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Author Brian Franks

Brian Franks serves as co-director and dean of Academic Affairs for Artios Christian College. Brian is a graduate of LifeSpring School of Ministry (predecessor to Artios). He has served as an instructor for Artios and holds a master?s in Education in Online Curriculum and Instruction and a master?s in Divinity. He is married and has four children.
Christian education
Categories Lead Up Life+Leadership

5 Misconceptions about Christian Education

  • By Brian Franks
  • May 11, 2022

Good Christian education is not about students parroting information back for a grade-rather, proper Christian Education is transformational.

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The Power of Prayer
Categories Lead Up Restoration

The Power of Prayer

  • By Brian Franks
  • April 1, 2022

There’s a powerful ministry available to the church! This ministry is prayer and in prayer there is much power.

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Categories BA January February 2022

Elements of Discipleship

  • By Brian Franks
  • February 11, 2022

Discipleship is one of the most important aspects of the faith, though many parts of Christianity today don’t seem to practice it. Many things might…

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Our Distinctive Lens
Categories God-Thoughts Lead Up

Our Distinctive Lens

  • By Brian Franks
  • February 10, 2022

This lens can be reduced to 2 questions: what does the Bible say we should do and believe? And what does it say not to…

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Worship Part 2
Categories Lead Up Restoration

Soaking Up the Meaning of Worship in the Scriptures, Part 2

  • By Brian Franks
  • October 31, 2021

Even in eternity, when death and pain and sin and suffering and evangelism and prophecy has ended, there is still worship!

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Worship
Categories Lead Up Restoration

Soaking Up the Meaning of Worship in the Scriptures, Part 1

  • By Brian Franks
  • October 27, 2021

Worship is a challenging word. Yet, worship is a far bigger and more important issue than we tend to make it.

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  • April 21, 2025
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What is meant by “Do not quench the Spirit” in 1 Thessalonians 5:19?

What is meant by “Do not quench the Spirit” in 1 Thessalonians 5:19?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • Estimated read time 3 min read
  • April 21, 2025
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John 6:53-55 says we must eat and drink the body and blood of Jesus. Isn’t this transubstantiation of the bread and wine, instead of only a symbolic representation?

John 6:53-55 says we must eat and drink the body and blood of Jesus. Isn’t this transubstantiation of the bread and wine, instead of only a symbolic representation?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • Estimated read time 3 min read
  • February 24, 2025
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