Walking The Path With Warm Hearts The countless hours spent pouring over the text of Scripture in sermon preparation. Long conversations striving to give biblical wisdom to others dealing with painful life issues. Witnessing in one-on-one conversations behind the scenes. Walking through all of the administrative and oversight issues of the local church. Pastor, you know as … [Read more...] about Dear Young Pastor . . . Do Not Lose Heart
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Dear Young Pastor . . . Don’t Forget Patience
Doctrines, Changes, and Leaky Boats My primary objective today is to write a post for my fellow young pastors and theologians. Men whom I am grateful for, praise God for, and look forward to working with over the course of my life. Those faithful few men embarking on the grand journey of a lifetime of ministry with all of its ups and downs, joyous as well as difficult … [Read more...] about Dear Young Pastor . . . Don’t Forget Patience
Identifying Biblical Preaching
Saying Isn’t Doing In an age where everyone from prosperity preachers to liberals and true theological conservatives claim to be rightly preaching the Word, we must ask ourselves how do we actually identify faithful preaching? Just because a man claims to be preaching Scripture and professes to accurately handle the word does not mean he actually is doing so. It is important … [Read more...] about Identifying Biblical Preaching
God-Centered Pastors Do Not Shrink Back
Shepherds Stand While Hirelings Flee One of the great needs of our day is for men to fill the office of the pastorate with faithfulness unto Christ. Admittedly, I am young in pastoral ministry and have much to learn. However, I want to discuss a pitfall many of us can fall into if we are not on guard. We can fall into the painful temptation to preach every doctrine in God’s … [Read more...] about God-Centered Pastors Do Not Shrink Back