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Articles from Sola 5 Pastors
Sola 5 Partnership Opportunities: Working Together for the Advance of God’s Kingdom
Church planting and church revitalisation are two important ways that God’s kingdom advances in the world. The Steering Committee invites churches currently engaged in church planting or church revitalisation to share their ministry partnership opportunities with our...
The Mechanics of Missions: Engaging in the Missionary Task
Acts 16 stands as perhaps the most comprehensive New Testament passage for understanding how missionary work actually functions. While other texts may more concisely explain the church’s mission—such as the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18–20—or better articulate...
The Mechanics of Missions: Defining the Missionary Task
Acts 16 stands as perhaps the single greatest New Testament text for understanding how missions work in practice. While other passages more concisely state the church’s mission (Matthew 28:18–20) or better explain missions theology (Romans 15), Acts 16 provides an...
Purposeful Storms: How God Uses Trials to Reveal Our Hearts
Storms in life are inevitable. Financial pressures, health crises, relationship breakdowns, and career setbacks crash into our lives with seemingly random timing and devastating force. The Gospel of Mark reveals a profound truth: God often uses these storms not merely...
The Cost of Following Jesus: Lessons in Costly Discipleship
In an age of cheap discipleship, few passages offer a more sobering yet essential message than Luke 9:57–62. Here, we encounter three potential followers of Christ, each representing a different attitude toward discipleship and each receiving a distinct response from...
The Wonder of God’s Steadfast Love: Three Realities That Transform Our Faith
In a world where relationships fail and promises are broken, Micah’s closing words offer a breathtaking declaration of wonder: “Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression?” These words from Micah 7:18–20 capture the heart of what makes...
Breaking Down Barriers: Common Objections to Partnership Opportunities and How to Overcome Them
Partnership sounds wonderful in theory. When we hear stories of churches working together to plant new congregations or revitalise struggling ministries, our hearts are rightly stirred. This is what the body of Christ should look like. But when we begin to consider...
Challenges and Encouragements on the Road to Contentment: A Call to Christ-Centred Contentment
Hebrews 13:5 issues a necessary, but neglected, exhortation to Christians: “Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’” This single verse carries a rich balance of warning,...
Prayer, Fellowship, and Partnership: The Three Pillars of Sola 5
The foundation of Sola 5 is our shared confession of faith: We come together around sola gratia (grace alone), sola fide(faith alone), solus Christus (Christ alone), sola scriptura (Scripture alone), all for soli Deo gloria (glory to God alone)! Three pillars stand...