Carl Trueman observes that while seminaries/theological colleges struggle to teach preaching well, a more pronounced weakness is training in what he calls ‘pulpit prayer’, the prayers said by the pastor while leading worship. Yet there is another thing that is not done well at seminary, something which is rarely noticed and which is consequently something …
On Sunday night we looked at Psalm 1 (149 to go) and I mentioned that it is not correct to think of the Bible as God’s ‘workshop manual’ for humans. Rather it is the revelation of Himself, His love for us, and our response. In Psalm 1 that which is being meditated upon is the …
Words of encouragement for pastors, church leaders and those who minister from Paul Tripp. A pastor is not scholar in residence or a visiting consultant. I’m thankful for the community of love of which I’m a part at mgpc. We’re not perfect, and we do fail, but that reminds us not to place all our …
Two types of people that should be handled with care are those who are full of praise for you/your church when they’ve only just arrived, and those who all too readily tell you everything that’s wrong with the last place(s) they were at. Be doubly careful with people who do both. (This is true in …
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