Is the Old Testament disappearing from pulpits? And if it is present, are the sermons more likely to be of the “Top Five Leadership Principles David Learned While A Shepherd” or ‘Daniel’s Good Eating Plan” or “Eliminate Your Credit Card Debt – God’s Prosperity Purpose For You in Jeremiah” variety than expositions which unfold God’s …
Refreshing insights into the process of pastoral searches can be found in this interview with Michael Lawrence. Pastoral moves, and I refer to the Presbyterian system here in Australia, are not generally open. I remember as a student providing a supply service one Sunday for a nearby church whose then pastor was ‘away for the …
More from Craig Barnes’ ‘The Pastor As Minor Poet’ (Eerdmans, 2009). The contemporary weight of confused expectations about role and function can lead to pastors being unclear about their own identity in Christ. To be of service to the Holy Spirit, who is at work in human lives, the pastor can never reduce ministry to …
Craig Barnes gets the tensions of pastoral life. In the introductory chapter of ‘The Pastor As Minor Poet’ (Eerdmans, 2009) he describes the many conflicting expectations which are assigned to the contemporary role of pastor and the tension which is their fruit. Confronted with all of these competing identities, is it any wonder that the …
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