#39 Titus
In a similar fashion to all Pauline epistles, the Apostle Paul greets Titus by acknowledging himself as the author: “Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ” (Titus 1:1). For this reason and more, the Epistle to Titus was unequivocally attributed to the Apostle Paul, apart from Marcion, until the nineteenth century…
#24 The Church as an Automobile
The church is a lot like an automobile. It comprises parts that work together to carry passengers down the road. Similarly, the church as a body is made up of parts…
#21 Child Abuse Prevention
Deepak Reju, the author of On Guard: Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse at Church, encourages Christians to prevent child abuse in their congregations…
#11 Resolved to Be Like Jesus
There are many characteristics of a Christian leader. Leading as a Christian requires humility, service, candor, ambition, balance, intentionality, and many other characteristics. However, to explain Christian leadership through characteristics in a short essay is a tremendous task. Therefore, Christian leadership explained succinctly can best be seen in the life, death, and ministry of the Savior, Jesus…
#7 Spiritual Leadership
Dr. Oswald Sanders was a lawyer and Christian leader born in New Zealand. After leaving his law practice, he served as an instructor and administrator at the Bible College of New Zealand. He also served as the general director of China Inland Mission, now called the Overseas Missionary Fellowship…
#6 Lloyd-Jones on the Christian Life
Author, Jason Meyer, sets out in the book, Lloyd-Jones on the Christian Life: Doctrine and Life as Fuel and Fire, to tell and inspire other Christians about the God-fearing life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Moreover, Meyer seeks to accomplish a more specific goal in his work: to remind Christians “that according to Lloyd-Jones, the Christian life is doctrine on fire” (p. 21)…
#5 The Multi-Directional Leader
Trevin Wax, a former missionary in Romania, earned his Master’s of Divinity at Southern Seminary and his Ph.D. in Theology from Southeastern Seminary. He has served as a visiting professor at Wheaton College and Cedarville University…
#2 When People are Big and God is Small
Edward Welch, a decorated author and counselor, earned his M.Div. degree from Biblical Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Utah in 1981. The same year, he started work for both the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) and Westminster Theological Seminary…
#1 Lead
Paul David Tripp, a well-known author, pastor, and biblical counselor, received a Doctor of Ministry degree from Westminster Theological Seminary. He has made it his life mission to glorify God through the planting, revitalizing, and stewarding of healthy, Gospel-centered churches…