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Singleness and the Pastorate: Are Single Men Qualified to Be Pastors?

July 1, 2011

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Are single men disqualified from the pastorate? Does the phrase “husband of one wife” in 1 Timothy 3:2 require pastors to be married? Are single pastors at a disadvantage when it comes to practical matters of ministry? Some interpreters answer each of these questions in the affirmative. Others reject this conclusion as unbiblical. I side [...]

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So Long, Church: The Growing Attrition Rate Among the Youth Within America’s Church

December 18, 2010

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The reality that this video brings to our attention is an alarming one. Shouldn’t it shake us up a bit to hear that two-thirds of the young people who attend church throughout high school are leaving once they move into college? I’d say so. This video maintains that the church has failed the next generation, [...]

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Pastoral Authority: God’s Gracious Gift to His Churches

October 18, 2010

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What ever happened to people hearing, receiving, and obeying the wise counsel of their pastors? Too often today, church members attend their churches, listen to Scriptural instruction, and choose to do things their own way.

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