Karl Vaters’ articles usually have some sharp takeaways. In writing about ten steps churches should take in order to remain vital he writes we should: Figure Out Why Your Congregation Should Survive If your church disappeared tomorrow, what would really be lost? Yes, that’s hard question. It might even feel cruel and uncaring. But it’s …
Nick Batzig offers encouragement and resources for churches to consider singing Psalms in public worship during 2018. From his post: Perhaps such a neglect has occurred on account of antiquated translations, difficult accompanying tunes or simply because of a lack of familiarity with the Old Testament people, places, events and symbols. Regardless, the church is …
Jared Wilson outlines five ways the Gospel shapes and empowers pastoral ministry. Here’s one of his four points. In the trenches of day-to-day ministry work, it can become tragically easy to think of the whole thing as a managerial enterprise. We plan and program, we mentor and coach, we write and preach. The relational work …
Chuck Lawless describes ten sources of pastoral heartache. All the pastors I know consistently express these griefs as a part of their lives. It’s not something to pity, nor are these situations unknown to others, but our calling demands that we can’t avoid circumstances such as these. We’re invested in people’s lives, the ups and …
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