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Before Philippi

In approaching the narrative sections of Scripture, there is always the danger of foreclosure, of assuming the conclusion, and missing … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Ministry, Mission

‘I long to see you’ – the glory of contingency

A measure of our new sense of normality is that the decision whether or not to run church services has … More

Church life, Coronavirus, Local Church, Ministry, Mission

St. Patrick and the work of ministry

In the eyes of many Patrick is the patron saint of excess, a figurehead for beer-fuelled parades and parties. Nothing, … More

Ministry, Mission, Pastoral Ministry, St. Patrick’s Day

Ministry and Meltdown

One of the mirages of our modern lives is that we are stable and secure in terms of our most … More

Ministry, Technology

Pastoral Repentance and Resolution

There is much that is notional and fleeting in the approach of a New Year, and there is a great … More

Ministry, New Year, Pastoralia, Pastors, repentance

A Pastor in Therapy

In February of this year I burned out. It was a surprising, disconcerting, and ultimately enlightening experience. The full account … More

CBT, Ministry, Pastoral work, Stress

Handling encouragement in pastoral ministry

The swing of a pendulum can be a dangerous thing, correctives can oversteer away from one error and into another, … More

Christianity, Local Church, Ministry, Pastoral Ministry

Making and mending pastoral mistakes

It is something we may not like to acknowledge to ourselves and to others, but as Pastors we make mistakes … More

Apologies, Criticism, Ministry, Pastoral Ministry

5 Pleas for Sung Worship

For many in my generation, worship style was war paint, a badge of one’s loyalty to the novel in public … More

Christianity, Congregational Singing, Ministry, Worship

10 Thoughts in the wake of the Jarrid Wilson Tragedy

The news is becoming horribly familiar – a pastor who has been used of God, who has even counselled and … More

Care, Christianity, Eldership, Hope, Jarrid Wilson, Ministry, Pain, Pastoral Ministry, Suicide

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