In the last several months I have been privy to at least two men who are now out of ministry because of sexual sin (both committed ramped adultery). I cannot stress this enough that if you are a pastor there has to be a sense of fear in your spirit about what you’re capable of…
Here’s the second of six summary posts I’ll be writing on Tim Chester’s book “Closing the Window: Steps to Living Porn Free.” Chapter 1 “Looking Beyond the Frame” Chester’s book does not delve into the issue of pornography with vagueness, but he’s rather quite specific in describing the pornography industry, as well as the effects…
As I stated in one of my very first posts on my blog it’s my intention to make people aware of resources that will help them walk in victory over sin, in particular the sin of pornography. Yet even as I type this there is a fear and apprehensiveness in my spirit in making people aware of…
This past Sunday marked the last day of Jonathon Woodyard serving at Oak Park Baptist Church. He and his family (Gina, Calvin, and the newest edition Caleb) are making their way to Minneapolis, MN to study at Bethlehem Seminary. By God’s grace Oak Park called Chase Sears to be our new Family Pastor; he actually was…
Here is a link to several of the sermons. Enjoy.
Recently, Oak Park Baptist Church (the church where I serve) has been discussing a possible transition to a different form of government. Don’t worry this post isn’t going to be diatribe towards churches or individuals that don’t believe in the particular form of government I’m going to advocate in this post – there’s too much vitriol when…
Watch this short video by Paul David Tripp on the truth that everyone is a counselor. The question remains are we counseling in accordance to the truth of Scripture, specifically the culminating work found in the person of Jesus Christ?
I found this article extremely encouraging and challenging regarding a “convert’s” perspective of biblical counseling and posture towards others who may or may not be where they are – enjoy the read.
This past year I started working on a Doctor of Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Biblical Counseling and from Day-1 I have been overwhelmed as God has confirmed and affirmed my decision to enter into this program. In serving as one of the pastors at Oak Park Baptist Church I have been afforded…
There’s a lot of spurious claims out there concerning the percentage of high schoolers that leave the church after graduating. That issue isn’t the focus of this post, but rather what traits characterize students that actually do stay in the church. To that end, read this article by Jon Nielson. He writes succinctly, convincingly, and biblically concerning this ever-present issue…
Theology Along the Way 