by David Wentz | Jan 28, 2021 | Christian Practice, Church, Pastoring book chapters
Honor the LORD for the glory of his name. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. – Psalm 29:2 When most people think of church, they think of the weekly worship service. It’s where visitors visit, and it may be the only spiritual activity of the...
by David Wentz | Jan 19, 2021 | Christian Practice, Church, Pastoring book chapters
It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these few requirements. – Acts 15:28 All true churches recognize God as the ultimate authority. They don’t all agree on the best way to hear and do what God is saying. Who has authority...
by David Wentz | Jan 14, 2021 | Christian Practice, Church, God's Purpose, Uncategorized
Many Christians today are making major decisions based on the words of modern-day prophets. I highly value the New Testament gift of prophecy. But we can be misled when we apply Old Testament principles to church-age prophecy. Before Pentecost (Acts 2), prophets had...
by David Wentz | Mar 1, 2019 | Christian Practice, Church, Pastoring book chapters
Do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 God does not require pastors to be married, though most are. If you don’t have a family of your own, I...
by David Wentz | Feb 8, 2019 | Christian Practice, Church, Pastoring book chapters
Your Authority You must teach these things and encourage the believers to do them. You have the authority to correct them when necessary, so don’t let anyone disregard what you say. Titus 2:15 Leadership experts talk about two kinds of authority: positional authority...
by David Wentz | Jan 31, 2019 | Christian Practice, Church, Pastoring book chapters
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we...
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