
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Your Ministry Is Not Your Identity
May 13, 2012 | Paul Tripp
I was a pastor in the process of destroying his life and ministry, and I didn't know it.
Megachurch Pastor Provides Fashion Advice for Preachers
May 17, 2012 | Joe Carter
Ed Young wants to teach church leaders how to share the faith while looking fabulous.
Piper Responds to the Insider Movement
May 16, 2012 | Collin Hansen
Every church leader who support missions among Muslims needs to answer this question with regard to contextualization: how far is too far?
How to Win the Public on Homosexuality
May 9, 2012 | Collin Hansen
Regaining the ground Christians have lost on homosexuality will require widespread repentance, painful self-examination, and new resolve to pursue self-denying holiness.
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Prayer as Pastoral Work
May 19, 2012 | Petar Nenadov
"We will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word" (Acts 6:4).
Prayer is vital pastoral work. But it doesn't make for a conventionally attractive conference topic today like leadership techniques, growth strategies, and cutting-edge programs. And that's just the idea behind Basics---now in its 12th year at Parkside Church. Well-intentioned efforts to improve ministry can actually distract from the pastor's foundational calling to prayer and the ministry of the Word. These tasks are not basic as in simple but basic as in vital.
This week's Basics 2012 conference featured TGC Council members Alistair Begg, Voddie Baucham, and Mark Dever, while drawing pastors and Christian workers from 40 of the 50 United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Pakistan, and more. These men all addressed prayer: Begg began by surveying the first six chapters of Acts, Baucham continued by examining Paul's pastoral prayers, and Dever concluded by addressing Jesus' prayer in John 17. Click the links to watch and be challenged to pray.
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