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Church Health

8 Questions to Dig Deeper by Soul Searching

November 28, 2022

There is a sense of “fear of man” rather than “fear of God” There is a shrinking fear from those of wealth or position. There is a fear that someone will perhaps offend and drive punishment people away.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Conflict, Counseling, Discipleship, Leadership, Pastoring

Episode 31: Church Hurt

November 7, 2022

Don’t want to be stuck in past circumstances, that influences the present moments, which unbales you to move towards the future opportunities.

Tags Church, Church Health, Counseling, Depression, Relationships, Suffering

What Do you Like Least about Ministry?

October 24, 2022

Pastoring is challenging in difficult times so embrace the joy of Christ. (1 Thess 5:16,18). 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Discipleship, Gospel, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

A Healthy Church is a Praying Church

March 14, 2022

Prayer is a vital part of an effective, strong, healthy, and biblical church!

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Church Health, Pastoring, Prayer

The Reality of Loneliness in Ministry

December 27, 2021

Nobody ever told me how painful it is where people whom you trust turn around and betray your friendship. 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Depression, Leadership, Pastoring

Charles Spurgeon on the Doctrine of the Church

November 9, 2021November 8, 2021

Our generation’s core problem is the central weakness of ecclesiology, an undervaluing of the local church. 

Categories Blog Tags Biography, Christianity, Church, Church Health, History, Theology

Episode 25: Struggles of Reaching the Next Generation

June 22, 2021

Is your church or ministry struggling to reach the next generation?

Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Church Health, Current Events, Development, Discipleship, Gospel, Great Commission, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry
Seven Ways to Pray for Church Leaders

7 Ways to Pray for Church Leaders

May 10, 2021

The last year or so has perhaps been the most disruptive and draining time for any church leader. This perhaps is not only for pastors or church leaders but was the most difficult year to survive navigating through making very difficult decisions.

Categories Blog Tags Anxiety, Christianity, Church Health, Conflict, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Prayer

Church Leadership: Prideful Pastor Versus Christ-filled Pastor

April 12, 2021

The shepherd leaders’ job is as John Calvin said it well, “The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.”

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Discipleship, Jesus, Leader, Leadership, Training, Vision

Episode 9: A Healthy Church is a Singing Church

October 28, 2019

Here are the five important biblical solution to creating a healthy church that becomes more a singing church.

Tags Church, Church Health, Ministry, Pastoring, Theology, Worship

Episode 8: Why Don’t People Sing in Church? Part 1

September 30, 2019

So, why don’t people sing in church? Is this even true? If so, is it a big deal? Is worship done for the people? Or is worship done by the people? Here are the five reasons people aren’t singing in your church.

Tags Church, Church Health, Theology, Worship

Episode 4: How Do You Deal with Criticism in Ministry?

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019

If you are in church ministry, you are going to face inevitable criticism. The questions is, how do we deal with all sort of different types of criticism?

Tags Church, Church Health, Conflict, Criticism, Leadership, Ministry

How the Church Should Respond to Parents with Rebellious Teens

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019

The threats upon the family are implausible. The question we as Christians must ask is this: “What should be the response of the church?”

Categories Blog Tags Anxiety, Church, Church Health, Counseling, Depression, Discipleship, Family, Pastoring, Suffering, Training

5 Reasons Why Small Groups are Essential for Church Health

December 11, 2018July 30, 2018

Because we care about our neighbor, we live in transformational living in Christ.

Categories Blog Tags Church Health, Community, Relationships, Small group
Me Too Movement

Spiritual Abuse in the Church

December 11, 2018February 12, 2018

Dietrich Bonhoeffer even said it well, “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”

Categories Blog Tags Abuse, Church, Church Health, Depression, Leadership, Loneliness, Ministry, Pastoring, Suffering
Abusive Leadership

Toxic Leader: The Bully Shepherd and Wounded Sheep

December 11, 2018November 6, 2017

The word “toxic” comes from the German “toxikon” which means “arrow poison”. In a literal sense, the term in its original form thus means to kill (poison) in a targeted way (arrow).

Categories Blog Tags Abuse, Church, Church Health, Depression, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Suffering
Ordinary Radical Christians

The Ordinary Radicals: Radical Life of Ordinary Christians  

December 11, 2018October 23, 2017

This is absolutely a counter-cultural model. This radically changes everything of how we think and howe we function as a church.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Discipleship, Jesus, Radical, Relationships
Deadly Signs

Five Deadly Signs of an Unhealthy Church

December 11, 2018September 18, 2017

“Just because a church is large doesn’t mean it’s healthy. It could be swollen.” – Charles. H. Spurgeon

Categories Blog Tags Church, Church Health, Conflict, Leadership, Pastoring

Get To Know Jonathan

Evangelica Sola is a Christian blog that incorporates a comprehensive look at doctrinal theology, christian living and the church’s disciple making mandate. Jonathan Hayashi (D.Ed.Min., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Senior Pastor of Northern Hills Baptist Church in the Greater KC area. Prior to that, he served at an inner-city church in Chicago, IL and the Greater St. Louis area for total 12 years in pastoral ministries. He is married to Kennedi and a father to three beautiful children.

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Learn More About Jonathan’s New Book, Ordinary Radicals

“Ordinary Radicals: A Return to Christ-Centered Discipleship” unfolds, with honest open-heart questions, how we think about the gospel in our lives. The gospel you believe, determines the disciple you make. Radical discipleship is about nothing more and nothing less than laying bare the roots of the gospel.

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