“What you win people with is what you win them to.”

This motto warns against seeker-sensitive church growth methods. “Try to get people in through what appeals to their wants (good music, lots of programs, relevant sermons), and then—once they’re in—give them what they need (deep discipleship, sound doctrine).”

By Josh Hayward

I have deep pain and grief in my heart as I see what is happening in our country, despite being one of those who firmly believe that Christians should fight and die, if necessary, for the gospel of Jesus Christ and only for the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The reason is biblical and simple: no philosophy or earthly government will solve the problems of man—neither hunger nor inequality, nor injustice, nor racism, nor any other problem that we face in this world.

By Alexis Perez

Have you ever wondered why churches invite people to join?

Regardless whether a church calls it “membership” or “partnership,” here are a few reasons why, if you’re a Christian, you should join yourself to a gospel-believing local church.

By Matt Mihelic

Most of us in the biblical counseling world are familiar with expository preaching. And it’s probably safe to say most of us believe it’s the best method of preaching as the steady diet for the church. Why? Because the underlying conviction of those committed to expository preaching is that God’s Word is authoritative and sufficient to save and sanctify God’s people.

However, for some biblical counselors (including myself at times!) there seems to be a disconnect in this regard when it comes to our counseling method. Pastors committed to biblical preaching, and church members who expect their pastor to “rightly handle the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15) often fail to do the same in the counseling room.

By Josh Hayward

It is easy for counselors to fall into the trap of categorizing our counselees. Here’s what I mean: instead of addressing people where they are and seeking to understand their unique problems, we tend to place them into a few different categories and offer counsel based on the category rather than the person. For example, if a counselee is struggling with anxiety, we take them to the same places in Scripture we took our last counselee who struggled with anxiety. Or, if a person is regularly viewing pornography, we give the same counsel we give to all of our counselees who struggle with sexual sin, and nothing more.

By Josh Hayward