Yesterday I read an article by Carl Trueman entitled ‘Life Together… Or Maybe Not’, which was posted on the Reformation 21 website. It makes some useful and telling points about pastoral care and the relationship of lead pastors with the congregations they serve, but the framework of the article is based on an anecdote about …
When matters turn to other people’s ministries, do your impressions usually focus on what is positive about their service, or does your attention more naturally fall on the negatives? J.D. Greear: I’ve got a friend (who is not “in the ministry”) who uses that phrase to refer to people who find little to applaud in …
Alastair Bain is getting into the rhythm of being an every week preacher to the same group of people among other parish work. Daryl Dash is getting out of the rythym of being an every week preacher to the same group of people while on sabbatical. Both posts resonate with the subjective and objective experiences …
Long title, helpful material. David Powlison provides a guest post on Between Two Worlds. First he observes that this comedy sketch by Bob Newhart has a lot in common with some forms of contemporary counseling. Back in the day this was the common caricature of ‘nouthetic counselling’. Powlison then gives a half dozen contrasts between …
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