Persevere in the Highs and Lows
By Clift Barnes | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024Ministry in the middle years offers an opportunity to move forward while looking back at all that God has done.
Raise up Leaders
By John Folmar | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024It’s the Holy Spirit’s job to make overseers. However, he often uses pastors to this end.
Prepare for Unexpected Storms
By Josh Manley | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024The best time to prepare your people for suffering, persecution, or cultural marginalization is before they face them.
Unique Temptations for a New Pastor
By Brian Parks | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024Becoming a senior pastor exposed me to many temptations that I did not expect. Some merely taunted and tempted me. Others I fell for.
Creating Healthy Membership Practices
By Jon Deedrick | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024As a new pastor, there’s a type of triage required of you. Not a triage of what’s urgent (like the triage unit at your local emergency room), but a triage of what’s wise.
Make the Main Thing the Main Thing on Sundays
By Bret Capranica | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024I was convinced that the table we set on Sunday would determine the whole ministry, and our main course had to be the Word of God.
Young Pastor, Care for the Older Members of Your Flock
By Dave Kiehn | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024Love senior saints from your heart. They’re a blessing, not a burden.
Take Heart: Preaching to Encourage
By Tiago Oliveira | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024As you step into your new church, you are called not only to lead but also to encourage.
Loving Your Family While Leading God’s Church
By Liam Garvie | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024When conduct in the home lags behind the conduct we commend, we’re falling into hypocrisy.
Patience! Pick Your Battles Wisely
By Jeramie Rinne | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024Impatient pastors often love the idea of the church more than the people in the church.
Find a Mentor!
By Cheston Pickard | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024Find a mentor—for your sake, for your family’s sake, for your people’s sake, and for Christ’s sake.
Be a Strong and Courageous Young Leader
By Clint Darst | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024God is with you, pastor, and he has spoken. Lean into his presence, and lead with his Word.
Candidate Wisely and Honestly
By Branton Burleson | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024Throughout the candidating process, trust God. Remember that he is sovereign and will be with us wherever we go.
You Aspire, but Are You Willing?
By Raymond Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024It’s easy to aspire to be a great pastor, but are you willing to do all that it takes?
Balance Patience and Ambition
By Billy Dalton | 9Marks Journal: Seasons in a Pastor's Life | 06.10.2024Churches must train the ambitious patiently, giving them time to show their true colors.
