This is a fascinating exercise. David Cook – preacher and teacher of preachers with decades of experience audits the preaching of the denomination whose preaching conference he’s hosting. From Cook: In conducting the audit I listened online to 40 preachers, with at least one from each of the 13 Presbyteries in the state. The preachers …
Something that I’ve become conscious of over the last couple of years is the link between growth in congregational size and change in leadership style. Increasing beyond certain numbers of people in a congregation is sometimes portrayed as a ‘barrier’. What is being identified in that is that at certain sizes a group of people …
Rory Shiner writes a perceptive article about an aspect of ministry that I hadn’t considered, but which makes sense. He poses the idea that the types of activity and attitudes which are great preparation for pastoral ministry differ from the activity and attitudes that usually constitute pastoral ministry. The experience of that difference is not …
A reminder that a thoughtful and intentional Gospel ministry relies on supernatural power, not pragmatism for its outcome. From Gospel-Driven Church Jared C Wilson : One of the most frequent temptations pastors and church leaders face today is to replace a steady commitment to gospel preaching and revival prayer with human ingenuity and industriousness. Can …
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