Living In Ministry: When Friends Leave the Church
Ministry is a funny animal because before you are a shepherd you are sheep. You are not separate from the community of God’s people that you lead and your family is usually deeply intertwined with
Ministry is a funny animal because before you are a shepherd you are sheep. You are not separate from the community of God’s people that you lead and your family is usually deeply intertwined with
Mouths wide open, eyeballs as big as tennis balls, and a general feeling of blanket offense was the response of my congregation when I told them Americans are terrible at friendship. But as the first
The following article is part of a series where Ryan Williams and his wife, Natasha, write corresponding articles on ministry throughout times of trial. This article is the companion piece to Natasha’s post on the
Click Here to read Faithful, Consistent, Pastoral Communication: It’s More Important Now Than Ever Chances are you are reading this because you’re not feeling excellent about the current COVID-19 pandemic and how it affects you, your
Nothing invades and infiltrates the intimate conversations of a ministry couple more than trial in the church. While the husband is the head of the home, one of the wife’s responsibilities is to be an
I teach communications as my pastoral side hustle. As a former disc-jockey and radio sports reporter, I fancy myself a student of the discipline. But like the Lord Jesus said, “Doubtless you will quote to
When trial in the church comes home to roost, the push and pull of regular ministry on the seams of the home are magnified. Whether you actively play a role in the church or not,
This article was originally published on The Gospel Coalition. Every church leader has been there. We arrive home after an excruciating meeting with someone whose life, due to sin or suffering, has become suddenly
I blinked back shock as I listened to an elder-candidate’s wife complain about the “sudden” absence of her husband from their home Sunday mornings. She had no idea he had to be to church earlier
No one gets into ministry with pure motives. How can I say this with such authority? I’ll provide one word of explanation—sin (Rom. 3:23). Sinless Jesus was the only person to serve others without a
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