Theology and Pastoral Ministry

By Graham Heslop | 12.10.2014

Pastor, I plead with you: Don’t let your books become decorative and dusty testaments to your theological study. Theological study is not an academic hoop to jump through in order to get into the pastorate, but a vital aspect of any vital pastoral ministry.

Pastoring an Elderly Congregation

By Will McCartney | 11.25.2014

How am I to lead an elderly saint who has faithfully followed Christ for more years than I have been alive?

Book Review: On Guard, by Deepak Reju

Review by Jeff Mooney | 11.24.2014

As a pastor and father, I am profoundly grateful for this book.

Book Review: Next, by William Vanderbloemen and Warren Bird

Review by Jason Meyer | 11.14.2014

This book brought me great pain in terms of the way the authors measure success in pastoral succession.

Denominational and Cultural Decline and Pastoral Prayers: An Interview with Mark Dever 

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: Vanishing Church? | 11.03.2014

How does talk of denominational decline affect your pastoral prayers?

Not Satisfied with Our Shepherding . . . Yet

By Bob Johnson | 10.22.2014

Church membership is not primarily for recruiting volunteers to make ministries run better. Church membership is a commitment to help one another make it to heaven.

When should you not submit to church leaders?

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When should you not submit to church leaders?

Book Review: Finding a Vision for Your Church, by Michael A. Milton

Review by Ben Wright | 09.15.2014

This is no nifty how-to book; it is a why-to and what-to book.

Pastors’ Forum: Evangelism and Discipleship in the Local Church

By A. Duty, D. Furman, E. Bancroft, J. Rinne, J. Smuts, J. Worsley, M. Hoskinson, N. Knight | 09.03.2014

How can a pastor encouarge evangelism and discipleship in the life of the local church?

What Does “First Among Equals” Mean on an Elder Board

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.28.2014

The answer to this question depends on combining both the revealed wisdom that God gives to all of us in his Word and the situation-specific wisdom that he must give individually.

What a New Pastor Doesn’t Know

By Matthew Hoskinson | 08.28.2014

If you’re getting ready to enter a pastorate, you might have your list of changes ready. Can I encourage you to tuck that list away for a while?

Imagination, Church Reform, and the Art of the Impossible

By Bobby Jamieson | 08.28.2014

Imagination draws the line between what one can and can’t conceive. So we could say that an increasingly biblical imagination involves faith expanding your view of the possible.

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Stretching the Pastor’s Imagination

By Bobby Jamieson | 08.28.2014

Here are a few suggestions for stretching and strengthening pastors’ imaginations.

Nobody Gets the Church They Want

By Bobby Jamieson | 08.27.2014

Whatever might be on your want-list, I can guarantee this: not everything on your list is on God’s.

Leading the Church through Grief of Sin

By Joey Cochran | 08.27.2014

It is appropriate for us to include opportunities to grieve, confess and repent sin in our church’s corporate gathering.