When people assemble in church under the government guidelines for preventing the spread of the virus in the current pandemic, it is great for pastors and preachers. We have had it “up to here” speaking to cameras. To have even a few people to preach to with whom you can make eye contact is such …
A student with international mission aspirations contacted Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary last spring. He had heard about the BibleMesh Institute and wanted to know whether he could combine the self-paced flexibility of BibleMesh courses with work toward an accredited master’s degree from Southeastern. Absolutely, the seminary told him, because the student’s personal goals dovetailed with …
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And the reason why a natural man is not always perpetually in the pursuit of some one lust, night and day, is because he hath many to serve, every one crying to be satisfied; thence he is carried on with great variety, but still in general he lies towards the satisfaction of self. John Owen, Mortification …
Editor’s note: This post is part of a series featuring outstanding excerpts from student papers at the BibleMesh Institute, which offers affordable online training for local churches, schools, and ministries. The author’s name has been withheld for privacy and security purposes. He is preparing to serve as a missionary among Muslims in Central Asia. The …
But you, dress yourself for work, arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them. Jeremiah 1:17 (ESV) As intimidating as his listeners may be, the pastor must beware lest he jump from the frying pan of their opposition into the fire of …
As members of the church he pastored lay dying in the hospital, Juan Carlos Mendez assured them of Christ’s presence via video chat while nurses held up the phone. In his Los Angles church of 150 members, 11 people were infected with COVID-19 during the pandemic’s opening months. Four were hospitalized, including two in intensive …
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