Churches in Partnership (October 2023)

It’s here! The seventh edition of the Sovereign Grace Journal. It’s written by Sovereign Grace pastors for the pastors and members of Sovereign Grace Churches. We hope you will enjoy reading it. You can purchase a hard copy on Amazon. Or simply read it article by article (below). The full PDF is forthcoming.

• The Grace of Partnership (Jared Mellinger)

• Partnership Story, Care (Matt Gray)

• Why I’m Part of Sovereign Grace (Mark Prater)

• What Does Partnership Mean for Church Members? (Riley Spring)

• Philippians, Lessons in Partnership (Ben Kreps)

• Acts, Lessons in Partnership (Steve Whitacre)

• Partnership Stories, Ministry in Hard Places (Stephen Bowne)

• A Band of Brothers, Pastors United in Fellowship (Steve Teter)

• United in Governance, An Introduction to Sovereign Grace Polity (Rob Flood)

• The Value of Extra-Local Leadership (From the Working Group on Extra-Local Leadership)

• Sovereign Grace Over the Years (Mickey Connolly)

• Partnership Story, International (Roberto Estupinian)

• Of Fruit Trees and Healthy Regions (Jon Payne)

• Planting Churches Together (Ricky Alcantar)

• Partnership Story, Church Planting (Bart Lipscomb)

• The Value of Partnership in Global Missions (Leo Parris)

• Training Future Pastors (Jeff Purswell)

A Passion for the Church (March 2023)

It’s here! The sixth edition of the Sovereign Grace Journal. It’s written by Sovereign Grace pastors for the pastors and members of Sovereign Grace Churches. We hope you will enjoy reading it. You can download the entire PDF. Or purchase a hard copy on Amazon. Or simply read it article by article (below).

A Passion for the Church (March 2023)

• Introduction

• God’s Glorious Plan for the Local Church (Mark Alderton)

• The Church in 1 Peter: Beauty in Exile (Jon Payne)

• The Church in Acts: A Spirit-Filled Community (Chad Haygood)

• The Church in 1 Corinthians: United in Christ (Joel Shorey)

• The Church in Ephesians: God’s Plan for His Church (Derek Overstreet)

• The Church of Christ (Sovereign Grace Statement of Faith)

• The Marks of a True Church (Shawn Woo)

• What is a Pastor For? (Walt Alexander)

• Why the Church Needs Deacons (Rick Gamache)

• The Role of the Congregation (Rob Flood)

• Is Church Membership Biblical? (Riley Spring)

• A Church Covenant: Rehearsing Our Gospel Commitments (Brian Chesemore)

• The Most Important Day of the Week: The Gift of Corporate Worship (Devon Kauflin)

• Spiritual Gifts in the Church (Mike Plewniak)

• Singles in the Church (Andy Farmer)

• The Value of Women in the Mission of the Church (Jace Hudson)

• Children in the Church (Marty Machowski)

• The Beauty of Ethnic Harmony in the Church (Mark Prater)

• Developing Leaders in the Church (Greg Dirnberger)

• The Mission of the Church: Worship, Edification, and Witness (Leo Parris)

• The Benefits of Spending Decades in One Church (Bill Patton)

• Recommended Reading

Our Shaping Virtues (October 2022)

It’s here! The fifth edition of the Sovereign Grace Journal. It’s written by Sovereign Grace pastors for the pastors and members of Sovereign Grace Churches. We hope you will enjoy reading it. You can download the entire PDF. Or purchase a hard copy on Amazon. Or simply read it article by article (below).

