Preaching That Pleads
Training men to preach the Gospel is one of the most important jobs on earth.
Jordan Stone
I’ve been the Senior Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church since November of 2017. I’m married to Emily, and we are the proud parents of six children: Hudson, Owen, Haddon, Knox, Sarah, and Boston. I completed my M.A.R. at Reformed Theological Seminary with a thesis entitled, This is Not the End: Puritans on the Glory of Heaven. I received my Th.M. and Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
For The Raising Up Of Holy Men
It’s striking to see the place the Memoir occupied in Bonar’s life. For nearly a half-century, words of the book and thoughts about the book were close to his mind.
Perils In Pastoral Ministry
Sunday’s coming. The Lord’s Day is on the way. And Christ’s preachers must be ready. We must gird up the loins, go, and proclaim Christ from behind the sacred desk.
Preaching With Unction – Part 2
Sometimes our expectation of power in preaching is our very undoing. Our presumption squelches the passion, and the congregation is no better after leaving.
Preaching With Unction – Part 1
As I read the Bible, there are at least five things that can be true when the Spirit arrives with unusual force in the preaching. Unction doesn’t mean all five happen at once.
14 Reasons for Pastoral Piety
The mandate for personal holiness is largely absent from popular and pastoral discourse these days. If the trend goes unchecked, a ministry of power will be hard to find.
3 Books Every Pastor Should Read: On Reformation History
Books are some of the best friends a pastor can have. How to know which friends to have is quite difficult, for as the inspired Preacher said, “Of making many books there is no end” (Ecclesiastes 12:12).
In Praise Of Main Points
Faithful Preaching contains no small number of useful takeaways. Clarity and practicality bleed through on every page. But the paradigm shaping moment, for me, came in his chapter on unifying the redemptive theme of every sermon.
What Gives Ministry Power?
Reading church history always humbles the heart. You hear about the mighty ministers of old and the fantastic awakenings that rocked congregations and countries.