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Desiring God Pastor's Conference 2011: Jerry Rankin Speaks on Unreached Peoples and the Power of Prayer

March 18, 2011 By ray

The Powerful Life of the Praying Pastor: In His Room, With His Family, Among the People of God Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan-Feb 2011 Attending this conference was a great way to prepare myself for my ordination. It was a double blessing because several brothers also got to join. To see the video, click here.… Read more

Book Review: The Nine Marks of a Healthy Church

March 3, 2011 By ray

The two most easily recognizable hallmarks of secularization in America are the exaltation of numbers and of technique. ~Os Guinness, p.24 Here are the 9 Marks of a Healthy Church: #1 Expositional Preaching I will sometimes be surprised by the point of the passage and therefore by what must become the point of my message… Expositional preaching is preaching in service to the Word.… Read more

Donald Miller: Quit Dumbing Down the Gospel

July 23, 2010 By ray

Who is Donald Miller? Read about him. Here is an interesting piece he wrote explaining why he thinks the gospel is more than a few bullet points in a tract. My friend Greg and I have been talking quite a bit about what it means to follow Jesus.… Read more