Pastoral Development

?? A DIGITAL CHURCH IN THE DIGITAL AGE ??

November 16, 2018 | by Frank Tunstall | Pastoral Development, Shared Articles 0

https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2018/fall-state-of-church-ministry/embodied-church-in-digital-age.html Should we cheer or moan when online churches perform virtual baptisms? By: Kara Bettis Virtual Reality Church’s first baptism took place in a 3D house with an underground pool and a massive billboard overhead proclaiming “A Special Baptism and Communion service.” Alina Delp, 46—portrayed as a purple, robot-like avatar—stood submerged in the water while […]

“YOU HAVE LIED TO GOD” – (Acts 4:32 – 5:11)

November 16, 2018 | by Frank Tunstall | Church Growth, Evangelism, Family Enrichment, Historical Study, Holy Spirit, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Persecution of Christians, Prophecy, Scriptures 1

By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. “All the believers were one in heart and mind,” recorded Dr. Luke (Luke 4:32). The lame man at the gate called Beautiful had been healed the day before. Shortly after the miracle, Peter and John had been arrested by the temple police and held overnight. The next morning at their […]

THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE INCARNATION OF JESUS

November 1, 2018 | by Frank Tunstall | Biblical Study, Historical Study, Holy Spirit, Pastoral Development, Prophecies 0

By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. The Holy Spirit overshadowed the Virgin Mary in a miraculous and sinless conception of Baby Jesus, with God as His Father (Luke 1:35). The angel Gabriel had told Mary that her baby would be the Son of God. An angel told Joseph, who was engaged to marry Mary, not to […]

HOLY SPIRIT BIRTHS NEW KIND OF CHURCH IN GAINESVILLE, TEXAS

September 25, 2018 | by Frank Tunstall | Church Growth, Church Planting, Evangelism, Pastoral Development 1

By: Frank Tunstall Pastor Phil Larson has emerged as the Holy Spirit’s point man in Gainesville, Texas. He went to Gainesville four years ago unknown and unannounced. His first agenda was to start building relationships in the Chamber of Commerce with community leaders, including the county attorney, the district attorney, and the ministerial alliance. […]

JACKIE HILL PERRY: I LOVED MY GIRLFRIEND—BUT GOD LOVED ME MORE

September 6, 2018 | by Guest Authors | Apologetics, Emotional healing, Family Enrichment, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Shared Articles 0

ChristianityToday.com/ct/2018/september/jackie-hill-perry-gay-girl-good-god.html BY: Jackie Hill Perry How an epiphany about the wages of my sin opened the door for His cleansing light. I loved my girlfriend too much not to be appalled at the prospect of laying aside not only the way I loved but also who I loved. To do what I assumed God […]

WIFE OF BELOVED PASTOR WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE SPEAKS OUT

September 6, 2018 | by Guest Authors | Emotional healing, Pastoral Development, Shared Articles 0

Two articles are included in this blog that every pastor and Chrisian worker would be blessed to read. The first is about a pastor who suffered from depression and took his life. The second is a well written article about a young lesbian woman who found forgiveness and freedom in Jesus Christ. The day come could when having read and pondered each of them will […]

REACHING THE HOPELESS AT GAINESVILLE HOPE CONNECTION

August 16, 2018 | by Guest Authors | Christian Workers, Church Growth, Emotional healing, Family Enrichment, Pastoral Development, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles 0

Phil Larson is not trying to reach transfer members to Hope Connection Church in Gainesville, Texas. He looks for the down-and-out, people who have given up on the future. Phil takes them in – the local judge and district attorney send most of them to him. Phil teaches them about life and living, and some of them […]

WILLOW CREEK ELDERS AND PASTOR HEATHER LARSON RESIGN OVER BILL HYBELS

August 16, 2018 | by Guest Authors | Christian Workers, Church Discipline, Church Legal Issues, Emotional healing, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles 0

https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/august/willow-creek-bill-hybels-heather-larson-elders-resign In sharing this story, I have no desire to sensationalize, or to celebrate the pain of Willow Creek Church or its founding pastor. In addition, everything in this article is now public information. My motive is sincerely to warn. I am convinced the devil’s first strategy is to get a pastor into a trap. His next […]

THIS IS DESTROYING MORE CHURCHES, PASTORS, MARRIAGES, AND PEOPLE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN HISTORY

August 7, 2018 | by Guest Authors | Apologetics, Biblical Study, Christian Workers, Church Discipline, Emotional healing, Evangelism, Family Enrichment, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Pentecostal Revival, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles 0

ministrytodaymag.com/life/deliverance/25176-this-is-destroying-more-churches-pastors-marriages-and-people-than-anything-in-history “The greatest threat to the cause of Christ in the history of the world.” – Josh McDowell BY: CONQUER SERIES 8:00AM EDT 7/16/2018 As we see the daily political and social turmoil in our society, Christians are praying for God to send a spiritual revival to stir the church and ignite the fire of repentance […]

WHERE HAVE ALL THE CHURCH PLANTERS GONE?

August 7, 2018 | by Guest Authors | Christian Workers, Church Growth, Church Planting, Pastoral Development, Shared Articles 0

christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2018/august/where-have-all-church-planters-gone. What’s the greatest hindrance to effective church planting? BY: Jeff Christopherson You might expect to get varied answers to this question from church planting theorists, strategists, and practitioners, but among those consistently participating in this conversation one comment bubbles to the top almost every time: A scarcity of prepared leaders. This wasn’t true […]

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