I studied (and failed) preaching at the then Queensland Presbyterian Theological Hall in the early 1990s. Back then the class motto was ‘iron sharpens iron’, or something like that. If you mention that phrase around the guys who studied there in that period you’ll probably find a few automatically hit the floor whimpering in the …
David Robertson, pastor of a presbyterian congregation in Dundee, Scotland recently suffered a catastrophic health breakdown. Last Sunday, for the first time in months, he preached before his church family. In this blog post he offers some observations about his illness and recuperation. On October the 14th last year, after conducting a wedding in St …
This basic theme is also common in conversations between pastors.
Spent a week away meeting with other church leader types. Which means that I heard this question a lot. You’d think pastors would know better. Tim Challies offers some thoughtful alternatives. He promises a second part to this post. So how many people go to your church?” That’s a question just about every pastor faces …
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