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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

Brothers, shall we weep?

As Christian ministers we are vulnerable to the twin temptations of activism and stoicism, of deploying our energies or cutting … More

Christianity, Evangelism, Grief, Local Church, Ministry, Mission, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, priorities

Reframing Kindness

Redefinition is definitely on-trend in our culture. Words, phrases, and concepts are generally fluid, and are often the tools of … More

Christianity, Grace, Ministry, priorities, service

The value of a single soul

Metrics really matter in our current moment in Western culture. By them we can measure the popularity of a movement, … More

Christianity, Fellowship, Local Church, Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Souls

Reverse engineering the logic of Scripture

I believe that the systematic expository preaching of Scripture is not the only means of teaching the gathered church, but … More

Christianity, Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, Worship

Living in important times

I have lived in important places, times When great events were decided; who owned That half a rood of rock, … More

Christianity, Culture, Evangelism, Ministry, Mission, priorities, service, Social Media

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