In February of this year I burned out. It was a surprising, disconcerting, and ultimately enlightening experience. The full account … More
Tag: Ministry
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
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
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
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
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
Reframing Kindness
Redefinition is definitely on-trend in our culture. Words, phrases, and concepts are generally fluid, and are often the tools of … More
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
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
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