Our Shaping Virtues (October 2022)

• Introduction

• The Shaping Virtue of Sovereign Grace Churches (Mickey Connolly)

• Humility: Pursuing True Greatness (C.J. Mahaney)

• Joy: Rejoice in the Lord Always (Jared Mellinger)

• Gratitude: Abounding in Thanksgiving (Ben Kreps)

• Encouragement: Celebrating Evidence of Grace (Kyle Huber)

• Generosity: God Loves Cheerful Givers (Chad Haygood)

• Servanthood: “Let Me Be as Christ to You” (Greg Dirnberger)

• Godliness: Becoming More Like Jesus (Josh Pannell)

• How Pastors Can Cultivate Our Shaping Virtues in the Local Church (Rich Richardson)

• The Role of Our Shaping Virtues in Global Partnership (Dave Taylor)

• Shaping Virtues Among the Shepherds (Jon Payne)

• Shaping Virtues in Small Group (Andy Farmer)

• Shaping Virtues in the Home (Aaron Mayfield)

• Shaping Virtues in Grandparenting (Larry McCall)

• Shaping Virtues and Our Witness (Jim Donohue)

• Recommended Readings

Our Shared Values (June 2022)

It’s here! The fourth edition of the Sovereign Grace Journal. It’s written by Sovereign Grace pastors for the pastors and members of Sovereign Grace Churches. We hope you will enjoy reading it. You can download the entire PDF. Or purchase a hard copy on Amazon. Or simply read it article by article (below).

Our Shared Values (June 2022)

• Introduction

• Our Shared Values (Jeff Purswell)

• The Purpose of Our Shared Values (Mickey Connolly)

• The God Who Saves: The Shared Value of Reformed Theology (Rick Gamache)

• Of First Importance: The Shared Value of Gospel-Centered Doctrine and Preaching (Jeff Purswell)

• The Spirit and the Gifts: The Shared Value of Continuationist Pneumatology (Jared Mellinger)

• Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: The Shared Value of Complementarian Leadership in the Home and in the Church (Josh Blount)

• Faithful Shepherds: The Shared Value of Elder-Government and Elder-Led Churches (C.J. Mahaney)

• Evangelism and Missions: The Shared Value of Church Planting, Outreach, and Global Missions (Dave Taylor)

• Partners in Christ and for His Gospel: The Shared Value of United in Fellowship, Mission, and Governance (Jon Payne)

• Our Shared Values and the Pastor (Joel Carlson)

• The Seven Shared Values in Mexico: Two Values Make All the Difference (Abelardo Munoz)

• The Seven Shared Values in Germany: How Reformed Theology Changed Everything (Christian Wegert)

• The Seven Shared Values in Philippines: Gospel Inspired Church Planting Efforts (Jeff T. Jo)

• Praying Through Our Seven Shared Values (Gary Ricucci)

• The Seven Shared Values Resources (Jeff Purswell)

The Sovereign Grace Journal is a publication of original theological, practical, and devotional articles written by and for the pastors and members of Sovereign Grace Churches. It includes book reviews, resources, and more.

Our Statement of Faith (December 2021)

It’s here! The third edition of the Sovereign Grace Journal. It’s written by Sovereign Grace pastors for the pastors and members of Sovereign Grace Churches. We hope you will enjoy reading it. You can download the entire PDF. Or purchase a hard copy off Amazon. Or simply read it article by article (below).

Our Statement of Faith (December 2021)

• Letter From the Editor

• An Introduction to Our Statement of Faith (Jeff Purswell)

• Putting on the Belt of Truth in a Post-Truth World (Jimmy Cannon)

• The Value of Historic Creeds and Confessions (Alex Chen)

• Knowing is For Living (Matthew Williams)

• “What More Can He Say?”: The Finality and Sufficiency of Scripture (Walt Alexander)

• Sustained by the Attributes of God (Bill Patton)

• Chosen by Grace: The Glorious Mystery of Election (C.J. Mahaney)

• The Enduring Centrality of the Local Church (Warren Boettcher)

• A Spirit-Filled People (Joselo Mercado)

• The Priority of Application (Ken Mellinger)

• Biblical Faithfulness in an Age of Gender Confusion (Brian Chesemore)

• Teaching Theology to Children (Marty Machowski)

