Around the World: Global Updates
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Benjamin Kreps: Hey everyone, and welcome to the Mark Prater Podcast, where our aim is to connect our global family of Sovereign Grace churches with our executive director. Mark, on a previous podcast, we spent some time talking about how you and the leadership team are seeking to steward the remarkable global expansion […]
Church Planting in North Knoxville, USA
An update from Joshua Varnedoe, Lead Pastor of Christ Community Church, North Knoxville, Tennessee, USA… On Sunday, August 17th, Christ Community Church opened its doors to the community of North Knoxville. This morning was the product of two and a half years of prayer, discussion, planning, and more prayer! It was a celebration of the […]
Building Together in Australia: The Glorious Christ
An update from Riley Spring, Lead Pastor of Sovereign Grace Church, Parramatta and Regional Leader for SGC Australia… In early August, we had the joy and privilege of hosting Jeff and Julie Purswell here in Australia for our TOGETHER 2025 combined churches retreat. We went away to the coast for the weekend and, even though it rained […]
Things To Pray For In September
Charles Spurgeon, in his book “The Power of Prayer in a Believer’s Life,” writes: “Do not bring before God stinted petitions and narrow desires, but remember, as high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are His ways above your ways and His thoughts above your thoughts. Ask, therefore, after a Godlike fashion, […]
Building Gospel-Centered Churches Together: From Costa Rica to Lebanon
As we follow God in the unexpected endeavor of global expansion, we are finding the need to bring theological definition as provided in our Statement of Faith, partnership definition that is provided in our Book of Church Order, and because we are a family of churches, we want to continue to build relationally. A recent […]
What is the SG Church Planter Assessment?
The SG Church Planter Assessment is a weekend-long intensive where prospective church planting candidates come together (with their wives). And for 2 days, these prospective planters and wives have the opportunity to express the primary competencies that have proven to be key indicators in effective and fruitful church planters. During the weekend, the prospective church […]
A Sermon from the Archives: The Non Spectacular Gifts
This sermon by Jeff Purswell, titled, “The Non Spectacular Gifts” details how the gifts of the Holy Spirit are more than the more “spectacular” gifts like prophecy and tongues. Gifts like administration, encouragement, and service all play crucial roles. Ricky and Jenn Alcantar re-introduce this SGC classic – Plus, in 1998 Jeff still has a […]
Church Planter Conversation: Eric Huber
We are currently in the process of planting six churches in the United States. We’re so thankful for what the Lord has done and what we believe the Lord will do through these churches! Please join us in praying for these churches and for the pastors and teams that are planting them. We thought you […]
Australia – Celebrating 15 Years of Grace
In Romans 11.36, we read, “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.” And as I look back now, just a week on from celebrating our fifteen year anniversary as Sovereign Grace Church, Wahroonga, Romans 11.36 is without doubt my full-hearted declaration. It has all […]
Are You Missing the Miracles of the Spirit in Everyday Ministry?
It’s too easy for pastors and leaders to miss the miracles of the Holy Spirit, but when we open our eyes to see them we’ll be more full of strength, courage, and expectation as we minister. I grew up in this family of churches, a proudly charismatic group. I also grew up afraid of the […]