The Imperfect Pastor is a rewrite of Zack Eswine’s earlier book Sensing Jesus. It seems unusual to rewrite something that is only a few years old, let alone to then reduce the length by half and introduce about one third new content. That being written, Sensing Jesus was such an extraordinarily helpful insight into pastoral …
In the third of three articles, Peter Adam provides wise observations about those serving in Gospel ministry. This section about resilience is outstanding. Pastors need to keep revisiting these issues of character in order to be faithful servants. From the article: Do you have the resilience required for ministry? It is not a good idea …
This list is not more things to be done by people who already feel overwhelmed by the demands of circumstance. It really points out what usually stops being done when stress builds up. But when these stop burnout follows. So, these should be part of normal life, and when life becomes abnormal it’s all the …
Kevin DeYoung provides thirteen guidelines for those who lead congregational prayer. These would be helpful in prayer meetings too. Worth copying out and supplying to those involved in this aspect of worship. Here’s a sample: 1. Prepare. Some traditions use set prayers. Others rely on extemporaneous prayers. Both have their place. But I believe what …
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