Pastoral life requires an embrace of personal locality. I struggle with reaching out. What do you suppose the work of a pastor entails in light of this? He sends at minimum, we would assume local attentiveness to divine love, among ordinary people and places, with local weather and stories. And right here, the words “attentive” …
Ray Galea is an experienced pastor, and his words about dealing with personal anger ring true. This article and the forthcoming part 2 are worth reading. I’ll reference part 2 when it appears. Pastors keep a lid on a lot of emotions, and the people who see the worst of us are usually those closest …
Waiting for Imperfect Pastor by Zack Eswine to arrive. Here’s a sample, adapted for his blog: Why We Need Silence Quiet is a means of God’s grace. Within it, God shows us our inner poverty and misguided ambitions. He has waited patiently with a quiet heart while we’ve brewed our lives into storm and froth …
R. Kent Hughes describes three pitfalls that pastors commonly fall into. Those who pray for pastors could intercede that pastors they know avoid them.
mgpcpastor's blog 