Advice for New Elders: Take the Low Seat
If the Chief Shepherd took the lowest seat, how can his under-shepherds reach for the highest?
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Walking with an Unseen Limp: God’s Enduring Faithfulness in the Private Pain of a Pastor’s Wife
Because our God is so incredibly faithful, he continues to teach me through the painful process of healing. He is too good to waste even an ounce of our suffering.
What Happens When We Turn the Keys?
If it's crucial to make sure the right people have the keys to your house, Jesus takes the question no less seriously for his own kingdom.
Pastoring with Two Cancers: Leading Your People While Fighting for Faith
The hardest part is helping others fight for faith during their own trials by pointing them to promises that you are praying for yourself—promises that seem unanswered thus far.
Why It Might Be Good That Your Church Isn’t Growing
The lack of growth may be God’s mercy to help you focus on the flock he has given you right now. Diligently shepherd the sheep God has given you today instead of dreaming about the sheep you wish you had.
Brothers, Aspire to Be Lay Elders
Fundamentally, there isn’t a tiered system of greater elders and lesser elders—just elders!
A Tale of Three Cities: A Testimony of Grace Through Church Discipline
Many congregations weep bitterly as those whom they have excommunicated never show signs of repentance. Rather, we exercise church discipline because the Bible commands it for the purity and witness of the church, and for the eternal good of those who are excommunicated.
Caring Enough to Stay: What Pastors Can Learn from the Good Shepherd
The ordinary posture of a pastor towards his church should not be to run just because things get difficult. We preach, pray, love, and stay.
Building Healthy Churches Behind Bars
Pastors also should consider whether their mission field includes jails and prisons in their state. Across the security fencing and behind the walls are men and women who may never experience the privilege of a healthy church if you do not plant one there.
How Union with Christ Unites the Church
Union with Christ is a profoundly personal doctrine. But it is not merely a personal doctrine. God has united all his people together with Christ.
Who Is the Supper for and How Do We Fence the Table?
Through a right understanding of the gospel which comes through preaching, the Lord’s Supper becomes a tangible, visible illustration of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ—a visual sermon in itself.
The Privilege of Pastoral Ministry: A Letter to My Church
Seminary didn’t prepare me to understand that this is the privilege of pastoral ministry—to be beside you, serving as your pastor at the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in your lives.
Pastoring the Scrupulous Conscience
Sometimes, the best use of Scripture will not be to correct false thinking, but to direct them to the rest that’s found in the arms of Jesus.
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