Posts Tagged ‘Pastors’
Pastoral Ministry as a Second Career
Is it possible to enter ministry as a second career? Not exactly. My concern is more about the word “career” than it is about the possibility of a midlife change of direction. Ministry is a calling, not a career. It must be directed by God, but God can direct any time He chooses. We need…
Read MoreThe Coming Shortage of Pastors and Missionaries
Facing the Facts, Finding the Way Jesus put it bluntly: “the labourers are few.” He did not mince words. He challenged the disciples to face the facts and find the way forward. He told them to pray to the Lord of the harvest. They were to ask for laborers for an abundant harvest of souls.…
Read MorePastoral Preaching
[Note: the following comes from messages given by Ken Brown at the Michigan Expositor’s Summit a couple of years ago. — Editor] The Preacher’s Task If you were on your deathbed and had a final instruction to leave to your successor, what would it be? 2 Timothy 4 is the last chapter of the last…
Read MoreIf Your Church Is Without a Pastor:
1. Determine to personally spend more time reading your Bible and praying than you did when you had a pastor. You need to draw close to the Lord, so He can guide you and your church’s search. 2. Determine to stay faithful to your church for as long as you are able. Let petty squabbles…
Read MoreLogos 10: A pastoral review
Thanksgiving Day in Canada dawned with the news that Logos 10 was released! I rushed to my computer and got the download started. Alas, I was one of a few afflicted by some kind of bug and had issues. Logos technical support quickly identified the problem, issued a fix, and in a few hours, I…
Read MorePastoral Preaching
There are several factors that affect how a pastor views, and therefore goes about, his work. Most would readily agree the pastoral office is a vocation (from Latin, vox, voice) and thus a calling. But a calling to what? Many answers are offered to that question and, in turn, result in widely different ways of…
Read MoreA Final Challenge to Churches and to Pastors
We’ve been working on a series about pastors and depression. We’ve discussed how the people of the church can come to the aid of their pastors. In this post, we offer a few conclusions. Christ, the head of the church, rules His church through the written Word and through spirit-called and spirit-led men. That’s a…
Read MoreWhat Can Church People Do to Help Their Pastor?
We’ve discussed the fact of depression in pastoral ministry and outlined some of its causes, both from the nature of the task and from the weakness of the flesh that all men experience. Today, I want to look at ways in which God’s people can help bring encouragement to their pastors. The prayers of God’s…
Read MoreThree Words, One Office
The NT uses three corresponding words to describe this role of church leadership. Pastor The first word is pastor or shepherd, an overarching word God chooses to describe the nature of this role (1 Pet. 5:2-3). It highlights the proper motive and manner of church leadership, leading a congregation of believers the same way that…
Read MoreKiffin Letters: To a brother with a wayward child
Note from P&D – the following article is a letter from a concerned friend to a couple with a child who has fallen into sin. The author has requested anonymity to protect personal relationships. Since this is unfortunately not a totally uncommon experience, we believe the advice is worth your attention. Dear Brother and Sister…
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