Church Revitalization – Ordinary Christian Ministries

Preaching Really Is The Answer

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I get to pastor a great church. Malvern Hill is certainly not perfect (I’m the pastor, after all), but it […]

The Monday after Easter is filled with joy for pastors. We had the opportunity to preach to packed sanctuaries and

Following his “sharp” division with Barnabas, Paul set out with Silas to revisit the churches he and Barnabas started on

I have the privilege of pastoring a church with a large and vibrant student ministry. In fact, they are an

This week, I celebrate my fifteen year anniversary as pastor of Malvern Hill Baptist Church. Today, I get to pastor

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Pastors are lonely. We hear that often, and I know from experience that it can be true. It isn’t only

Loneliness in the 21st century is a paradox. A paradox is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that

Several years ago we noticed a startling trend at Malvern Hill. We had no problem getting people to visit our

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How do you invite people to church? A friend of mine invites people to church with one condition: “If you’re

The first chapter in the first book in the Harry Potter series is called, The Boy Who Lived. If you

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He was old. But, since I was six, everyone seemed old. In retrospect, I suppose he must have been in

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Comorbidities. Preexisting conditions. These words rank up there with unprecedented in a competition for word of year in 2020. Prior