Pastors challenged to keep Gospel central in ministry

GREENSBORO, N.C. (BP)--Speakers at the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 11 challenged their fellow pastors to reach today's world for Christ by making the Gospel the center of their ministry through a renewed emphasis on prayer and clear proclamation.

David Jeremiah, senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, Calif., said pastors must follow the Apostle Paul's example to not be ashamed of the Gospel and make it the center of their church ministry.


Mosaic Pastor, Erwin McManus, (Pictured Above), used the account of Paul on Mars Hill to emphasize the importance of sharing the Gospel in a culturally relevant way. McManus said today’s generations live in a modern-day Mars Hill, surrounded by people who believe in many gods and called to help them know the "unknown God" of Acts 17, who is the one true God.

"The church isn't here for us. We are the church and we are here for the world," McManus said. "We need to become prophets of the unknown God. We must be the ones who say, 'We have seen the invisible, we have experienced the unimaginable and we are here to tell you that what you do not know can be known.' … God is the unknown God, but He is not the unknowable God."

Like McManus, Shook also emphasized the importance of being culturally relevant in sharing the Gospel.

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