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Last month the Founders site (including the Blog, Founders Press store and the Study Center) experienced a severe disruption. The site went down twice and was offline for several days each time.

On April 7, the first time the site went down, the Founders server experienced an erasure of all files and data due to an accident at the data center where the server is hosted. In God's mercy we had a complete backup, but the process of restoring the server to functionality took many days. We believe most if not all the problems are resolved now. This situation was inconvenient for Founders Ministries and many of you as well.  We appreciate the patience you demonstrated while we dealt with this difficulty.

Most the site is now restored (including the Sunday School Teacher Helps and several posts on the Blog that were erased).

We will be extending the spring Founders Study Center courses through the end of August to allow students more time to complete all the course work.
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In March we announced our partnership with Faithlife and Logos Bible Software. We hope you have taken time to check out the four upcoming collections of titles from Founders Press and the Founders Journal.

Here is an update and links where you can pre-order from Logos:

The Founders Journal collection is now in production!
 
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The 3 collections below are gathering interest (measured by the number of pre-orders placed).

Founders Press Study Guide Commentaries

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Pre-Order these collections now! You will help us make these Logos editions of Founders Press titles a reality and you will get the best price for the collections.

If you do not yet have Logos Bible Software or would like to upgrade, Logos is offering 15% off its Baptist Base Packages for readers of the Founders eNews. You can find the coupon code here. Just enter the code when making your purchase from Logos to receive your discount.

Confession - Good for the Soul of the Church
by Phil Newton


In a previous pastorate, a lady expressed her concern after a Sunday morning service. It seemed that the exposition of Scripture and its application had gotten a little too close for comfort. She admitted that she no longer enjoyed coming to church.

This lady was no occasional attender either, but the wife of one of our best deacons and active at every service. She never complained or caused trouble, so her comment unsettled me for the moment. Then she added, "I want to feel good about myself when I leave church. But that's no longer happening."

Her confession-for that's what it was at heart-exposed the root issue. She had a gross misunderstanding of public worship, Christian doctrine, corporate gatherings, gospel application, and sanctification. For her, church appeared to be more about self-admiration than humbly living by the grace of God in light of the cross of Christ. Growing in holiness as a follower of Christ had taken a backseat to Christianity as a means to personal satisfaction.

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