Prayer is a major part of the ministry of the Word. The Apostles established the diaconate so they could devote themselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word…
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The corporate prayer life of a church must be grounded in the healthy, regular, personal prayer of its pastor and its people. In Matthew 6:5-13, Jesus instructs…
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Back when I used to play competitive rugby, I was fortunate enough to work with one of England’s coaches for a time. His brilliant teaching has helped me in more areas than just sport. I remember him asking, “Do you want to know why…
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In order to engage the lost with the saving grace and gospel of Jesus, we must engage with…
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In these challenging days, do you often feel isolated as a ministry leader? Frustrated? Completely overwhelmed? Do you worry and obsess about loved ones, friends, children, and family? It seems impossible not to. But I want to share with you a great encouragement…
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Part of the challenge the church faces today is that a lot of our discourse about mission stays within the community of faith. Our engagement with culture can be on a highly-articulated, but theoretical level…
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Join us for an interview between City to City’s Director of Content, Brandon J. O'Brien, and John Smed, founder of Prayer Current and author of the book Journey in Prayer.
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Being a pastor or church planter can be one of the most time-consuming, heart-wrenching, and difficult endeavors someone can take on. At the same time, it can be one of the most winsome and fulfilling endeavors. And all of these qualities can be highly problematic if pastors don’t take time to reflect on their own health.
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I want to talk today about you. There are a lot of questions about what kind of unique witness should the church have at a time like this—how do you pastorally care for people who are experiencing anxiety on a unique level? But I don't want to talk about those. I want to talk about you.
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If today’s troubles do not signal the beginning of the end, they certainly signal a new day for the world. In today’s global village, a virus…
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I rejoice in (and am greatly helped by) the comprehensive awareness of our cultural situation that fills Tim Keller’s How to Reach the West Again. I have not…
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Prayer is mysterious, wonderful, and necessarily practical all at the same time. Unfortunately, this can mean that people don’t ask questions about it for fear that they’ll look stupid or somehow destroy its mystique…
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Throughout the Old and New Testaments and church history, every spiritual awakening was founded on corporate, prevailing, intensive, kingdom-centered prayer.
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