J.D. Greear
J.D. Greear, Ph.D., is the pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Under Pastor J.D.’s leadership, the Summit has grown from a plateaued church of 300 to one of over 12,000. Pastor J.D. has led the Summit in a bold vision to plant one thousand new churches by the year 2050. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Chick-fil-A since January 2022 and recently served as the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Articles for Outreach & Missions
Three Tests of Wicked Wealth
Not all wealth is bad, but how do we know what makes for wicked weath? Here are three tests from the the Letter of James.
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5 Epitaphs for the Legacy of the Apostle Paul
Have you ever thought about what you want written on your tombstone? That may seem like a morbid thought to most people, but it’s...
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Live As If Jesus Rules and Eternity Is Real
When Paul told the Colossian church to set their minds on things above and not on the things of this present world, he was basically saying this: Live as if Jesus rules and eternity is real. Here's what that looks like.
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We Don’t Serve a God of Scarcity
The Bible acknowledges the reality of scarcity, but it re-casts that scarcity in the bigger picture of God’s abundant generosity.
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How Were People Saved in the Old Testament?
I often get the question, how were people saved in the Old Testament? To answer this question, I usually follow the Apostle Paul’s logic in Romans 4.
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Christian Life Isn’t Just Cussing Less and Giving More
By itself, religion is powerless to change our hearts. It might change our behavior—by cussing a little less, or giving a little more—but the change doesn’t go any deeper than the surface. Living a Christian life is about so much more than these two things.
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Have We Lost the Thread of God’s Grace?
Religious traditions aren’t all bad. It’s important, even necessary, to respect our past. But religious traditions can go wrong. The biggest danger is this: Our traditions are always at risk of having lost the thread of the grace of God.
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How God Works In Your Life
If you want to know how God works, and if you want God to work in your life, you have to be part of the church.
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