Recently, I laid in bed with my son reading books before he went off to sleep, the same as I always do. Then, of course, we say prayers and then its off to dream land for Wyatt. That night, a few weeks ago, I prayed for Wyatt and Aubrey and as I did so, I …
Tim Keller has posted an interesting article on his blog entitled, The Country Parson. In this article, Keller, the ardent advocate of urban church planting lauds the small country church as a training ground for young pastors. Keller is probably the last person you would ever expect to encourage pastors to live out their years in …
1. Internet Monk likes Matt Chandler and Eugene Peterson. He also apparently loves pastoring and has some insight on contemporary stereotypes of pastoring that I have been struggling with myself. I encourage you to read the Monk’s great article here. 2. Ed Stetzer is doing wonderful things for Christendom with his research and writing, especially …
For those of you who don’t know it yet, Tim Keller, Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City is now blogging. In a recent post Keller argues that as preachers, we must be shepherding our flocks in order to be effective in the pulpit. Read the entire article and then go visit one …
It was 30 years ago today that God called a young New Testament professor by the name of John Piper to the pastorate. In God’s providence, He has used this man to do amazing things for the Kingdom. How and when did God call you to serve Him as a pastor? Pray for yourself, John …
I wonder how many of us take the job of encouragement seriously? Are you intentionally aiming to encourage the people around you on a regular basis? Are you making solid attempts to encourage your pastor and your church? Encouraging pastors and churches is a high calling in my life. I am fortunate that Malvern Hill, …
Recently I had a conversation with a friend who was going to have an interview with a pastor search committee. Part of my advice to him, was to be sure that he was not only prepared to answer questions, but also prepared to ask good questions concerning the church on a wide range of issues. …
My Father-in-law, Herb Ayers, died this past Sunday, August 16 at a few minutes after 7 in the morning. It is always difficult to lose a loved one and Herb was no different. He had struggled with Alzheimers/Dimentia for about the last ten years and to some degree, his death was a welcomed relief because …
I’d like to think that reading is truly a spiritual discipline. We certainly know that’s the truth when we think of the Bible. As preachers and teachers of God’s Word, we should constantly be reading, studying, and applying the Bible to our lives and within our ministries. But, we don’t just read the Bible, do …
As pastors, how can we raise the bar for biblical understanding and practice in our local churches? Collin Hansen at Christianity Today recently interviewed Pastor David Platt, to answer how he is seeing this happen in his congregation, The Church at Brook Hills, in Birmingham, AL. Concerning the problem of biblical illiteracy amongst church attendees, …