A couple of weeks ago a friend asked a question: “How would you encourage a faithful brother who had been pastoring for several years and has not, in that season, seen a conversion directly from his preaching, though the church…
Throughout my twenty-plus years of following Jesus Christ and serving in His church, I have repeatedly seen pastors disqualify themselves for ministry. The moral failures of such ministers have led to confusion, pain, and even a crisis of faith for…
I’ve been reading a good bit of Cormac McCarthy since late spring, when I have time for fiction anyway. McCarthy is a master of terse understated conversation and landscapes, and I happen to be a special admirer of landscapes–real and…
Paul David Tripp, Dangerous Calling:Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Leadership. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015, PB, 240pp. I have been the Pastor of the same congregation for 12 years. I enjoy it. I mean, I really enjoy it. There is no…
This is the third in a series exploring the theology of Two Kingdoms across a variety of topics. The first article can be found here, and the second here – Editor It’s tough being a pastor. I know because I’ve never dared try,…
Preachers ought to tell the truth. I’m afraid that truth-telling may be an overlooked virtue when it comes to preaching. I’m not talking here about the obvious violators who claim to have healed people from AIDS and raised the dead…
In recent weeks I have been preaching through Job. The series is not a verse-by-verse exposition but a thematic overview. I suspect the series will consist of nine sermons. However, I always reserve the right to call an audible. Preaching…
Over at Ref21 I have posted my final piece in the series on battered pastors.
In this, may final post in the series, I am picking up where I left off in part 4… 4. Devote time to reading works by and about battered pastors.All pastors need companions. This is especially true for the battered…
Liberate (Tullian Tchividjian’s outfit) seems to be morphing rather quickly into a denomination complete with a directory of churches. Pause for a long sigh… What is it these days with pastors feeling the need to lead movements? In seeing the…