• Laboring Together-The Process of Creating Our Statement of Faith (Josh Blount)

• Build Something Durable-The Value of Thinking Institutionally (Jared Mellinger)

• Concise Theology, J.I. Packer (Aaron Law)

• The Needs for Creeds Today, J.V. Fesko (Riley Spring)

• Systematic Theology, 2nd Edition, Wayne Grudem (Jeff Purswell)

• Reading the Bible Supernaturally: Seeing and Savoring the Glory of God in Scripture, John Piper (Keith Collins)

A Christ-Centered People (Summer 2021)

We are excited to share the second edition of the Sovereign Grace Journal. It’s written by Sovereign Grace pastors for the pastors and members of Sovereign Grace Churches. We hope you will enjoy reading it. You can download the entire PDF. Or purchase a hard copy off Amazon. Or simply read it article by article (below).

A Christ-Centered People (Summer 2021)

• Introduction (Mark Prater)

• True Gospel-Centeredness is Never Bland (Jared Mellinger)

• Union with Christ and the Church’s Worship (Devon Kauflin)

• If Christ Has Been Raised: How to Live Like Jesus is Alive (Brendan Willis)

• Give Me Jesus: Delighting in Christ through the Means of Grace (Tim Kerr)

• Christ Our Song (Bob Kauflin)

• Getting Sight of Jesus in the Book of Revelation (John Loftness)

• King Jesus and the Idol of Politics (Ricky Alcantar)

• Trauma and the Treasure of Christ (Andy Farmer)

• To Live is Christ: Lessons Learned in the Valley of Darkness (Todd Peterson)

• I Will Glory in My Redeemer (Sovereign Grace Music)

• The Place of Corrective Discipline in Christ-Centered Parenting (Pete Payne)

• My Soul is Satisfied: Singleness and the Sufficiency of Christ (Jason Stowell)

• The Glory of Christ in Missions: How God Called Me to Ethiopia (Michael Granger)

• A Word for the Second (and Third) Generation of Sovereign Grace (Jon Payne)

• The Cross-Centered Life, C.J. Mahaney (Joshua Earl)

• Gentle and Lowly, Dane Ortlund (Jared Torrence)

• The Good Portion: Christ, Jenny Manley (Jared Mellinger)

• God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of Christ, Stephen J. Wellum (Jeff Purswell)

Christ Our Treasure (Spring 2021)

It’s here! The first edition of the Sovereign Grace Journal. It’s written by Sovereign Grace pastors for the pastors and members of Sovereign Grace Churches. We hope you will enjoy reading it. You can download the entire PDF. Or purchase a hard copy off Amazon. Or simply read it article by article (below).

Christ Our Treasure (Spring 2021)

• Letter From the Editor

• Treasuring Christ Together: A Denomination Centered on the Savior (Mark Prater)

• The Unsearchable Riches of Christ (Jared Mellinger)

• Our Prophet, Priest, and King (Josh Blount)

• The Wonderful Names of Jesus (Carlos Contreras)

• Jesus Loves Me?: Experiencing the Heart of Christ (Ben Kreps)

• The Person and Saving Work of Christ (From the Sovereign Grace Churches Statement of Faith)

• In My Place: The Good News of Penal Substitution (Shawn Woo)

• What a King Should Be: Reading 1 and 2 Kings (Bruce Chick)

• Four Masterpieces: Jesus in the Gospels (Jeff Purswell)

• 10 Great Books about the Gospel (C.J. Mahaney)

• Your Labors in the Lord are Not in Vain: The Life of Wilbroad Chanda (Doug Hayes)

• One Day Closer: Anticipating the Sight of Christ (Mark Alderton)

• Who Is Jesus?, Greg Gilbert (Joel Bain)

• Rejoicing in Christ, Michael Reeves (Jace Hudson)

• Knowing Christ, Mark Jones (Mark Prater)

• Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, John Piper (Dustin Smetona)