Tag: pastoral ministries
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PASTORAL ADVICE
I’ve written several blogs of late on “advice,” varying from money, marriage, children, and a few other things. One thing I know a little something about is pastoring, so today’s blog is advice for pastors about pastoring. So that probably makes for a smaller audience, but hey, it’s what I know so here we go.…
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TRIPPING ON POWER
The feature article in this months CT (Christianity Today) is about pastoral power in the local church. The author, Andy Crouch, does a very fine job of discussing the differences and similarities between high power churches (think Roman Catholic or megachurches) and low power churches (think Quaker, congregational Baptists) and how power is neutral–it can…
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THE NOT-SO-REALLY IMPORTANT FIVE THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN BEFORE I STARTED PASTORING
Rob Pochek recently wrote an article (read it here from SermonCentral.com) which found its way to my inbox. The article described five things he wish he’d known when he started pastoring. Here is his list: 1. You are pastoring a parade. 2. The people who demand the most serve the least. 3. You will see…