Part One, Part Two Have you–would you–ever truly consider a ministry position that requires you to raise your own support? Our real answer might be something like, ‘I can’t say it isn’t biblical, but it’s
The Easy Button Imagine that you could press your very own ‘Easy Button’, and never have to worry about funding your ministry. Instead, you could receive a monthly paycheck–for the rest of your life–for whatever
For my wife and I, it was a season of waiting on the Lord. Of ministry transition. While it was clear God was pushing out of our nest, we had no idea where we would
My wife and I, with five other couples planted a church in 2002. In the weeks before we began, two friends took me aside separately to admonish us, “don’t we already have enough churches in
If someone polled your church with the question, “which preacher has the loudest voice in your life,” how would they respond? Some would point to you, their pastor. Others might suggest a preacher on the
Dear new elder, I am encouraged by the work God is doing in you and through you in calling you to serve as an elder. As the apostle Paul wrote, “Anyone who aspires to the office
Should politics be discussed from the pulpit? As with most questions of conscience, there are only two wrong answers: Always and Never. Yet, this question has challenged most preachers throughout history. If we read Scripture
Plurality. It’s a weighty word that reminds us that ideas have consequences. By plurality, I’m talking about shared leadership. It’s a way of referencing the consequential idea that leadership in the New Testament was a
For today’s “Calling Question”, Dave addresses the tension the preacher confronts each week of preparing the heart to preach before the Audience of One while also preparing to preach to people.
Guys, let’s face it. If a pastor’s accountability isn’t in the local church, it’s probably not real accountability. It might give the illusion of accountability so he can traffic in the vocabulary without the entanglements
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