In the latest issue of online theological journal Themelios, Sinclair Ferguson ponders over four decades of pulpit ministry and provides a reflective Ten Commandments For Preachers. Christians would do well to encourage these qualities in their preachers, and, of course, in themselves. The outline: 1. Know your Bible better. 2. Be a man of prayer. …
Why do so many pastors do it so tough? Because we have a peace-time mentality when we’re really at war. From Paul Tripp: Why do so many pastors report being over-burdened and over-stressed? Why do so many pastors report tension between family life and ministry life? Why does pastoral ministry often seem like more of …
Matt Perman (of Desiring God) has provided two posts which give links to his posts from Willow Creek’s Leadership Summit at his blog What’s Best Next. Names which feature include John Dickson, Bill Hybels (‘natch), Seth Godin and Henry Cloud among others. Some will be of interest, some not, but have a look. There are …
The Engaging Church blog posted about a new book from Bryan Chapell which collects sermons by a variety of preachers on difficult pastoral situations. The Hardest Sermons You’ll Ever Have To Preach, published by Zondervan. Here’s a pdf excerpt that features the individual chapter titles and some introductory material.
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