Ministry Toolbox

8 Mistakes in Recruiting and Keeping Volunteers Where would we be without those faithful workers who regularly give of their time to serve in our …

Handling a Crisis Pastors, along with chaplains, are called to respond to crisis situations. When leaving to handle a crisis, you don’t have time to …

Cardboard Testimonies Cardboard testimonies is a powerful tool that churches across the country are using to present and illustrate the power of the gospel. The following …

The Manhattan Declaration drafted recently by “Orthodox, Catholics,  and Evangelical Christians” and signed by many has attracted considerable attention. Many notable leaders have weighed in …

Want a substantive book that addresses biblical material about baptism with precision and grace? Believer’s Baptism by Thomas Schreiner and Shawn Wright (B&H Academic, 2006) …

“You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11). Today …

In my work as a United Parcel Service supervisor, I have seen that company leaders know the business they’re in and that they have measuring …

In this age of postmodernism, much has been said about the emerging church movement. This movement has influenced the way believers do church, read and …

Many people today doubt the relevance of God’s Word. They would rather read USA Today, Time, or Newsweek than the Bible. They believe that the …

How well do your church people know the Biblical Distinctives of Baptist churches? Biblical Distinctives of Baptists may not be well known among all of …

Do your Sunday School teachers communicate God’s Word clearly and accurately and live in a manner consistent with the content they teach? To help teachers …

“From the ends of the earth we have heard songs: Glory to the righteous! But I said, I am ruined, ruined! Woe to me!” (Isaiah …

Ministry Toolbox She said procrastination was the cause of all my sorrow. I don’t know what that big word means. . . . I’ll look …

Ministry Toolbox In 2 Timothy 2:2 the apostle Paul instructed young pastor Timothy, ”And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, …

Ministry Toolbox 2 Corinthians 11:23–28 Paul reminds us that physical, emotional, and spiritual peril during the pastor’s or missionary’s earthy sojourn is to be expected. …

Ministry Toolbox Even if you’ve been in ministry for years, this counsel serves as a good reminder of a pastor’s high calling. Call of the …

Ministry Toolbox John Donne, a minister and poet, wrote, “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, …

Ministry Toolbox “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin …