Discourse on the Practicality of Elder Responsibilities
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Discourse on the Practicality of Elder Responsibilities

by Pat Badstibner, President of World Prayr, Inc.This document was created for The Mill Church leadership as they transition from a staff led to an elder/CTM (deacon) led church order. They are also changing their message to a more gospel-centric one. As they do, they want a gospel-centered leadership model to build on and they…

The Hidden Fault Line of Expository Preaching
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The Hidden Fault Line of Expository Preaching

by Pat Badstibner, President of World Prayr, Inc. Danger, Danger Will Robison they’re going to preach verse-by-verse this morning. Now, before I get started let me say that some of my favorite teachers are expositors and I love good expository preaching, but often it is nothing more than instructions on how to be better, have…

Growing in Weakness — Why We Fail to Appropriate
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Growing in Weakness — Why We Fail to Appropriate

Question: “We know that because Jesus is our Shepherd, we can find contentment, experience courage, enjoy communion, and live in confidence despite the valley of the shadow of death and the presence of enemies. (My exposition of Psalm 23) … But hearing, meditating, and considering this truth, why do we not regularly find contentment, experience…