Pastoring

How to Show Compassion and Avoid Pastoral Burnout

By Deepak Reju | 06.12.2014

How can pastors avoid burning out as they compassionately care for their people? Here are thirteen suggestions to consider: You are not the Lord.  The most dangerous thing about counseling is … keep reading…

The Remarkable Ordinariness of Pastoral Ministry

By Mike McKinley | 06.12.2014

When I started out as a pastor, I wanted our church to reach the lost.  I hoped to see our ranks stuffed full of people who had been graciously called … keep reading…

The Scariest Word in Pastoral Ministry

By Mike McKinley | 06.11.2014

Bifurcation. When I was in seminary, Diane Langberg came and spoke to one of our classes.  In addition to counseling victims of all kinds of horrific abuse around the world, Dr. Langberg … keep reading…

The Value of a Fraternal

By Mike Gilbart-Smith | 06.11.2014

Off the back of the conversations about accountability, one of the issues that I think many pastors face is that they just don’t know others well enough to have such … keep reading…

Facing Attack and Betrayal by Church Members

By Brian Croft | 06.10.2014

Some of the most painful situations I have ever faced in ministry is when those whom are your biggest supporters are the ones who turn on you.  I can remember … keep reading…

Don’t Make Your Pastor a Statistic

By Thabiti Anyabwile | 06.10.2014

If I am to believe some of the survey statistics published on pastors and their view towards the ministry, the vast majority of my fellow pastors do not feel as though they receive proper care from their people.

Lessons Learned from Shepherding a 106 Year-Old Widow

By Brian Croft | 06.10.2014

I have had the honor of knowing an amazing lady in my church. Tillie Roberts, affectionately known to most of us as “Ms. Tillie,” is 106 years old and is … keep reading…

Pastors’ Forum: What do you do and not do to accommodate ethnic diversity in your worship service planning?

9Marks | 9Marks Journal: The Church Singing | 04.23.2014

Answers from Dave Furman, Kevin Hsu, Paul Martin, John Onwuchekwa, and Juan Sanchez.   Dave Furman I will never lose the gospel for the sake of unity in diversity, but … keep reading…

Who Should Pick the Music?

By Michael Lawrence | 9Marks Journal: The Church Singing | 04.23.2014

Three reasons why a pastor should choose a church’s songs.

Reflections on “What Can Miserable Christians Sing?”

By Carl Trueman | 9Marks Journal: The Church Singing | 04.23.2014

There is nothing more universally relevant than preparing people for suffering and death.

Book Review: Reading for Preaching, by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

Review by Bobby Jamieson | 03.11.2014

I can think of few more homiletically helpful hobbies than keeping company with the likes of Shakespeare and Steinbeck.

Book Review: The Pastor’s Family, by Brian and Cara Croft

Review by Bob Buchanan | 03.09.2014

I suggest giving this book as a gift to your church members. The pastor’s home should not be like the riddle of a mystery novel to our churches.

Leadership Interview with Mark Dever

Ethical Hard Cases

By D. Morgan, J. Onwuchekwa, M. Dever, R. D. Moore | 02.03.2014

How should a church’s elders address divorce, illegal immigration, substance abuse, in vitro fertilization, and more?

Pastoring the Idle

By Owen Strachan | 01.25.2014

It is not you, ultimately, who builds the church and awakens the idle. It is Almighty God. He loves your people far more than you do

Prosperity Preaching: Deceitful and Deadly

By John Piper | 9Marks Journal: Prosperity Gospel | 01.15.2014

Pastors, don’t preach a message that kindles suicidal desires.

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