Throughout church history there have been prominent pastors and church leaders who have significantly impacted their local communities, ultimately influencing large sections of the global Church; men like Augustine, Athanasius, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John
This article was originally published on The Gospel Coalition. It was the worst feeling I’ve ever had in church, a gut-wrenching emptiness that sprung from a complete separation from what I felt was my
“We only want big plate leaders here,” was the catch cry on the staff team and the defining principle for ministry success at the church where I began my ministry career. For me, it was
“Rabble, rabble, rabble!” The mob shouts and rabbles about…? What? No one really knows; it’s a bit muddy right? When I trained for civil disorder situations in my time working for the Australian Federal Police,
In the previous post, we covered some practical steps an introverted pastor’s wife can take when feeling emotionally depleted to prepare to socialize with congregants. In this post, we’ll pick up where we left off
There are easily one million expectations for a pastor’s wife. In other posts, I’ve talked about some of these and how it isn’t our actual duty to fulfill those for people. But one that does
Discouragement. We’ve all felt it. You poured yourself into a teaching or curriculum and it was met with criticism by your audience or even your elder team. Maybe you spent hours preparing for a counseling
We are addicted to information. The bombardment of news, stories, infographics, perspectives, and advertising pours information into our souls through our eyes and ears. I believe this much information is more than our finite brains
I didn’t start ministry with good habits. I didn’t start in a healthy and holistic ministry culture. I didn’t open ministry with little responsibility and grow into the calling God had for me. No, I
I asked my wife for her thoughts about writing about planting a church in 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic. Two words stood out especially clear from her response: “God knew”. When we
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