Tom Schreiner is a notable New Testament scholar. He was educated at Western Oregon University (B.S.), Western Conservative Baptist Seminary (M.Div., Th.M.), and Fuller Theological Seminary (Ph.D.). He is the author of numerous books, articles, and commentaries. His scholarly influence permeates evangelicalism and many pulpits. How did he get there? In an interview with … [Read more...] about His Youth Pastor
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Saints Everywhere
In some town you’ve never heard of at some church that will never headline, a psalmist writes beautiful poetry to God. At some small camp, dusty and dirty, old and wooden, an amateur magician delights kids and shares the Gospel. In a rural county, a single lady with no children, over a lifetime, disciples hundreds of children. At some ministry faraway, a no-named … [Read more...] about Saints Everywhere
Why Church Planting
Why plant a church? Why plant a church in the Bible Belt? Why plant a church when there are already so many churches? Do we really need more churches? In this post, I want to explain the thinking behind church planting that helped to convince me of its ongoing need today in America. Misunderstandings For some time, I was convinced of the importance of church … [Read more...] about Why Church Planting
Small Call
What does a call to ministry look like? Most of the call stories that get repeated are grand stories. One famous example is the call of Martin Luther. It involves a literal lightening bolt knocking him to the ground and an immediate commitment to become a monk. Now that is a call story! But must all call stories be so big? Many folks in ministry have only a small … [Read more...] about Small Call
Imperfect Leaders
Every leader I know, past and present, comes with flaws and failures (myself included, of course). Leaders from past generations have blindspots that make us blush now. Leaders from our day have their own peculiar shortcomings, too. So, how should we think of imperfect leaders? Should we follow them? Do certain imperfections require us to dismiss them altogether? Or, … [Read more...] about Imperfect Leaders