Maybe it’ll grow on me during my long service leave in July.
Maybe it’ll grow on me during my long service leave in July.
Why as a church would we be expressing an aim for two worship services on a Sunday morning instead of one? It’s a question we’re working through at MGPC. Steve McAlpine writes about the struggle of the church (his and others) to break through a growth barrier that does more than simply keep pace with …
The church does not exist for the sake of pastors; pastors exist for the sake of the church. It’s a helpful reminder of who is supposed to be serving who. Shane Lems refers to this quote from Francis Turretin: “…Now the church is superior to pastors, not pastors to the church; the church does not …
Dave Harvey at Sojourn Network reminds me that a minister of the Gospel does not find his identity and self-worth in ministry of the Gospel, but in the Gospel I minister. If you long to be in pastoral ministry, the starting place is the gospel. You must know the gospel, love the gospel, and delight …
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