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Tag: 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

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

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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