Youth ministry was not a significant component of my training. As I commented on the blog where I saw this, basically, student ministers on field appointment were usually assigned to the youth group. This was where they discovered that they were not ‘called’ to minister to youth. The ministers who assigned them to youth group …
David Murray ponders whether 20 questions originally framed for prospective entreprenuers would also apply to prospective pastors, and which if any would need to be ammended ‘Reality Check For Would Be Pastors’: 1. I am willing to lose everything. 2. I embrace failure. 3. I am always willing to do tedious work. 4. I can …
Thabiti Anyabwile has featured a five post series on ‘Filtered Listening’ at his Pure Church blog. The posts seek to encourage those who listen to sermons to think about how they hear, and what may be obstructing their understanding and Gospel response to the preaching of God’s Word. Anyabwile explains his purpose: In this series …
Greg Lucas’ blog Wrestling With An Angel shares ‘Lessons in the life of a father learned through the struggles of his disabled son.’ Lucas’ post ‘I love you… No matter what’ is profound. I must confess that on many mornings I leave Jake’s room dejected, hurt and emotionally drained. And many nights I find myself …
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