Encourage Pastors by Giving Up Discouraging Language!

Encourage Pastors by Giving Up Discouraging Language!

I love pastors. In fact, I think pastors get a bad rap because of the foolish or immoral acts of a few. Sometimes it seems that our culture just assumes that the vast majority of pastors are all about manipulating people and making a lot of money. Yet the pastors that...
Dress Codes for Preachers: Formal & Informal Settings

Dress Codes for Preachers: Formal & Informal Settings

It’s not even a question of how influential Bryan Chapell’s classic Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon is. I can hardly imagine someone going off to seminary and taking classes on homiletics without having to read it. If you did,...
The Aloneness of Leadership…

The Aloneness of Leadership…

Last night I listened to a panel discussion by Tim Keller, John Piper, Ligon Duncan, and Crawford Loritts from the 2008 Gospel Coalition conference. I don’t know about you, but I am beginning to enjoy panel discussions more than I ever thought possible....
After five years of pastoring, what have I learned?

After five years of pastoring, what have I learned?

Tim Raymond prompted me to think about this question since he just wrote “What I have learned after five years of pastoring.” I pretty much agree with all of his list, which included: Pastoral ministry requires far more courage than I ever dreamed....