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Scott Sager
Scott is vice president for church services at Lipscomb University, where he also teaches in the College of Bible and Ministry. Prior to Lipscomb, Scott served for 15 years as senior minister of the Preston Road Church of Christ in Dallas, where he founded Christ’s Family Ministries, a fully functioning health clinic that serves the working poor. He serves on the board of Christ’s Family Ministries and the Christian Relief Fund where his focus is on supporting AIDS orphans in Africa. Sager earned a D.Min. in evangelism from Southern Methodist University as well as undergraduate and master's degrees from Abilene Christian University.
Who Was Mark in the Bible? A Quitter Who Finished Well.
Who was Mark in the Bible? He’s an early Christian and Gospel writer who was friends with Peter, Paul, and Barnabas. He was called Mark (Acts 15:39) and John (Acts 13:15); so it’s also common also to call him John Mark. We read about him in the book of Acts (e.g., as a missionary companion...
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Book Review for Atheism on Trial: A Lawyer Examines the Case for Unbelief, by W. Mark Lanier
Attorney and biblical scholar Mark Lanier just released a powerful new book, Atheism on Trial: A Lawyer Examines the Case for Unbelief. This latest book is part of a three-book project following after Christianity on Trial (IVP, 2014) and coming before a future volume Lanier has in the works on world religions. Lanier has spent...
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Disciple Making: The Core Mission of the Church
The early church did not approach church the way most Western churches do today. If they had, the church would not still be around today. Many churches today are producing church attenders, but Jesus called us to produce—and reproduce—disciple makers.…
How Do Disciples Live in This World?
This is Question #5 discussed in Disciple Making: The Core Mission of the Church, by Bobby Harrington & Scott Sager.
What Is the Result of Disciple Making?
This is Question #4 discussed in Disciple Making: The Core Mission of the Church, by Bobby Harrington and Scott Sager.
Why Is Disciple Making the Core Mission of the Church?
This is Question #3 discussed in Disciple Making: The Core Mission of the Church, by Bobby Harrington & Scott Sager.
What Is a Disciple of Jesus?
This is Question #2 discussed in Disciple Making: The Core Mission of the Church, by Bobby Harrington and Scott Sager.
Why Are the Teachings and Life of Jesus Important for Disciple Making?
This is Question #1 discussed in Disciple Making: The Core Mission of the Church, by Bobby Harrington & Scott Sager.
On What Basis Will God Evaluate Our Lives?
*Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Disciple Making: The Core Mission of the Church. Jesus claimed that following his teachings was foundational for living life as it was intended: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12)....
Disciple Making Author Q&A – Bobby Harrington & Scott Sager
Join Bobby and Scott as they talk about how they became convinced that–above every good thing a church can do–disciple making is the core mission of the church.
Introduction to Disciple Making: The Core Mission of the Church, by Bobby Harrington & Scott Sager
Bobby and Scott discuss their book Disciple Making: The Core Mission of the Church and give an overview of why they wrote it.
Resurrection: From Fuzzy Hope to Living Reality
*Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from a book by Dr. Scott Sager called Jesus in Isolation: Lazarus, Viruses, and Us. In the book, Sager delves into the story of Jesus and the raising of Lazarus. One of the moments in the story is when Martha, whose brother Lazarus has died, speaks candidly about...
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A Microscopic Killer Gone Viral
*Editor’s Note: The following is the introduction to a timely book by Dr. Scott Sager called Jesus in Isolation: Lazarus, Viruses, and Us. As you read the following excerpt from the book, be encouraged that seasons of isolation are nothing new and that Jesus meets us in our times of isolation and grief. We also...
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Top 10 Best Practices of Healthy Churches During the Virus
At Lipscomb University where I work as vice president for church services, we are checking in with hundreds of churches, church leaders, community leaders and medical professionals. As we try to harmonize all the helpful advice and resources and make them available to you, here is our Top Ten Best Practices of Healthy Churches: 1....
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The Mission of God: the Long and Short of It
“I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the midst of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped; And shot, precipitated, Adown Titanic glooms of chasmed fears, From those strong Feet that followed,...
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