7 articles.
Leadership & Pastoral Ministry The pastor's job is a difficult one. Not only are they expected to carry out their duties on Sunday at church and other weekly meetings, but their responsibilities transcend what is commonly assumed. Sunday services are expected to "be gospel-centered through regular preaching that lifts up Christ through the exposition of the Word, and [provide an] order of service that serve[s] to exalt Christ," yet this gospel-centeredness is not meant for Sundays alone.
December 5, 2024 ⏱ 15 min read draft
Leadership & Pastoral Ministry The biblical basis for Gospel centrality or centeredness is found in many sections of Scripture, but a passage that demonstrates this ideology and practice well is 1 Corinthians 15:3-4: "For I [Paul] delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures." According to Jared Wilson in Gospel-Driven Ministry: An Introduction to the Calling and Work of a Pastor, Paul's statement of these facts that are "of first importance" do not "mean simply [that they are] of initial importance but of utmost, central importance." In other words, Paul saw a declaration of the Gospel as the most necessary, most helpful, and most God-glorifying Message to preach, because in this Message "of first importance" salvation is accomplished and communicated.
October 26, 2024 ⏱ 5 min read draft
Evangelism & Discipleship Follow-ups are crucial to evangelism and discipleship, for they allow the contacts of evangelistic endeavors the opportunity to act on their decision, either good or bad. Those who respond a resounding "yes!" to Jesus when evangelized will ultimately be sanctified and matured by acts of follow-up. Still, those who respond "no!" to Jesus will either be encouraged to say "yes!" through follow-up or will further turn from the Savior.
September 28, 2024 ⏱ 5 min read draft
Evangelism & Discipleship Models of discipleship are helpful tools for evangelism and discipleship practices. They seek to systematically present the contents, doctrines, and imperatives of the Bible concerning such disciplines concisely so that they can be incorporated into Christians' ministries. This paper will evaluate three of these models built by various Christian institutions.
September 28, 2024 ⏱ 6 min read draft
Exegetical Papers Acts 9:15-30 reveals the story of the Apostle Paul's hearing of the Gospel, salvation, and follow-up:
September 21, 2024 ⏱ 7 min read draft
Evangelism & Discipleship As defined in the book Invitation to Evangelism: Sharing the Gospel with Compassion and Conviction by Timothy K. Beougher, Evangelism is "the compassionate sharing of the [G]ood [N]ews of Jesus Christ with lost people, in the power of the Holy Spirit, for the purpose of bringing them to Christ as Savior and Lord, that they in turn might share [H]im with others." The spirit of evangelism is compassion, the method is sharing, the content is Good News, the recipients are lost people, the power is the Holy Spirit, the purpose is to bring them to Christ as Savior and Lord, and the perpetuation is that they might win others to Christ.
August 24, 2024 ⏱ 4 min read draft
Missiology & Evangelism Coming into this assignment, and even previously in my Christian walk, I had never shared the Gospel with a stranger. I had plenty of experience talking about Jesus with my friends, family, and my peers, but the thought of approaching someone I did not know and sharing Jesus with them often left my stomach in knots. This assignment has helped tremendously to show that evangelism does not have to be scary.
November 4, 2023 ⏱ 3 min read draft