Ministry Success: Success Idolatry
This is part two in a four-part series around the pitfalls of ministry success. The other related posts can be found here: Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4. The local newspaper did a
This is part two in a four-part series around the pitfalls of ministry success. The other related posts can be found here: Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4. The local newspaper did a
This is part one in a four-part series around the pitfalls of ministry success. The following three posts can be found here: Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. The student ministry at the
I graduated from seminary six years ago. I have: two biblical studies degrees, student debt from seminary and Bible College, sent out more than 70 resumes for prospective pastoral positions, made good grades in Seminary,
Over the last few years as a pastor, I developed a running hypothesis relating to the true mark of maturity in Christ. This hypothesis emerged after witnessing and interacting with many people who appeared mature
Longevity is a characteristic we often gravitate toward in pastors, missionaries, church planters, and just about anyone who serves in a ministry-related role. We look for faithful folks who will not easily disappear when the
For those who know me, there’d be little argument that I am a man’s man. I like mostly “guy” things: trucks, meat, sports, explosions, and so on. In fact, I was able to host the
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
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