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Be an apologist without being a jerk

Timothy Paul Jones and Garrick Bailey: How to Be an Apologist without Being a Jerk

14th March 2023

You don’t have to be a jerk to be an apologist. In fact, if you’re being a jerk, you’re not doing apologetics in a biblical way, because biblical apologetics calls Christians to defend the faith in “meekness and fear” (1 Peter 3:15b). So how can you be an apologist without being a jerk? One of […]

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Filed Under: Apologetics, Audio, Blog, History, leadership, Learn, ministry, music review, Music reviews, pastor, Podcast, The Apologetics Podcast, Three Chords and the Truth: The Apologetics Podcast Tagged With: apologetics, apologist

Timothy Paul Jones: We Are All Apologists Now

4th February 2023

A faculty address is given only once in a lifetime of academic research, and it becomes part of the institution’s permanent record of a professor’s scholarship. I had the privilege of delivering my faculty address “Brothers and Sisters, We Are All Apologists Now” in Broadus Chapel on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. This address is my […]

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A New Plan for Reading through the Greek New Testament in 2023

27th December 2022

A language that you don’t use is a language you’ll lose—which is why so many pastors who labored so hard over Greek vocabulary and verb paradigms in seminary end up losing most of what they learned. The only way to maintain your knowledge of another language is to use that language regularly. And so, my […]

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Filed Under: Blog, Book reviews, leadership, pastor, pastoral ministry

Garrick Bailey and Timothy Paul Jones: How the Life of the Church Defends the Truth of the Faith

26th April 2022

In an act of heroism of a sort that hasn’t been seen since the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame, Garrick and Timothy bravely prevent the end of apologetics. Also, they show how Live Aid would never have happened in 1985 if it hadn’t been for the rise of Christianity nearly two thousand years earlier.

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Filed Under: Apologetics, Audio, History, Lead, leadership, ministry, music review, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, Podcast, Three Chords and the Truth: The Apologetics Podcast Tagged With: apologetics, ecclesial, ecclesial apologetics, Garrick Bailey, Josh Chatraw, Myron Bradley Penner

Urban Ministry Podcast: Sharing the Gospel in London and Beyond

7th April 2021

Jacob Boss is Affinity Leader for European Peoples with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Prior to his current role in London, he served two years as the Vice President of Global Training for Meridian University. At Meridian, he implemented a series of simple and reproducible tools that have helped to develop […]

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Filed Under: Audio, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Jacob Boss, London, urban ministry podcast

Urban Ministry Podcast: Seeking a Sense of Place in Global Cities

24th March 2021

Michael Crane serves as a director of Radius Global Cities Network, a think tank for urban missions research. Passionate about church planting, he helped to launch a church planting network in Southeast Asia called Gospel City Network. Michael also serves on the faculty of two graduate schools. He has authored or co-authored several books, including […]

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Filed Under: Audio, chuch planting, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: urban ministry podcast

Urban Ministry Podcast: Urban Church Planting in Africa

10th March 2021

Stephen Dinkins and his family moved to East Africa in 2013 to serve with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Stephen now serves as the Nairobi City Team Leader in Nairobi, Kenya. In this episode, Stephen and Timothy discuss the distinct dynamics of urban church planting in sub-Saharan Africa. For more information […]

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Filed Under: Audio, Blog, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: africa, african, church planting, Dehoney Center, International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention, Stephen Dinkins, urban, urban ministry, urban ministry podcast, Urban Ministry Traning

Apologetics: Should Pastors Preach for Conversions?

6th March 2021

In the churches where I first came to know Jesus Christ, no service was complete without an invitation—a time for the people in the pews to respond to the message by making their way down the aisle. Especially during weeklong revival services, “Just as I Am” inevitably ran out of verses before the preachers ran […]

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Filed Under: Apologetics, Lead, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry Tagged With: conversion, evangelism, evangelistic preaching, pastor, preaching, preaching for conversion

Urban Ministry Podcast: Replanting and Revitalizing Urban Congregations

24th February 2021

Thousands of churches in urban contexts are ripe for revitalization—but church revitalization isn’t easy! James Fields has spent nearly two years working with a congregation near Churchill Downs in Louisville, seeking to revitalize a once-thriving church. He joins Timothy Paul Jones to discuss what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what he’s learned. For more information about […]

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Filed Under: city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Churchill Downs, Harbor Network, James Fields, Sojourn, Sojourn Church, Sojourn Network, urban ministry

Urban Ministry Podcast: Church Planting in the Inner City

10th February 2021

Brian Davis serves as a pastor at Risen Christ Fellowship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed a church planting internship at Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina as well as a pastoral internship at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Brian joins Timothy to discuss the distinct dynamics of planting a church in the […]

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Filed Under: Audio, Blog, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Brian Davis, urban ministry podcast

