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Biblical friendship is not a luxury for pastors. It is one of God's ordinary means of sustaining us for long-term ministry.

One way the church can minister to teenagers is by discipling their parents to be mature followers of Jesus.

Abstract: Zach Kilpatrick encourages pastors who are transitioning to a plurality of elders to finish the process well by addressing some practical questions.

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the United States suffered the deadliest foreign attack on U.S. soil in American history. That morning two hijacked planes a little more than fifteen minutes apart flew into the Twin Towers in New York City.

Abstract: Tyler Markson shares about his own experience of suffering as a missionary in Central Asia, including an occasion on which he and his teammates expected to die after a grenade exploded in their compound. Reflecting on his experience, Markson identifies four biblical realities of suffering to help missionaries and all Christians respond to suffering faithfully and with hope in God’s promises.

Abstract: Zach Kilpatrick encourages pastors to help their congregations see the need for a plurality of elders, first from Scripture and then from the various ways it can bless the church and its pastors. Many Christians aren’t aware of the Bible’s teaching about elders, nor do they recognize the strain that pastoral responsibilities can put on the pastor in a senior pastor model.

Abstract: Jonathan Threlfall commends Richard Baxter’s The Reformed Pastor by highlighting fifteen exhortations to pastors from one of the sections of this classic book. Baxter urged pastors to consider the eternal weight of their task and to rely on God fully to carry it out faithfully. Rather than aiming for personal ambition, pastors should aim for the glory of God and the spiritual good of their people.

Editor’s Note: These are original remarks which Mark Dever delivered to Capitol Hill Baptist Church on the Sunday following the attacks on 9/11. “All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance.

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the United States suffered the deadliest foreign attack on U.S. soil in American history...

Abstract: Zach Kilpatrick offers counsel to pastors who are leading a church to transition from a single-pastor polity to a plurality of elders. In this first of a three-part series, Kilpatrick urges pastors to get to know their church’s history so that they can be aware of potential hazards in leading through this significant change. There’s pastoral wisdom in knowing your people and the factors that have shaped them in the past. Many pastors begin their ministry in churches that need reform.