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This blog is dedicated to those who give so much of their lives to shepherd Christ’s flock.
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Which way do we go?
I’m sure you have wished from time to time that heaven would open and God would say, “My will is that you do A, B, and C.” A nice map of how and where we are to live our lives would be great. However, we know that this is not the way of God, at
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A Worthy Ambition
Pastor, what is your ambition? I ask this because we are not immune to dreams of greatness. Perhaps we want to pastor a giant church. Perhaps we want to become a national sensation, invited to speak at all the conventions and significant events. It could be that we see ourselves as the next D. L.
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Ministry Lesson Learned from the Army
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten, by Robert Fulghum argues that the most important lessons for living a meaningful life are learned at the lowest level of education. They are simple and include things like cleaning up after yourself and not taking other people’s stuff. Some of it reminds me
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Why grow?
Recently, leaders of another church asked me how they could grow their church. Even though this was not my church, it is a conversation my own has had—like all churches. The question is commonly asked of a new pastor or pastoral candidate. Last time I went through that process, I was asked, “What would you
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Debate or Debacle
We’ve all experienced it. You share biblical views on gender and sexuality, and you get called homophobic or transphobic. If a man speaks on the immorality of abortion, he is shouted down because he doesn’t have a uterus. A woman who speaks against abortion is deceived and self-loathing. Anything a white person says comes from
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Difficult Sheep need a Strong Shepherd
“Lord! Why have I not found favor in your eyes, that you make me responsible for these people?” Many of us pastors have uttered similar words to these. It may be: “Lord, why did you call me to this church?” “Lord, why don’t you give me a better church?” “Lord, if I were a better
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