Church leadership
What does it mean to shepherd a church—and how can leaders and congregants grow together in faith?
In response to Dagen’s reporting on G8B
In light of the recent series of articles published by the Swedish newspaper Dagen regarding Göteborgs 8:e Baptistförsamling (G8B), TGC Norden would like to offer some clarification and context to their claims. Under the pretext of conducting a follow-up interview related to a feature on G8B pastor Johnny Lithell, Dagen approached Lithell but then shifted the conversation unexpectedly to the topic of church discipline. This approach felt misleading, and the resulting coverage questioned his integrity and portrayed him in an unfair and negative light. We are deeply concerned about the journalistic ethics displayed in this reporting. While we may differ...
Restoration: Sex points to something bigger
The Bible’s vision for physical intimacy is so much bigger and more beautiful than what our movies, music, and secular healthcare systems reduce it to be. God-created, God-honoring sex connects two whole people that are made in God’s image and who possess eternal souls. God’s created beings have unique personalities and, despite their sin, they possess a closeness and a union that, although imperfectly, mirrors the Trinity itself. This reality echoes the connection we had with one other and God in the Garden of Eden. With that image in mind, we might think that sex and marriage are essential to...
12 biblical truths about the fear of the Lord
Acts 9:31 says that “the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.” The fear of the Lord—the fear of God—is central to the Church of God. John Murray, a 20th-century Presbyterian theologian, called the fear of the Lord the ‘soul of godliness,’ the soul of the Christian life. Yet it’s a term and concept we rarely hear about in our churches today. But what is the fear of the Lord? The Reformed theologian Wilhelmus...
We are God’s solution to our lonelines
We find ourselves at the end of the long Nordic winter! Winter is a time for hibernation, focusing on our own projects at home, watching TV, lighting a candle, shutting the door and waiting out the darkness and cold. Sounds cozy, right? But it can also be a lonely time for many, particularly (but not exclusively) for those living on their own. We take our Vitamin D regularly but it can only go so far against seasonal depression (SAD) symptoms. Additionally, the lack of meaningful social connection and intimacy can cause deep emotional pain. However, what if we saw this...
More Resources
FILTERS
Filter Type
Author/Speaker
Content Type
Date Range
Scripture
Content Type: Article
SORT BY
NEWEST
OLDEST
TITLE (A-Z)
TITLE (Z-A)
SORT:
NEWEST
Loading