14 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
Book Reviews In the first chapter of his book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Donald S. Whitney argues that "the Spiritual Disciplines are those practices found in Scripture that promote spiritual growth among believers in the [G]ospel of Jesus Christ. They are the habits of devotion and experiential Christianity that have been practiced by the people of God since biblical times." He continues to explain that there are both personal, the kind on which the book focuses, and interpersonal Spiritual Disciplines.
October 10, 2024 ⏱ 17 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 Gospel plans and tracts are beneficial ways of sharing the Gospel clearly, for they often incorporate a substantial amount of Scripture and present the Gospel in a form that is appealing to the eyes through graphics and understandable to broad audiences. This brief paper will examine four plans in light of various elements of the Gospel: humanity and sin, God and Christ, and faith and repentance.
September 7, 2024 ⏱ 5 min read draft
Evangelism & Discipleship Regarding evangelism and its Message, Charles Spurgeon declared, "If a man is to be used as a winner of souls, he must have spiritual life to a high degree… When the Holy Spirit dwells within a living child of God, He later rises out of the very midst of Him as a fountain or a river, so that others may come and participate in the Spirit's gracious influences." Spurgeon's declaration is best noticed in the life of Jesus, who possesses this spiritual life to the utmost degree and "serves as a model evangelist." Furthermore, the latter part of Spurgeon's quote demonstrates the perpetuation of the Gospel in that Jesus personally evangelized His disciples first to save them and then to make them "fishers of men." These followers, empowered by the Holy Spirit they received at Pentecost, are mimickers of Christ's evangelistic endeavors insofar that they would go on to evangelize the entire world.
August 31, 2024 ⏱ 9 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 A short video on missions alongside its transcript
December 1, 2023 ⏱ 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
Missiology & Evangelism Before Jesus ascended to the right hand of God, He said something significant to His disciples: "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matt. 28:19-20). This exhortation is what Christians call the Great Commission, and the profound statement that follows it is what Christians depend on to accomplish the Great Commission.
March 4, 2023 ⏱ 11 min read draft
Missiology & Evangelism Following a new religion is a life changing experience. Often, when one accepts a new religion as their own they carry certain characteristics from their old religion into the new one. This synthesis of religions is common in Christian converts from Islam.
February 26, 2023 ⏱ 2 min read draft
Missiology & Evangelism Missionary trips can be a very spiritually strenuous undertaking. Because of this, it is best that missionaries arrive at their destination after they have been theologically trained to carry the Gospel to the nations of the world or various communities in their own nation. This theological training ahead of time prepares them for their mission and helps them to clearly display and tell of God's Gospel to the lost.
February 19, 2023 ⏱ 2 min read draft
Missiology & Evangelism Should a Christian contextualize the Gospel and pretend to be a Muslim in order to become better missionaries for the sake of Muslims? While this theory may seem like a good idea, it is far more faulty for Christians to lie about their religion rather than being honest about it. If this make-believe facade of reverence were put on by a Christian and Muslims found out, it could be very detrimental to the established relationships and opportunities to witness to the Muslims would be reduced.
January 29, 2023 ⏱ 2 min read draft