Will Willimon tells the story of his first Christmas in a new appointment serving a very small church, having received the news that his estranged black-sheep father has died in his memoir Accidental Preacher. His stories resonate with experiences of pastoral life, not in a self-serving or manipulative way that presents the pastoral role as …
Will Willimon’s memoir Accidental Preacher is an engaging collection of memories and observations. He tells the story, and the art of telling the story is as enjoyable as the stories themselves. In writing about the somewhat neglected concept of calling, he makes the observation that being a disciple of Jesus is not our idea. We …
Joe McKeever offers what he characterises as the ten hardest lessons that pastors learn. One picks up on a change that is not a simple adjustment of terms. Pastors used to think in terms of calling. Pastoring was a vocation, not a job, because it was something we were called to by God, not a …
Some words of reflection about a pastoral ministry philosophy that is firm, but gentle; and does not come communicate disappointment and demand. Passion for growth of the kingdom can result as God’s people being seen as the means to implement a vision, rather than being the sphere in which the pastor serves. From Peter Bogert: …
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