Saturday Links

Curated links for your weekend reading:

5 Reasons to Pray Your Church Would Grow Slowly

As you think about your ministry, I’d encourage you to pray for slow growth.

Your Seat in Church Is a Seat in Heaven

If you belong to Christ, your seat in church is not just a seat in church. It’s a seat in heaven.

Pray to See the Church as God Does

Though unafraid to exhort and even rebuke fellow Christians, the apostles labored to see (and to help us see) the church as she is in God’s sight: the family of God, the body of the Lord, the temple of the Spirit, the bride of Christ.

The Secret to Church Planting (From a Former Muslim)

Now if Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world, and Christ’s church has an exponentially better message than Islam, why are we still trying to win people to Jesus with props?

My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: Do Hard Things

When you sign up to serve Jesus, you sign up to suffer.

I’ll be posting a sermon tomorrow. After that, I’ll be on vacation for a couple of weeks. Thanks for reading. See you when I get back!