Let's Talk Church for Pastors and Ministry Leaders DJ Harry

Often we look at missions trips from only one perspective....OURS! In this conversation we look at the same trip from the perspective of the pastor as well as the missionary to learn what works and what pitfalls to avoid!

Sadly, Independent Baptists have taken the concept of 'independent' to an extreme that is not supported by Scripture. What do we see in God's Word? We see churches working together to plant other churches and spread the gospel. That is interdependence!!

The Great Omission is that we have left 'discipleship" out of the Great Commission! It isn’t enough to win the lost…we are commanded to then make disciples. As a church, what does that look like?
-Many churches are strong in the area of evangelism, with programs, pushes, ministries…all geared toward reaching the lost
-What are we doing as churches to bring those new converts along in their knowledge and growth of the sound doctrine and the Scriptures?

Every word that came out of Christ's mouth was inspired...they were the very Word of God! Us? Not so much! Though Jesus had perfect interpretation and perfect application, we have to work very hard not to force our own ideas into the message of Scripture. Paul's exhortation to Timothy? Preach the Word!!

Today, we are going to dig deeper into the topic of preaching by discussing in greater depth the richness of expositional preaching. If God’s Word is our highest authority, then the message of God’s Word must take precedence in our study, our preaching, and our exhortation!

There is authority that comes with being a pastor of a local church...however...if you are a young pastor, there can be added strains on your ministry because of your age. How do young pastors balance that tension? That is what we discuss in this episode!