Not every lesson we learn from great figures in Christian history flows from their strengths. Here’s a link to a sobering and challenging post about John Wesley’s marriage to Molly Vazeille. It’s not a hatchet job. All of our heroes have imperfections. In some ways their attainments make their failings all the more confusing and …
A great temptation in pastoral life is for the pastor to substitute themselves for God’s gracious Gospel power. At the Gospel Coalition, Paul Tripp writes about the fallacy of a practice of pastoral care which is at odds with pulpit ministry; one in which we functionally end up telling people what to do (problem solver …
The Matthias Media Facebook page is reporting the death of John ‘Chappo’ Chapman, evangelist, Bible teacher and author, based in Sydney, NSW, Australia. I’m certain the many tributes will soon be coming online. He made the most of his life. For those who may not be familiar with Chapman, Sandy Grant has published this extract …
A couple of helpful posts from the last few days. Eric McKiddie contrasts some examples that show whether a pastors (or churches or Christians) are valuing success or fruitfulness. A sample: 2. Success: “How many people did I impress?” Fruitfulness: “How many people did I impact?” 7. Success: “How well did that segment of the …
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