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Preachers Talk, Episode 9: On Giving and Receiving Feedback on Preaching
In this episode of Preachers Talk, Jeremy Meeks talks with David Helm and K. Edward Copeland about the value of giving and receiving feedback on preaching.
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The importance of feedback in pastoral ministry
If you build a ministry where no one can give you feedback, you are teaching your congregation to be proud and self-defensive.
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Mailbag #23: Giving Feedback on Bad Sermons; Ratio among Staff and Non-Staff Pastors; Church Covenants and the Regulative Principle; Difference between “Pastors” & “Elders”?
— How do you give your pastor feedback for his sermons, particularly when they are bad? — Jonathan, why did you recommend that your church eliminate the requirement that there must be more lay elders than staff elders? — Wait a second! You're saying you won't do baby dedications because of the regulative principle. And then right after that, you talk about reading the church covenant together as a church. Isn't that a violation of the regulative principle, too? — Does it create two tiers of leadership to always call staff pastors "pastors" and lay elders "elders"?
Episode
On 25 years of the Simeon Trust
Where did the Simeon Trust come from? Why does it exist? Where is it headed? Listen in as Dave, Ed, and Jeremy reminisce and thank God together for what he has done.
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Who Should Administer the Ordinances?
Just as your church (hopefully) does not allow just anyone to preach the Word, so also should your church think carefully about who administers the ordinances.
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A Pastor Is an Elder Is a Bishop
If a church doesn’t have any elders, then it doesn’t have any overseers.
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How to Defuse Hostile Members Meetings
You can’t change your church’s culture overnight, but through prayerful, patient leadership, your members’ meetings can become joyful occasions.
Review
Mere Christian Hermeneutics in a Divided Age
Whatever its flaws, I can only commend to you a work of hermeneutics that is resolved to make its reader sunbathe in “the radiance of God’s glory,” our Lord Jesus Christ.
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The Pastor’s Public Ministry and Generative AI: Perils and Possibilities
As with much technology, there is often more than meets the eye.
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Does Pragmatism Tend Toward Liberalism?
Candy-coating Jesus too often causes people to miss him altogether.
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Are You Wired More Like an Artist or Engineer in Corporate Worship?
God made the artist and the engineer. But both need to be discipled. Our instincts—whether toward passion or precision—must be shaped by Scripture.
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What Is Church-Centered Missions?
On every continent, in every context, the ordinary local assembly is what will ultimately promote and protect the truth of the gospel.