Pastors should preach a beautiful vision of sexuality, the importance of discipleship, and the need for helpers to come alongside those who are addicted to sexual sin. Check out our new interview on How to Help Someone who Struggles with Pornography.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Scott Sauls: Many Pastors Are Lonely…Must They Be?
“Jesus had his twelve, and also his three. If Jesus needed this kind of community, how could we ever think that we do not?”
Related: Scott Sauls was the plenary speaker at our 2021 SOLA Conference.
2. Clarissa Moll: 4 Ways Churches Can Help Grieving Children
“In a season of unrest and deep sadness, we will reflect the very best of the family of God through our attentiveness, sensitivity, and faithful support.”
3. Timothy George: Are Baptists ‘Reformed’? A Brief History of Baptist Identity
“These canonical, covenantal, congregational, Calvinistic Baptists belong to the broad Reformed family of faith — and at their best, they have not only drawn from that tradition but made singular contributions to it.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. 9Marks: On Nine Marks of a Healthy Church (4th Edition)
In this Pastors Talk episode, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever about the book’s history, and how this edition introduces two “additional” marks.
2. Citizens Church: What a Beautiful Name
Citizens shared their cover of What a Beautiful Name, and it’s a unique sound that I find to be characteristic of their church! A quick tempo, distinct instrumentals, and beautiful vocals build to a devastatingly beautiful climax and hauntingly holy conclusion.
Related: Find more worship music from churches in my article More Than Conquerors.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Patience: Waiting with Hope by Megan Evans Hill, Singleness: Living Faithfully by Jenilyn Swett, and Abiding in God’s Presence by Stephanie O. Hubach. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Tim St. John: How to Help Someone who Struggles with Pornography: An Interview with Deepak Reju and Jonathan Holmes
“The Gospel is the power of God to change people. If you’ve given up, you’ve given up on God changing you. And there is hope for you, no matter how bad the struggle there is nobody, absolutely nobody beyond God’s grace.”
2. Fred Mok: Two Lessons I Learned from “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill”
“It is by the scandalous grace of God that He employs flawed people to achieve significant eternal impact.”
3. Andrew Kerhoulas: One More Sunday: An Encouragement from the Church in China
“God uses our Chinese brothers and sisters like a pilot light for the global Church.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for November 5, 2021
Lord, Restore the Years the Swarming Locusts Have Eaten / On Raising Men for Ministry: Lessons from a Former Solo Pastor / Christ Struggled Against Impatience, Too
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