Darryl Dash's Blog, page 73
December 28, 2019
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Your Ministry Will Take a Lifetime
The best way to get ready for your future is to walk humbly, fruitfully, and cheerfully with Christ right where you are. Through the years, he will give you a front-row seat for watching him fulfill his purpose for you.
How to Succeed in Ministry (Without Really Trying)
My total ministry experience is just shy of 16 years, but here are five things that have served me well so far.
The...
December 21, 2019
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Don’t Measure Small-Town Ministry Simply by Its Size
At the heart of every successful ministry, in communities of every conceivable size, is love: love for Christ and for the places where he has called us.
The Importance of Ecclesiology in Church Planting
Church planter, study the church. Your ecclesiology matters greatly for your church.
Read the Bible with TGC in 2020
The Gospel Coalition is partnering with Crossway to launch an initiative for 2020...
December 17, 2019
Andrew Fuller on Being a Pastor
I set out this year to read, with others, six books on pastoring.
I wanted a mix of old and new material, but it never occurred to me to include a set of ordination sermons preached by Andrew Fuller, an English Baptist pastor and a promoter of missions. I’m grateful that Michael Haykin made the suggestion.
You can download a PDF of the sermons here. If you’re a pastor, you won’t regret it.
Why pay attention to Fuller’s ordination sermons? In their book Being a Pastor, Michael Haykin and Brian...
December 14, 2019
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Book Awards
From Christianity Today and For the Church. Also: Kevin DeYoung’s Top 10 Books and TGC Editorial Staff’s Books We Enjoyed in 2019
My Top 10 Theology Stories of 2019
10. Prosperity preacher takes job in Trump administration.
9. Are we supposed to boycott Chick-fil-A now?…
4 Ways to Make Reading Your Bible a Daily Habit in 2020
How do we change our habits to create more and better times in God’s Word?
Does God Care If We Diet and Exercise?
I...
December 10, 2019
Best Books of 2019
It’s been a good year for books.
So far I’ve completed 68 books this year and I have a few more in the hopper.
Here, in order, are some of my favorites this year. Most of them were published this year, but not all of them.
1. On the Road with Saint Augustine [image error]This book is less a biography on Augustine and more of an exploration of issues we all face with some help from Augustine. It’s what you’d expect from James K.A. Smith: profound and yet accessible.
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2. Surprised by...December 7, 2019
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Top Books of 2019
From The Gospel Coalition, Jared C. Wilson, Trevin Wax, Russell Moore, and Gospel Relevance.
The new December 2019 issue of Themelios has 217 pages of editorials, articles, and book reviews.
Someone Needs to See You Suffer Well
People need to see you clinging to his promises, treasuring his friendship, and praising his name when life is falling in on you.
Pastor, Build His Platform, Not Yours
We must be satisfied in the...
December 3, 2019
Transience and Church Planting
Ask me what the biggest challenge is in my church planting experience and I’ll probably give you an answer something like this:
Resistant Community + High Transience = Difficulty in Becoming Self-Sustaining
I knew I was moving into a resistant community. I underestimated the transience. 70% of the people in our community will be gone within two years. It’s very difficult to build a church with such a high level of transience.
We’re not alone. Urban centers tend to be more transient. A...
November 30, 2019
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
We are not called to fame and fortune – and no one else is either. We are called to serve and worship Christ where we are right now and not wait until we get bigger, smarter, richer, or more influential.
8 Ways Expository Preaching Changed Our Church
People needed to hear from God. Our young church plant needed to hear from God. So, that’s what we did. And, expository preaching changed our church.
In Episode 443 of the...
November 26, 2019
What Is a Girl Worth?
I can think of two reasons you should read Rachel Denhollander’s book What Is a Girl Worth?
[image error]Denhollander is an attorney, advocate, and educator. She became known as the first woman to file a police report and speak publicly against USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, one of the most prolific sexual abusers in recorded history. She was named as one of TIME Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World”. Her story has appeared in Christianity Today.
Her book details her story and her...
November 16, 2019
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Sow and Sleep, Pastor. Let God Define Success.
There are no “proven strategies,” no books, no Enneagram numbers, that if you just plug into a city will produce success.
In Church Planting, Overcome the Obstacle of Me
If I’m unwilling to embrace my own need for Christ, I become the hindrance to his work in my local church.
Here are five bits of advice I offer in terms of what not to do.
Where Does Evangelism Fit on Sunday Morning?
There is an active debate about the role evangelism...
