andrew paul cannon

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  • Reflections on Appointing Elders in the Local Church

    Reflections on Appointing Elders in the Local Church

    On Sunday, May 30, 2021, we appointed Steve Faccio to the office of Elder at The Church at Sunsites. Ordination is an odd term that is not used in Scripture to refer to the appointment of elders (pastors) in a local church. Scripture does speak of appointing to office (Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5). Elders who…

  • Is Ambition Okay?

    Is Ambition Okay?

    Is ambition godly? Here is a question I have struggled with throughout my public ministry. Starting out, my ambitions were selfish. I came to a point in ministry, 2018, where I gave up on all my ambitions and settled down. In 2019, doors started opening that had never been open to me before and I…

  • Be Careful How You Build

    Be Careful How You Build

    Paul continues to talk about his own ministry, the example he set when he served as pastor in Corinth for a-year-and-a-half. He and Apollos are God’s fellow workmen and the congregation is God’s garden (v. 9). Today, we see the importance of quality in the preaching and teaching ministry of the local church, which equips…

  • How to Grow the Church

    How to Grow the Church

    As we continue through Jesus’s kingdom of Heaven parables, we see an interesting idea. We desire revival. We desire to see explosive growth regarding Christ’s kingdom. Jesus tells us how His kingdom grows, and it’s not what we expect from a human perspective. When we think about the next two parables, we will be prepared…

  • Debunking the Gospel of Personal Victory

    Debunking the Gospel of Personal Victory

    I have known Jesus since I was fifteen. I have been seriously studying His word since I was twenty. I mean more than simply reading or hearing someone talk about it on Sunday morning. What I mean by seriously studying is that I began to try to really understand what God had written through these…

  • Should Churches Participate In Formal Denominations?

    Should Churches Participate In Formal Denominations?

    Denominations within orthodox Christianity exist primarily because people disagree on the person and/or work of Jesus Christ. They don’t disagree about small things. Denominations make formal doctrinal statements concerning the authority of God in salvation and the responsibility of people. They make statements about the essential nature of the person and about whether salvation is…

  • The Missionary, part 3: The Priority of Preaching and Reasoning

    The Missionary, part 3: The Priority of Preaching and Reasoning

    Acts 9:26-31 After this three-year period, Paul fled Damascus and went to Jerusalem where the apostles and some other disciples were. They did not accept him until Barnabas affirmed his conversion. Paul spoke out boldly in the name of Jesus, talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews. Paul was given such a heart that he…

  • What Is Pastoral Care and Are There Bad Expectations in the Church?

    What Is Pastoral Care and Are There Bad Expectations in the Church?

    As a part of this current leadership series, we want to address the idea of pastoral care for our own benefit, self-examination, and so that we can know what the Biblical responsibilities of a pastor are regarding pastoral care. I think the concept of pastoral care is often abused. Pastoral care in the church could…

  • Should Churches Host Concerts (or any other events)?

    Should Churches Host Concerts (or any other events)?

    We are continuing our leadership series exploring the place of different methodological components of the local church. In the first section, we explored the different components of the main church services or meeting times. In this section, we are considering the different components of the local church’s overall ministry method. I have seen churches do…