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Tag: Pastoral Ministry

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

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

Where the willow won’t bend

Three weeks ago I went to my Dr with some physical symptoms, and left his consultation room on enforced sick … More

Burnout, Christianity, Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Self-care, Stress

Why God’s people need their elders to teach them

If we were charged with helping a new Christian to develop spiritual disciplines for their growth in the faith, what … More

Pastoral Ministry, Preaching

Why I am not theologically sound

We lay great emphasis on the soundness of preachers we listen to, and authors whom we read. For many of … More

Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, theology

Preaching hard texts in hard times

In the second week of March 1941, Martyn Lloyd-Jones delivered a series of lectures in the Assembly Hall of the … More

Christianity, Evangelism, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching

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