BreedingFerrets.net

One of the roles of a pastor in Scripture is that he would equip the saints for the work of the ministry (Eph. 4: 11-12).  I see the role of this simple blog and others like it as being a conduit for equipping men and women throughout our world for the work that God has called them to do.  One of the best methods for such equipping is to redeem the web.   While the web can be used for endless amounts of wasted time, effort, and energy or for outright sin, it can also be utilized to further enhance the cause of furthering the gospel.  While I am far from the most technologically fluent or well networked individuals around, I will try to use this platform to expose you to some folks in our world that are getting it done:

1.  Anyone interested in the church and theology should consistently and intentionally read two blogs:  Justin Taylor’s blog entitled Between Two Worlds and Tim Challies blog Challies.com.  If you are looking for more of the endless stream of banter about how to attract more people to your church building, then this stuff is not for you, but if you care about thinking rightly about the church, it doesn’t get any better than these guys.  Find you a good blog reader, download their rss feeds, and enjoy a steady diet of the gospel. 

2. Steve Wright is the student pastor at Providence Church in Raleigh, NC, where he has been for several decades.  Steve is a regular blogger at Lasting Divergence and his thoughts are insightful, wise, and timely to anyone attempting to raise kids in our time.  His book, ReThink, is in my opinion the best book written on rethinking the model of ministry to children and youth typically done in the church.

3.  For any teenagers and college students, I encourage you to check out the work of Alex and Brent Harris.  Their blog, the Rebelution, is written to encourage young adults to rebel from societies low expectations and live boldly for Jesus.  “Do Hard Things“, a book I am working through with some of my friends, provided a huge challenge for the modern student.

4.  As we at Crosspoint Clemson gear up for students to come back to the University this weekend, it is helpful for us to remember that there are other churches doing great work on other colleges and universities around the world.  In our geographic region one such church is Midtown Fellowship in Columbia.  Dustin Willis is the pastor of Midtown and I encourage you to read his stuff and pray for the church has students begin class in the Columbia area.  These guys have a heart for their campus and do a fabulous job of permeating their community with the gospel.

5.  My good friend, Austin Poster and his wife leave this weekend to head to Shelby, North Carolina to begin planting a church there.  Austin is a young stud and is going to make a fabulous pastor.  I encourage you to pray for he and his wife as they begin.  

I pray that these guys will help you and your family get rid of gospel substitutes in your life.  If you have any suggestions for future “Ferret Killers” please comment below.

Worship Well,

Matt