by Kevin Bauder | Sep 25, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
Chances are that your church’s official documents include one called a “church covenant.” If you look at that covenant, you will discover that it represents a series of promises made between all the members of the church, usually in the presence of “God, angels, and...
by Kevin Bauder | Sep 18, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
The New Testament specifies a threefold division within the local church (Phil 1:1). First are the saints, the members of the church. Then are the bishops or overseers. Then are the deacons or servants. Almost all churches understand bishops and deacons to be offices...
by Kevin Bauder | Sep 11, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
Baptists are certainly not the only Christians. Christians are defined by their belief in the gospel, which includes their commitment to Jesus Christ and their trust in His finished work. Genuine Baptists confess the gospel and all that it entails, but so do other...
by Kevin Bauder | Sep 4, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
When I came to Central Seminary nearly thirty years ago, I had little exposure to the biblical or nouthetic counseling movement. I had read Jay Adams’s Competent to Counsel as an undergrad, but that was years before. I couldn’t have told you how nouthetic counseling...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 28, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
Christians debate the meaning of the Lord’s table. All agree that it is a picture of the gospel and a memorial of the sufferings of Christ. But is it more than that? Many—perhaps most—professing Christians want to see some real presence of the Lord in the communion...
