The Christian Ministry: A Book Review by Caleb Fritz. Charles Bridges’ purpose in writing The Christian Ministry is presented in the preface in which he discloses that his reason for presenting this work is due to the “interesting subject of Ministerial inefficiency.” Confronted by various issues and difficulties of many pastors in his day, Bridges...
Covenant Membership establishes the parameters of christian community in a local congregation. Identifying with Jesus Christ in salvation leads one to identify with a specific body of believers in christian fellowship. This is the local church. Pastor Lane provides three Biblical and theological reasons for Covenant Membership, then walks through LifePoint’s Covenant for as...
Action and influence forge the essence of leadership. Leaders act when others do not or will not. Leaders act to influence others for mission. There is no level of life that is void of the demand for leadership. Paul’s instructions to Timothy demonstrate leadership to encourage leadership. Leading elders is vital for the health...
The Bible provides clear evidence for training elders. Jesus trained his disciples before he sent them out. Paul wrote First and Second Timothy and Titus, all letters to train young pastors. If this does not suffice to compel pastors to train elders in the church, enough could not be written. Training can be enhanced...
Peter issues a comprehensive challenge to the elders when he charges “So I exhort the elders among you,…shepherd the flock of God that is among you.” (1 Peter 5:2) The weightiness of this responsibility remains for all who strive to obey God’s Word, lead His mission and faithfully shepherd the local church. Many address...
Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Book Review by Ben Wright John Piper’s Brothers, We Are Not Professionals, does a fantastic job of outlining how the ministry should be pursued by having authentic joy and faith in wanting to glorify God in all that we do. Piper writes this book on such a personal...
On Being a Pastor: A Book Review by Nathan Shaver There are a wealth of resources devoted to philosophy, theology, and the psychology of Pastoral Ministry. On Being a Pastor offers a biblically sound and field-tested guide for the work of shepherding. Derek Prime and Alistair Begg set out to give the reader a...
Pastor Lane introduces the two ordinances of the church, baptism and Lord’s Supper. Four pillars establish believer’s baptism as the foundation for faith and practice at LifePoint Church. Believer’s baptism is identification with the Triune God; Father, Son & Holy Spirit, and is two-fold in nature including water (outward) and Spirit (inward). Three reasons...
Over the next few weeks, there will be guest posts by each of our four LifePoint interns. They were each assigned a book on Pastoral Ministry to read and review. Dangerous Calling: A Book Review by Wes Litton Thoroughly heartbroken, Paul Trip takes us step by step through the unique, devastating challenges and mistakes that...