In recent years, the church has lost several towering evangelical leaders, leaving many grieving and wondering about the future. Yet God has always sustained His church, raising up new shepherds and calling every believer to stand firm, trust Christ, and carry the gospel forward.

I have heard from many people across the country asking questions about what is happening at the church I have the privilege of pastoring, Capital Community Church. This post is my attempt to answer those questions in one place!

God-ordained preaching. Preaching is not man’s idea but God’s idea. In fact, you could say that when God created the world, He did so by preaching. God created the cosmos simply by proclaiming a Word (Gen 1:2).

At the end of his life, Charles Spurgeon faced a great controversy in the Baptist Union, which he called the “downgrade.” The Baptist Union would even censure him for his outspoken warnings against it in his magazine, The Sword and the Trowel.

To become a genuine believer in Jesus Christ, a miracle must happen. You must be born again (John 3:3). The new birth, which comes through the Holy Spirit’s application of the Word of God to our hearts, recalibrates our souls (1 Pet. 1:23).

I recently spoke with the dean of theology at a major Christian college. I asked him how things were going in the world of Christian education.