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Doctrine & Doxology: The Danger in a Disengaged Church

April 1, 2019

Have you sensed at times God’s presence so strong that you wanted to simply kneel down in silence in awe of Him?

Categories Blog Tags Church, Theology, Worship

3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Pastor

January 17, 2020March 25, 2019

The joy of ministry outweighs the hardship of ministry.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Conflict, Counseling, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring

Girl, Don’t Follow Your Heart

March 11, 2019

Am I intended to be the hero of my HEART and the hero of MY story? Is this life about believing in myself and following my own heart?

Categories Uncategorized Tags Church, Cross, Discipline, Faith, Jesus

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

How to Respond to Abuse in the Church

February 19, 2019February 18, 2019

Abuse is sickening and is wrong. Any tricked, forced, manipulated or coerced activity for the pleasure of the abuser is satanic.

Categories Blog Tags Abuse, Church, Counseling, Leadership, Ministry, Training

20 Important Quotes about Evangelism

February 11, 2019

“The mission of the Church is to seek and to save them that are lost.” – James H. Aughey

Categories Blog Tags Church, Evangelism, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Ministry, Mission

How NOT to Worship in Church

December 11, 2018November 26, 2018

Is worship simply singing? Is worship the music in the background? Or is it something we do only Sunday morning?

Categories Blog Tags Church, Community, Ministry, Theology, Worship

10 Verses for the Thanksgiving Season

December 11, 2018November 19, 2018

Thanksgiving Day is the excellent time to remind each another of the many reasons there are so much to be grateful.

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Family, Worship

20 Motivational Quotes for Corporate Prayer

December 11, 2018October 8, 2018

“What we cannot obtain by solitary prayer we may by social…because where our individual strength fails, there union and concord are effectual.” – Chrysostom

Categories Blog Tags Church, Devotion, Faith, Prayer, Quiet Time, Quote, Spiritual Formation

6 Reasons Why Pastors Refuse to Make Disciples

December 11, 2018September 17, 2018

Tricking ourselves of engaging in discipleship by simply talking about it has forsaken the mission and purpose as a church.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoring, Theology

Four Different Types of Pastoral Leadership Style

December 11, 2018September 3, 2018

Choosing the right system for the right type of leadership is crucial.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Leader, Leadership, Ministry, pastor, Pastoring

Awe – The Essential for Worship of God

December 11, 2018August 27, 2018

God has designed our souls to be satisfied in worshiping Him.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Jesus, Ministry, Worship

Is Sexual Addiction a Medical Disorder or Moral Failure?

December 11, 2018August 13, 2018

There must be a genuine sense of grief and sorrow over the sin that was committed.

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Church, Counseling, Pornography, Sanctification, Scripture, Sin

6 Ministry Killers Who Destroy Your Church

December 11, 2018August 6, 2018

Ministry is not easy, and I don’t think it will ever be easy.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Conflict, Ministry, Pastoring, Stress

20 Great Quotes about the Church

December 11, 2018July 2, 2018

“The Church is the Church only when it exists for others.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Community, Faith, Ministry, Quote, Relationships

Christian Conflict: 5 Steps to Conflict Resolution

December 11, 2018June 11, 2018

Conflict at cost is visible everywhere. In light of this, Christians are to be the salt and the light of Jesus by promoting the gospel of peace by not only believing the gospel but living the gospel.

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Church Discipline, Conflict, Ministry, Relationships

Why Relevancy is Key in Reaching the Next Generation

December 11, 2018May 21, 2018

Millennials represent the largest generation in America’s history with almost 80 million members. However, only 15% of millennials are Christians.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Community, Culture, Discipleship, Millennials, Relationships
How do I know if I'm a loving neighbor?

What Does it Mean to be a Loving Neighbor?

December 11, 2018May 14, 2018

If my church ceased to exist today, would the community be impacted by its lack of presence for we loved our neighbors so well?

Categories Blog Tags Christianity, Church, Community, Faith, Great Commission, Relationships
modern evangelical

The Modern Evangelical Churches: Enthusiasm & Orthodoxy

December 11, 2018April 23, 2018

When the Word of God dominates your life, your praise is regulated, and your worship is conformed to the divine standard. (Colossians 3:16)

Categories Blog Tags Church, Ministry, Philosophy, Theology, Worship
making disciples

The Secret to Multiplication Movements

December 11, 2018March 26, 2018

The first twelve disciples empowered by the Holy Spirit and commissioned by Jesus, transformed the whole world. 

Categories Blog Tags Church, Leadership, Multiplication
Great Awakening

America’s Greatest Theologian: Jonathan Edwards

December 11, 2018March 19, 2018

Edwards has exercised influence through his voluminous writings, through a school of disciples known as the “New England Theologians”, and through the evangelical and neo-orthodoxy movements during the 19th and 20th century.

Categories Blog Tags Biography, Christianity, Church, Discipline, Faith
Life

Spiritual Disciplines: Laziness or Legalism?

December 11, 2018March 12, 2018

Can spiritual disciplines turn Christians into simply doing a checklist of rules? Or are these tasks weighing down Christians with unnecessary guilt? 

Categories Blog Tags Bible, Christianity, Church, Discipline, Faith, Leader, Prayer, Training
Lessons from Shooting

Lesson from the Horror of Church Shooting

December 11, 2018March 5, 2018

August 19, 2013, began like any other Monday at Uptown Baptist Church in Chicago, USA. No one knew it would become a day marked by tragedy.

Categories Blog Tags Church, Community, Current Events, Ministry, Suffering, Training
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
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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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