Tag: pastoral ministry

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...
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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 extinguished—but long and strong....
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The Call To Suffering

Christian Life, Ministry

What comes to your mind when you consider the call to pastoral ministry? Preaching God’s truth to a rapt audience? Delivering dazzling...
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Persevering Beyond The Pandemic

Ministry

It’s the first sign of pandemic relief. All of the sudden, hospital discharges are greater than...
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I’m Done With Seminary…Now What?

Ministry

The most difficult aspect of seminary had nothing to do with parsing verbs in the Greek subjunctive mood. It wasn’t trying to keep up...
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Pastoring in a Pandemic

Ministry

As of this writing, the world is churning from the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Churches and pastors, assuming perhaps they might face a...
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6 Surprises Every Premarital Counselor Should Cover

Christian Life, Family, Ministry

This article was originally published on The Gospel Coalition. Kimm and I had one premarital...
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Love Might Win the Wayward in Your Life

Family, Ministry

The following article is an excerpt from Letting Go, a book I wrote with Paul Gilbert that was recently published by Zondervan. This...
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How Much Should a Pastor Tell His Wife?

Christian Life, Family, Ministry

This article was originally published on The Gospel Coalition. Every church leader has been there. We arrive home after an excruciating...
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Getting To The Very Core Of Pastoral Ministry

Ministry

Imagine that you want to purchase a new, sturdy, handcrafted kitchen table, assembled from the...
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