Sometimes pastoral care can result in people thinking pastors are the solution to their problems instead of Jesus. Church leaders are called to equip people to see Christ as the solution. We cast vision. We lead. We teach. We do a lot. If we’re not careful, then people might actually think we’re the ones who …
David Bailey draws on two years of pastoring and offers 11 tentative reflections. Here are two: Intellect does not equal godliness. Nor lack of it. In fact, intellect is no barometer of godliness at all. Some of the smartest people I’ve met are some of the most foolish. And same with some of the less-intellectually-able …
Tomorrow morning an intrepid group of mgpc folk will climb on a coach and travel to Adelaide so we can attend worship at Para Hills Presbyterian church on Sunday morning. (And a dinner on Saturday night) Then we’ll climb on a coach and come home. Why? Because we believe that a healthy local church invests …
A great reminder and encouragement from Tim Chester: Christian peace does not mean tranquility. It means we have changed sides in the battle. We have changed sides because we are no longer at war with God. The peace we have is reconciliation with God. But we are still at war so we still experience life …
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