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Theology for Everyday Faith and Ministry
Practicing Theology exists to provide you with thoughtful, theologically informed resources to teach, equip, and encourage you in your journey of faith and ministry.
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The site was created by the team at Baker Books, which is now the publishing home of Lexham Press, as a place to share the many rich resources both publishers have created. We’ll share about books new and old, of course, as well as exclusive interviews with our authors.
Whether you are a pastor or ministry leader, a lay leader or teacher in your church, an armchair theologian, or simply exploring a topic, we hope you’ll find the relevant, trustworthy wisdom you need in our articles, author interviews, and recommended reads. Together we seek to faithfully love the Word, love the church, and put theology into practice in all of life.
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For the Care of Souls: A Look at the Lexham Ministry Guides
Every pastor knows the challenges in ministry. It can be intimidating to lead a congregation well—even harder to do so from a place of reflection and not reaction. You need wisdom. Wisdom not based…
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Jared Wilson on How the Church Can Prepare Future Pastors in Ways the Seminary Cannot
Interview with Jared C. Wilson Seminaries provide theological training—but a pastor needs more. In this interview, Jared C. Wilson tells us…
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What Qualifies a Pastor? The Essential Characteristic That Churches Keep Overlooking
Ask most people what they want in a pastor and you’ll hear about preaching, vision, and presence. These are good gifts. But we have all seen gifted pastors self-destruct or hurt healthy churches.
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Corporate Worship Is More than a Habit—It’s Where Christ Meets Us
What if gathered worship isn’t primarily preparation for the Christian life but the primary way we experience connection with God? This piece from Harrison Perkins explores why God’s means of grace find their fullest expression not in private devotion, but in the assembled life of the church.
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Harrison Perkins on How God Meets His People in His Ordinary Means of Grace
Many Christians seek God in dramatic encounters and extraordinary experiences. Harrison Perkins argues that God has already promised how we can meet with him.
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Why Your Salvation Is Trinitarian from Start to Finish
Are all three Persons of the Trinity part of our salvation? Consider the trinitarian nature of salvation in Ephesians 1 and the inseparable operations of the Trinity.
