Doorposts, Frontlets and the Affections
The first and greatest commandment is to love God ultimately. Immediately after giving this command, God went on to insist that this kind of ultimate… Read More »Doorposts, Frontlets and the Affections
Practical Ministry
Cultivating the Affections
One of the most difficult tasks facing the conservative Christian pastor is teaching that the affections are shaped, and that Christians ought to give attention… Read More »Cultivating the Affections
Distinguishing Between Affections
A Christian understanding of the affections emphasizes the centrality of the affections in the Christian life, and distinguishes it from modern notions of emotion. Beyond that,… Read More »Distinguishing Between Affections
The Centrality and Nature of the Religious Affections
Restoring a right view of the affections may take many years of teaching and instruction. Most Christians exist with very foggy notions of ‘the emotions’… Read More »The Centrality and Nature of the Religious Affections
The Religious Affections and Beauty
Probably the greatest difference between a thoroughly conservative Christian church and more nominally conservative Christian churches will be found in differences over the religious affections.… Read More »The Religious Affections and Beauty
Teaching Piety
Beyond the matter of exposing Christians to past and present examples of Christian piety, a pastor or leader within the local church can seek to… Read More »Teaching Piety
Exposure to Piety
How can we conserve and promote true piety within the lives of the Christians in our churches? Phrasing the question differently reveals the size of… Read More »Exposure to Piety
Conserving Christian Piety
Conservative Christian churches wish to weather the winds of secularism and pass on authentic Christianity to the next generation. This means conserving the gospel itself,… Read More »Conserving Christian Piety
Some Things To Consider Including In Your Worship – Benedictions
Finishing worship well is as important as beginning it that way. Just as a call to worship consecrates the time for worship, so a benediction… Read More »Some Things To Consider Including In Your Worship – Benedictions
Leading Corporate Worship
Restoring biblical worship in churches within a culture given over to various forms of narcissism, sentimentalism, consumerism and amusement is an uphill struggle. If a… Read More »Leading Corporate Worship
Worship Services for Conservative Christians [Updated]
UPDATE (5/29/11 6:24a EST): Several people have requested that I include links to the extra hymns in these services; they are linked below. Next week… Read More »Worship Services for Conservative Christians [Updated]
Restoring Biblical Worship: Heeding God’s Prescriptions
Biblical worship is the worship revealed in the Bible as pleasing to God. Since the Bible reveals God’s nature, will, and works, we should expect… Read More »Restoring Biblical Worship: Heeding God’s Prescriptions
Restoring Biblical Worship
Christianity is far more than salvation from sin and the knowledge of some Christian doctrine. Christianity claims to offer true worship to the only true… Read More »Restoring Biblical Worship
Doctrinal Literacy – 2
Churches that wish to be doctrinally thorough and promote theological literacy ought to have a pulpit that systematically teaches through Scripture, and support it with… Read More »Doctrinal Literacy – 2
Doctrinal Literacy
How do churches teach Christian doctrine thoroughly and cohesively? I suggest four ways, the first two of which I’ll deal with in this post. First,… Read More »Doctrinal Literacy
Doctrinal Thoroughness
Google ‘Gospel-centered’ and you will find thousands of churches and Christians who have adopted this nick as descriptive of themselves. No one wants to be… Read More »Doctrinal Thoroughness
Defending the Gospel
Churches that wish to conserve and propagate the gospel must be willing to defend it. The gospel is attacked in several ways, and therefore its… Read More »Defending the Gospel
Being Committed to the Gospel
As important as understanding the gospel is, it is not sufficient. Churches must be committed to the gospel. That is, churches must be devoted to the… Read More »Being Committed to the Gospel
Towards Conservative Christian Churches – Understanding the Gospel
Since the gospel is the basis and boundary of Christianity, anyone interested in conserving Christianity ought to be interested in conserving the gospel. A cursory… Read More »Towards Conservative Christian Churches – Understanding the Gospel
Toward Conservative Christian Churches
A few weeks ago, I posted my opinion that the form of Christianity which omits certain distinctives is a truncated and emaciated Christianity. Conservative Christianity,… Read More »Toward Conservative Christian Churches
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