1. The Resurrection of Jesus

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the very heart of Christianity. In 1 Corinthians 15 St. Paul reasoned, "If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. . . .We are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we...

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2. A Church's Philosophy of Ministry

Shavano Baptist Church Philosophy of Ministry Purpose: The purpose of Shavano Baptist Church is to make disciples who reproduce themselves in others (Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 2:1-10, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Colossians 1:9-12; Hebrews...

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3. My Disciplemaking and Training Principles

Pastor Glenn Leatherman My goal is to become the best disciplemaking pastor and expository preacher I can become by the grace of God’s Spirit. I believe the pastor's primary role is to prepare people for the work of ministry by being...

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4. Memorizing (Part 1)

There is nothing that compares with the excitement of memorizing Scripture. Charles Swindoll summed it up nicely when he wrote: I know of no other single practice in the Christian life more rewarding, practically speaking, than memorizing...

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5. Disciples must Avoid Minolationism (Part 1)

When teaching and discipling one of the issues is that comes up is that people sometimes separate the act of learning Christian theology from Authentic Christianity.  Authentic Christianity is a single thing.  You don’t separate teaching from...

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6. Disciplemaking needs a Christian Theology and Epistemology

When we disciple we should not apologize for the beliefs that we hold to and have.  The necessity of a theology is given fact of any student and teacher relationship.  If we don’t want to teach theology to our disciples then we are actually...

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7. My Philosophy of Ministry

Pastor Glenn R. Leatherman Philosophy of Ministry Note: My developement of ministry convictions, persuasions, opinions are driven by my love for God and his Word rather than tradition.  Thus this biblical philosophy is consistant with...

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8. Unity, God, and You

Unity, God, and You By Paul Alexander from www.9marks.org I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be...

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9. Features This Week

Material presented on this website from outside sources is not a blanket endorsement by Glenn Leatherman or Brea Center Baptist Church of all the views and opinions the various authors may hold. We reserve the right to test all viewpoints against...

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10. Pastoral Perspectives

Continuity of Baptist Statements of Faith Together for the Gospel Statement (2005) The Gospel of Jesus Christ - An Evangelical Celebration (2000) Our Belief in Christian Hedonism The Danvers Statement (1987) New Hampshire Baptist...

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