In the midst of a trend toward self-care and avoiding burn-out, Mikey Lynch puts in a word for the notion that pastors have a relentlessly demanding calling and will never be able to get away from the reality that they’ll need to suck it up and get on with it. He makes a lot of …
Human nature will express itself in contemporary western culture by exchanging legitimate activity for busyness. At mgpc we’ve been trying to ensure that our activities all serve aspects of our core mission and ministry. Sometimes we’ve felt this effort has, in itself, just become an added burden. But we’re carrying on. Jared Wilson provides ’10 …
Keller, who currently pastors Redeemer Presbyterian church in New York city, pastored for nine years in a much smaller community. Quote: Q: What did you learn about pastoral work? A: In a small town your pastoring sets up your preaching, whereas in a big town your preaching sets up your pastoring. In a big town, …
There’s been a vigorous discussion at St. Eutychus about the necessity or otherwise of preachers having eye contact with their congregations while preaching. An associated part of that discussion involves the relative value of preaching from manuscript, notes, outline or having the whole thing in the RAM section of your brain. The meaning of the …
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