Tag: pastoral ministry

Our Church Wants a Plurality of Elders, But We Don’t Know Where to Start

Ministry

“A thrilling frenzy of restless exhilaration!” That’s how John described his life as a...
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Talented Pastors and the Plurality Principle

Ministry

Apple employees coined the term “reality distortion field” to describe Steve Jobs’s ability to twist any fact to fit his own purpose....
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What Impact Does Church Have on My Motivation for Serving God?

Ministry

It’s happening all over the country. About 40% of church attenders have not returned to church, with some respectable pollsters...
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The Pandemic Poem For Pastors

Ministry

As a new pastor trying to make sense of the unexpected trials in ministry, I read Spiritual...
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God’s Call To Humble Ourselves

Ministry

God created all people with hearts that churn with desires. We aren’t merely thinking creatures who find our way forward by making...
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The Call to Ministry and the Leadership Moment

Ministry

This article was originally published on Desiring God.   If I’m going to watch a movie, it’s got to have a hero in it. And not a...
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Lay Elders Are Not the Shepherding JV Team

Ministry

This article has also appeared on The Gospel Coalition. My leadership teeth were cut in a...
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Pastor, Christ’s Resurrection Fuels Resilience!

Ministry

It has been a long decade since March, hasn’t it? It feels like we’ve been caught in a state of suspended animation, except the one...
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Lift the Heavy Burden of Shame: How to Care for Parents of Prodigals

Christian Life, Family, Ministry

This post was originally featured on Desiring God. Prodigal kids: the gaping wound for many Christian parents. A child, whether adolescent...
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Can I be Humbly Ambitious?

Ministry

Christians are flammable. God created us to burn. Not like a match—bright and hot but quickly...
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