Posts from 2026
What Is the Fivefold Ministry? A Baptist Look at Ephesians 4
Every once in a while, a Christian will hear someone talk about the “fivefold ministry.” Maybe it comes up in a sermon, a book, a podcast, or a conversation with someone from another church. Sometimes the claim is that the reason churches are struggling today is because we have abandoned the biblical fivefold model. The idea comes from Ephesians 4:11: “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers” (Ephesians 4:11). Those are the five ministries…
Why Church Membership Matters
You may have heard someone say before, “Church membership isn’t biblical! You can’t find the word anywhere in Scripture.” Or maybe you have wondered what the big deal is about being a member of a church. After all, isn’t simply attending enough? If you attend enough, doesn’t that sort of just make you a member? If you have any questions like these, then I hope you will read on. Here are twelve reasons why church membership matters. 1. Church Membership…
Mr. President, We Don’t Need Another Savior
The other day, President Donald Trump posted and then deleted an AI-generated image from Truth Social that depicted him as a Jesus-like figure healing a man. Trump claimed he thought the image portrayed him as a “doctor” or “Red Cross worker” rather than Jesus. Any reasonable person would take a look at that picture and say his explanation is difficult to take seriously. I know the president will never see this little blog, but I do want to give him…