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New England Study Tour | Day 5 🎓 @jaredcwilson lectured on 21st Century Ministry from the campus of Dartmouth College ⛪ @ThomasSKidd taught on George Whitefield's legacy from the very pulpit he rests beneath 🍃 Students met with an MBTS alum who recently planted a church in NE

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“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit” - 1 Peter 3:18

According to Statista.com, Christianity is the major religion in numerous African countries. As of 2023, around 96 percent of the population of Zambia was Christian, representing the highest percentage on the continent. Seychelles and Rwanda followed with roughly 95 percent and 94 percent of the population being Christian, respectively. While these countries present the highest percentages, Christianity was also prevalent in many other African nations. For instance, in South Africa, Christianity was the religion of nearly 80 percent of the people, while the share corresponded to 71 percent in Ghana. statista.com/statistics/123… While I would rejoice if the above paragraph were true, sadly, it is not. Zambia is filled with graceless, works-based evangelistic methodologies and easy-believism evangelism crusades that offer a Jesus who will solve problems, grant health, and give you your best life now. Evangelistic methodologies should not scatter contacts who cannot be molded into bodies of believers; they must focus on evangelism in one area for the purpose of creating a community of believers who reflect the character and nature of God. Converts must not only be treated as individuals but must be incorporated into the body of Christ. (The Essential Tasks of Missiology. missiology.com/blog/The-Essen…) What responsible parent would birth a child and leave it where it was born to fend for itself? Such actions would be criminal negligence at best and premeditated murder at worst. Yet how often do we engage in such activity in the realm of birthing new converts into the body of Christ? Too frequently, a few new Christians are left to fend for themselves after a short evangelistic campaign. New converts are left before a fellowship of believers comes into existence. This leaves behind those who will be in the kingdom of God but who are impotent to live victoriously and vibrantly for the Lord. There is a shortcut taken whereby new converts will likely never become effective believers growing to maturity and faithfully passing on their faith. Immature Christians form unhealthy churches, and those churches never reproduce themselves. The sad reality is that undiscipled people do not pass on their faith to the next generation, and the generation after them turn their back on the “faith of their fathers.” We need Pauline men in Africa who love the gospel, love the Scriptures, and are equipped and willing to give their lives to bring many sons to glory.

📚GIVEAWAY📚 For Day 20 of #MBTSBooks, we are giving away 'The Gospel According to Satan' by @jaredcwilson, published by @ThomasNelson. FOLLOW + LIKE + RT to enter. | Visit mbts.edu/mbtsbooks for a chance to win the entire Spurgeon Lost Sermons Set!

📚GIVEAWAY📚 For Day 15 of #MBTSBooks, we are giving away 'Reformation as Renewal' by @MattMBarrett, published by @Zondervan. FOLLOW + LIKE + RT to enter. | Visit mbts.edu/mbtsbooks for a chance to win the entire Spurgeon Lost Sermons Set!

📚GIVEAWAY📚 For Day 5 of #MBTSBooks, we are giving away Historical Theology for the Church, by Dr. @JGDuesing, published by @BHAcademic. FOLLOW + LIKE + RT to enter. | Visit mbts.edu/mbtsbooks for a chance to win the entire Spurgeon Lost Sermons Set!

📚GIVEAWAY📚 Happy 4th of July! For Day 4 of #MBTSBooks, we are giving away American History, Volumes I and II, by Dr. @ThomasSKidd. FOLLOW + LIKE + RT to enter. | Visit mbts.edu/mbtsbooks for a chance to win the entire Spurgeon Lost Sermons Set!

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@Codyacunn @MikeBrooks @IveyRhodes @StephnMcDonald Which podcast did you listen to?

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Spurgeon, preaching at the wedding of one of his students, gave this reflection on the pastor's wife: "I would, however, first ask the prayers of the friends here for our dear brother and sister, and especially for our sister.

“for what the heart likes best, the mind studies most. Those that can bring their hearts to delight in Christ know most of his ways.” - Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed

GIVEAWAY: For Day 31 of #MBTSBooks, we are giving away Mere Hope: Life in an Age of Cynicism from @BHpub by Dr. @JGDuesing. FOLLOW + LIKE + RT to enter. | Visit mbts.edu/mbtsbooks for a chance to win the entire faculty bundle.

🚨📖🚨To mark the first month of my Biblical Theology site, I'm giving away new copies of biblical theology books! Winner will be announced tomorrow, Jan 31. To enter the giveaway, share this tweet and make sure you've subscribed to mitchchase.substack.com

✨GIVEAWAY✨ For Day 30 of #MBTSBooks, we are giving away a copy of Being a Christian by @jasonkeithallen. FOLLOW + LIKE + RT to enter. | Visit mbts.edu/mbtsbooks for a chance to win the entire faculty bundle.

✨GIVEAWAY✨ We are giving away Matthew, Disciple and Scribe by @pj_schreiner for Day 29 of #MBTSBooks. This volume is also available from @ReadBakerBooks. FOLLOW + LIKE + RT to enter. | Visit mbts.edu/mbtsbooks for a chance to win the entire faculty bundle.

✨GIVEAWAY✨For Day 28 of #MBTSBooks, we are giving away Make Disciples of All Nations: A History of Southern Baptist International Missions featuring chapters from @JGDuesing and Dr. Robin Hadaway. LIKE + RT + FOLLOW for a chance to win!

✨GIVEAWAY✨ For Day 27 of #MBTSBooks, we are giving away The Moon Speaks by @JGDuesing. This volume is also available from @BHpub. FOLLOW + LIKE + RT to enter. | Visit mbts.edu/mbtsbooks for a chance to win the entire faculty bundle.

✨GIVEAWAY✨ For Day 26 of #MBTSBooks, we are giving away Gospel-Driven Ministry by @jaredcwilson. This volume is also available from @Zondervan. FOLLOW + LIKE + RT to enter. | Visit mbts.edu/mbtsbooks for a chance to win the entire faculty bundle.

✨GIVEAWAY✨ We are giving away the combined edition of American History by @ThomasSKidd for Day 24 of #MBTSBooks. This volume is also available from @BHAcademic. FOLLOW + LIKE + RT to enter. | Visit mbts.edu/mbtsbooks for a chance to win the entire faculty bundle.