Dave Harvey at Sojourn Network reminds me that a minister of the Gospel does not find his identity and self-worth in ministry of the Gospel, but in the Gospel I minister. If you long to be in pastoral ministry, the starting place is the gospel. You must know the gospel, love the gospel, and delight …
A couple of articles by Marty Duran about ‘Pastoral Leadership Capital’ which is a term for the trust that a pastor can build with a congregation that enables needed change to be implemented, or even mis-steps to be forgiven and moved on from. There are two parts here and here. Part one. In my opinion, …
An excerpt from Tim Keller’s book, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work. It speaks to someone who stubbornly resists a week off. Anyone who cannot obey God’s command to observe the Sabbath is a slave, even a self-imposed one. Your own heart, or our materialistic culture, or an exploitative organization, or all …
Darryl Dash writes the two questions that have to be answered in sermon preparation: What’s the central idea? and What are the sticking points? The first question identifies what the Scripture is saying to the congregation. The second anticipates how different congregations may have varied reactions to that message. The preacher has to have a …
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