Urban Ministry Podcast: The Role of the Pastor’s Wife

27th January 2021

What is the role of the pastor’s wife? Amber Williams and Karen Cheong serve faithfully as members of Sojourn Church Midtown in inner-city Louisville, Kentucky, and they join Timothy Paul Jones to discuss the unique role that the pastor’s wife plays in the urban church. For more information about Sojourn Church Midtown, please go to […]

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Filed Under: black church, Blog, city, Family Ministry, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: family, family ministry, urban ministry, urban ministry podcast

Garrick Bailey and Timothy Paul Jones: Job, Jesus, and the Existential Problem of Evil + “You Found Me” (The Fray)

26th January 2021

If you’re a Christian who’s suffering or if you want to help people who are suffering, this episode of Three Chords and the Truth: The Apologetics Podcast—“Job, Jesus, and the Existential Problem of Evil”—is the most important installment in this entire series about the problem of evil. This time around, the focus is the existential problem […]

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Filed Under: Apologetics, Audio, History, leadership, ministry, music review, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, Podcast, Three Chords and the Truth: The Apologetics Podcast Tagged With: apologetics, cross, defense, Epicurean dilemma, Epicurean Paradox, existential problem of evil, God’s problem, Jesus, Job, kenosis, pastoral care, pastoral problem of evil, problem of evil, problem of suffering, suffering, The Fray, theodicy, You Found Me

Urban Ministry Podcast: Revitalizing Churches in Urban Contexts

13th January 2021

Raymond Johnson serves as senior pastor at Christ Church West Chester in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and he’s also the author of I See Dead People: The Function of the Resurrection of the Saints in Matthew 27:51–54 (P&R). Christ Church in West Chester has experienced a profound revitalization under Raymond’s leadership. In this episode, Raymond Johnson […]

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: church planting, Philadelphia, Raymond Johnson, revitalization, urban ministry podcast

Family Ministry: What Should We Do with Children in Community Groups?

18th February 2020

One question that I frequently receive from churches runs something like this: “There are so many children in our community groups! We want to do something with them, but we can’t figure out what to do. Right now, groups are just hiring babysitters, but there’s got to be a better way. What do we do […]

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Filed Under: Blog, Family Ministry, leadership, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry Tagged With: children, community groups, family ministry, fellowship groups, group, groups, home groups

Podcast: Helping Your Church to Share the Gospel with Refugees, with John Barnett

28th October 2019

GUEST: John Barnett More than 68 million individuals are currently displaced due to religious persecution, war, or other violence. Globally, one out of every 110 people is either seeking asylum, displaced within their own country, or a refugee. Many of these individuals seek refuge in cities throughout the United States. But how should Christians respond […]

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: DefaultTag

Urban Ministry Podcast: Developing an Urban Missions Ministry in Your Church

30th September 2019

How could your church begin to engage the poor, the suffering, and the marginalized? And what might God do in your church, if this became part of your vision for the future? With us today is Jesse Eubanks, the founder and executive director of Love Thy Neighborhood. If neighborhood outreach is part of your church’s vision, you won’t want to miss this episode of Urban Ministry Podcast.

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Love Thy Neighborhood, urban ministry, urban ministry podcast

Podcast: Diversifying the Church’s Discipleship, with Kevin Jones

16th September 2019

GUEST: Kevin Jones  One of the most beautiful aspects of urban ministry is its diversity. Ethnic diversity! Racial diversity! Socioeconomic diversity! But this diversity can also be a challenge when it comes to evangelism and discipleship. The gospel and the Word of God are the tools that God uses to transform people’s lives, no matter […]

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: DefaultTag

Urban Ministry Podcast: What Stands in the Way of Diversity in the Church?

3rd September 2019

GUEST: Jamaal Williams Click here to listen to this episode of the Urban Ministry Podcast. There is in the New Testament a trajectory toward diversity. Jesus begins by calling together a group of Jewish males and then his circle of disciples expands to include women and Samaritans and then the risen Christ commissions his disciples […]

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: DefaultTag

Podcast: How Christians Can Become Partners in Public Education, with Kevin Jones

19th August 2019

GUEST: Kevin Jones Click here to listen to this episode of the Urban Ministry Podcast. In 2010, for the first time in human history, more than half of the people on this planet lived in urban contexts. In the past, many churches have taken a “rescue mission” approach to lower-income urban areas, providing charity for […]

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: DefaultTag

Urban Ministry Podcast: Loving Your Neighbor in the Inner City

5th August 2019

GUEST: Jamaal Williams Click here to listen to this episode of the Urban Ministry Podcast. If you’re the pastor of an inner-city church, should you live in the same neighborhood as your church? And, if so, what are some of the unique challenges and opportunities of living in the inner city? That’s what we will […]

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Filed Under: Audio, black church, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: inner city, Jamaal Williams, Sojourn, Sojourn Community Church, urban, urban ministry, urban ministry podcast

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