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This article is going to round out the series by looking at the final three marks of a healthy church: 1) church discipline, 2) discipleship, and 3) church leadership.

The topic of healthy churches is one that concerns all believers in Jesus Christ. The Christian does not exist independently of other believers. At a minimum, every Christian is to

We all know there is no such thing as a perfect church, but we can all appreciate churches that are trying to search Scripture and understand how God wants them

With another cofounder leaving, Together for the Gospel prepares for its final event.

It is long past time for Christians individually and corporately to repent for the way we and our institutions responded to the COVID-19 outbreak.

11 Jun It’s 9:00 on a Sunday morning and you’re still in your pajamas waiting for your morning coffee to brew. A year ago, before the COVID pandemic, you’d have been getting yourself and your family ready for church. But this morning, as you’ve been doing for months now, you’ll stay in your PJs and “go to church” online.  Your local church had been prevented from gathering for a few months during the pandemic. For the sake of your neighbor, to follow g...

By: Karen Pearce March 8, 2021 When Erasyl* started university in his hometown in the former Soviet Union, he knew very little about Jesus. Being from a Muslim home, he was most familiar with the Quran, but he also knew the Bible was a holy book. What he did not know was the gospel. An IMB missionary befriended him on campus and led him to the Lord. “Through studying Scripture and reading good books on apologetics and church history, God convinced me of the truth of the Bible, and I put my ...

A Responsibility to Members However your church might view or practice church membership, we have a particular responsibility to shepherd those who are walking their Christian life with us. The first priority of our Sunday meetings is strengthening the church. We’re God’s covenant people who have gathered in his presence to be built into “a spiritual house” through the gospel (1 Peter 2:5). God doesn’t intend for the people we lead each Sunday to remain perpetually immature. He wants...