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 …
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 …
9Marks features a useful variety of posts and resources relevant to pastoral care and church life. Mark Dever, the staff at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, and a large number of guests provide a consistent tone while bringing different perspectives. The 9Marks Blog has a new address, which seems to stem from a partnership with Together …
Lots of Easter material this week. I’m not referring to any of it, though. Overload. David Murray writes on the Pastor’s worst enemy. Pride. Murray notes the pastor’s worst enemy is pride, and it is a special danger for young pastors (1 Tim. 3:6) unfolding his post in three sections: The Particular Causes of Pride; …
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