A Day Learning from D.A. Carson
A great feature of our Pastors College is the strategic way outstanding scholars are brought in for stand-alone courses. Whether it’s Dr. Tom Schreiner walking us through the beauty of justification in...
View ArticleEvery Tribe, Tongue and Nation: The Yazidi People
Headlines matter. They orient us to events taking place around us, and we rightly give attention to them. But there’s a problem with headlines. They can give information…and hide people. Real,...
View ArticleD.A. Carson & Sam Storms To Teach in the Pastors College
As I announced at our recent Pastors Conference, each year the Pastors College offers special courses in addition to our regular curricula, that strengthen our program and provide ongoing training for...
View ArticleGiving God Glory for His Faithfulness in 2015
The Psalmist writes, "Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness” (Psalm 115:1). This expression of worship springing from the...
View ArticleLed by the Spirit
In my home, I’m the spontaneous one. My wife, Joanne, is a planner and the more structured one. So when it comes to the area of how one prays, it’s not surprising that Joanne is faithful at praying...
View ArticleSignificant Books for Pastors in 2015
A few years ago I wrote a post that has become a habit—collecting a list of “significant books” for pastors published during the past year. A wealth of books and the crunch of time conspire to make...
View ArticleWhy Pray For People I’ll Never See?
“URGENT PRAYER REQUEST!” How many emails have you received with that kind of subject line? The request might genuinely be urgent…but equally as often it’s not. And in a digital, 24-7 headlines,...
View ArticleHisStory: Destin Mahalik
[The following testimony is the first in a series of stories we are calling "HisStory." We title it HisStory because these accounts aren’t about us. They are not shared to draw attention to Sovereign...
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Meet Our Regional Leaders: Jason Hansen
What local church do you pastor? I am a pastor at Sovereign Grace Church Gilbert, Arizona. How long have you been a pastor? I've been a pastor for going on 7 years. I graduated from the Pastor's...
View Article2016 Mission Video #1: Asia-Pacific Region
It’s a 20-hour flight from my office to Dave Taylor’s office in Sydney, Australia. And despite the distance, we share a similar, very closely tied mission. We are both seeking to share the gospel with...
View ArticleThe Church Body Reflecting Christ
Ethlyn has been the victim of traumatic abuse and as a result has tragically lost her home, her health and her family. Ethlyn recently became a member of Christ Church of South Philly, a recent church...
View ArticleCouncil on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
I want to encourage all of those attending the Together for the Gospel conference in April to consider making a strategic addition to your schedule while in Louisville. Once again, the Council on...
View ArticleRemembering Jerry Bridges
This past Sunday, a dear friend of Sovereign Grace, Jerry Bridges, went home to be with the Lord. C.J. Mahaney, senior pastor of Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville and a personal friend of Bridges...
View ArticleJesus' Joy
Perhaps you’ve heard of the phrase “Gross Domestic Product” or GDP. It’s the marker economists use to measure the health of the economy–how many dollars worth of goods and services did the country...
View ArticleIn My Place Condemned He Stood
“Bearing shame and scoffing rude,in my place condemned he stood,sealed my pardon with his blood:Hallelujah, what a Savior!” I was singing these words this morning from the hymn “Man of Sorrows-What A...
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Meet Our Regional Leaders: Tim Shorey
What local church do you pastor? I am an elder in Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, and Lead Pastor of our Risen Hope Church campus. Risen Hope, in Drexel Hill, PA, is a campus of...
View ArticleBuilding Community in Unexpected Places
Eric Farley is a member of Community of Grace Church in Buffalo, NY. Eric and has been a correction officer with New York State for nine years. Through his job, Eric discovered that there are many...
View ArticleSound Doctrine Advancing in Zambia
Wilbroad Chanda is the pastor of Christ Community Church in Ndola, Zambia, a Sovereign Grace church, planted around 2009. For over a year now, Wilbroad has been providing theological training to men...
View ArticleA Week Learning from Sam Storms
A wonderful feature of the Sovereign Grace Pastors College is the strategic way scholars are scheduled to teach specific courses that fall into their area of expertise. For example, right before the...
View ArticleFour Areas of Growth for Sovereign Grace Churches
The New Testament consistently speaks about growth. Fueled by grace, we are to pursue growth, not only as individual disciples of Christ, but also as local churches, and even as a family of churches....
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