Keller, who currently pastors Redeemer Presbyterian church in New York city, pastored for nine years in a much smaller community. Quote: Q: What did you learn about pastoral work? A: In a small town your pastoring sets up your preaching, whereas in a big town your preaching sets up your pastoring. In a big town, …
There’s been a vigorous discussion at St. Eutychus about the necessity or otherwise of preachers having eye contact with their congregations while preaching. An associated part of that discussion involves the relative value of preaching from manuscript, notes, outline or having the whole thing in the RAM section of your brain. The meaning of the …
Nello Barbieri is the Presbyterian Church of Victoria Training Officer. The Presbyterian Church of Victoria Training Officer’s Website has just gone online. From the frontpage: Now exactly what does a ‘training officer’ do? Good questions. Here is my answer: * Develop training programs for local church leaders. * Mentor ministers as trainers in their local …
Two complementary articles from News.sbts.edu, the official news portal of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. My only quibble with these articles is that they may seem to be focussing on younger pastors. Older pastors are just as capable of perpetuating these mistakes. I think the authors think a few of us have learned from the …
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