It’s Time to Start Sacrificing
*Much time, prayer, and effort has gone into this piece of writing. It is much longer than my typical writings because it would,…
Tag: Pastors
Demystify Your Pastor With The Small Catechism
We all know pastors can be a bit mystifying sometimes. Growing up in a small congregation with fairly high pastor turnover, that’s what…
Pastors and Laymen in the Storm
I remember 2011 as a burnishing year, like nothing I’ve ever endured before. Not even the death of my only brother could compare….
“The ‘I’ of the Sermon”
For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. (2 Corinthians 4: 5) “The…
Bishop Tyranny and Heresy (Part 2)
In part 1, we saw how a congregation of my friends suffered the tyranny of a bishop concerning their pastoral vacancy, and the…
Bishop Tyranny and Heresy (Part 1)
Some friends in a Lutheran congregation of a different synod from mine have been in a long pastoral vacancy. The bishop expressly refused…
The Church in Need – A Hard Look at Giving – Guest post by Vanessa
Thanks to Vanessa for this guest post. For more by Vanessa check out her regular blog: Bible, Beer, and Babies. No one likes…
Your Pastor Is Not A CEO, A Shopkeeper Catering To Ill-defined Spiritual Needs, Or A Rancher
Under the impact of modernity there are significant pressures brought to bear on the pastoral office that would make the office something other…
What’s Good for the Goose…
Last week, I had to do one of the most humiliating things a pastor has to do. At least I found it that…
Pastoral Death Match — Social Media and the Ministerium.
It doesn’t take long being Facebook “friends” with a bunch of pastors to see it unfold – fighting, feuding, snark, mockery, and downright…
Letters From The “Becoming Lutheran Research Participants” To Lutheran Pastors And Journeying Evangelicals
As many of you know, I have been working on a Major Applied Research Project over the last two years examining the journey…
Pastors Are Not To Subject God’s People To “Their Laws and To The Works Ordained By Them,” But To God’s Word Alone
Pastors are called to be servants of the flock. The congregation elects pastors. The congregation calls pastors. The congregation ordains pastors. Since this…
Pastoral Authority: Teaching by means of supervising or supervising by means of teaching?
In Acts 20:28, Paul tells the elders in Ephesus, “Pay special attention to yourselves and of all the flock in which the Holy…