transformed Archives - Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Thu, 15 May 2025 20:42:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg transformed Archives - Bible Advocate 32 32 How Can Pastoral Ministry Be Small-Group Based Team Ministry? https://baonline.org/how-can-pastoral-ministry-be-small-group-based-team-ministry/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:58:42 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=30191

Small-Group Based Team Ministry

The church has been my world. It has been my primary social circle, the highlight event of my week, and the most rewarding place to labor. Church has been my safe sanctuary from a declining culture. No longer. [bctt tweet=”Church has been my safe sanctuary from a declining culture. No longer. – Loren Gjesdal” via=”no”] […]

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]]> The Fullness https://baonline.org/the-fullness/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 07:00:26 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=26525

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Most of us have a favorite verse of Scripture and, if asked, could tell why we like that text a lot. Could we also explain how the verses just before and after our favorite impact and help unpack its full meaning? Without revealing its location yet, I’ll tell you my favorite verse for today and […]

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]]> Becoming Conformed https://baonline.org/becoming-conformed/ Fri, 16 Oct 2020 06:00:35 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=26280

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Do you remember your first memory verse? I do. Dorothy Keim taught it to me at a church convention in 1973, when I was seven. It’s beloved by many — Romans 8:28: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to […]

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