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,…
*Much time, prayer, and effort has gone into this piece of writing. It is much longer than my typical writings because it would,…
We all know pastors can be a bit mystifying sometimes. Growing up in a small congregation with fairly high pastor turnover, that’s what…
I remember 2011 as a burnishing year, like nothing I’ve ever endured before. Not even the death of my only brother could compare….
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…
In part 1, we saw how a congregation of my friends suffered the tyranny of a bishop concerning their pastoral vacancy, and the…
Some friends in a Lutheran congregation of a different synod from mine have been in a long pastoral vacancy. The bishop expressly refused…
Thanks to Vanessa for this guest post. For more by Vanessa check out her regular blog: Bible, Beer, and Babies. No one likes…
Under the impact of modernity there are significant pressures brought to bear on the pastoral office that would make the office something other…
Last week, I had to do one of the most humiliating things a pastor has to do. At least I found it that…
It doesn’t take long being Facebook “friends” with a bunch of pastors to see it unfold – fighting, feuding, snark, mockery, and downright…
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 called to be servants of the flock. The congregation elects pastors. The congregation calls pastors. The congregation ordains pastors. Since this…
In Acts 20:28, Paul tells the elders in Ephesus, “Pay special attention to yourselves and of all the flock in which the Holy…