A Case for Paid Sabbaticals
My plan was to wait seven years, and then life happened. By God’s grace, my external elder board put a paid sabbatical into my job package before we ever moved to start our church. It
My plan was to wait seven years, and then life happened. By God’s grace, my external elder board put a paid sabbatical into my job package before we ever moved to start our church. It
When I was young, Easter was a big deal. We would put on our Sunday best, then speed off to church. Even though I didn’t understand Easter’s true importance, I sensed this was a special
The Surprising Connection Between Community and Longevity. On today’s episode, Dave and Pete Greasley– the pastor of Christchurch in Newport, Wales– discuss the connection between pastors being in intimate community and their perseverance in long-term
Man, this preaching gig. I can see you right now, those words staring up at you from the text, the clock ticking away, reminding you with each agonizing moment that Sunday is beckoning and you still
“The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.” – 1 Timothy 3:1 God has used few men more in my life than “The Doctor” Martyn Lloyd-Jones.
I’ll never forget telling my wife. I woke up early that Thursday morning—still energized over our first public service the Sunday before—for a 7am meeting. Glancing at my phone before heading out the door, I
This article has also appeared on The Gospel Coalition. My leadership teeth were cut in a denomination where non-vocational elders didn’t exist. It wasn’t simply that our tithing base provided the luxury of full-time pastor-elders.
This post appeared previously at gospelcenteredfamily.com Throughout their journey to the Promised Land, God tested the people of Israel. In Exodus 17:8-16, they faced the first military test of their sojourn. A group of Bedouin
The following article is part of a series of excerpts from Letting Go, a book I wrote with Paul Gilbert that was recently published by Zondervan. Intro, Article One, Article Two, Article Three Fatigue. Actually, no. Fatigue
This article was originally published on The Gospel Coalition. I don’t like to wait. No, let’s be completely frank: I despise waiting. There is a certain highway in the city where I lived until recently
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