Edmund Clowney has important things to say to those in the ministry in his book Called to the Ministry. Good words that we pastors need to hear. Salvation means that God writes his name on your head, your hand, your heart. He makes his name yours by making you his. His calling comes with power. [...]
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Called by Name
Posted in Ministry, Pastors on August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tough and Tender
Posted in John Piper, Pastors on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
John Newton, the former slave trader saved by the amazing grace of God, is the example of the pastor I want to be, especially during controversy – tough and tender. Read John Piper’s article here.
Our Greatest Danger
Posted in Ministry, Pastors, Quotes, Recommendations on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In his booklet The Religious Life of Theological Students, theologian B.B. Warfield commented on what he thought was the greatest danger experienced by those studying theology. This danger also exists for pastors, also. We are frequently told, indeed, that the great danger of the theological student lies precisely in his constant contact with divine [...]
Learned and Godly
Posted in Godliness, Pastors, Quotes on November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I entered seminary, one of the first required readings was a little booklet written by theologian B.B. Warfield called The Religious Life of Theological Students. Here is one of the numerous wise comments he made: But aptness to teach alone does not make a minister; nor is it his primary qualification. It is [...]
Ordinary Pastors – Be Encouraged
Posted in church, Pastors, Quotes on September 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
These lines, written by Matt Redmond, are excellent. Please read them. They’re fantastic as well as encouraging.
Rock Star Pastors
Posted in contemporary evangelicalism, Pastors on July 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ed Stetzer makes some very good points about a real problem in the church today. Check it out here. Well said and worth saying.
5 Good Books for Pastors
Posted in 5 Good..., Books, Ministry, Pastors on November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The learning curve for pastors, especially new ones, can be pretty steep. Good, practical advice from other men in the ministry is like a cup of cold water on a scorching day. Here are five books that have meant a lot to me as a shepherd of God’s people. Brothers, We Are Not Professionals by [...]
Against Originality
Posted in Bible, Ministry, Pastors on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Away with originality!” That’s what I need to say and practice in my calling as a pastor – a shepherd of God’s flock. It is not my job to be original, to come up with things nobody has ever seen before in the Bible. It is not my task to develop new and novel explanation [...]
On whether a book is worth the price
Posted in Books, Christian life, Dennis Prager, Ministry, Pastors on February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
How do you know if a book is worth the price you paid for it? Gladly, we don’t have a specific mathematical equation to solve the problem, but the question remains. A book is worth the price if I get at least one good thought from it. Dennis Prager (talk-show host and thinker extraordinaire) [...]
The 9th Resolution of Edwards
Posted in Death, Pastors, Quotes, The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Resolved, To think much, on all occasions, of my own dying, and of the common circumstances which attend death. Was Jonathan Edwards being morbid here? No, not at all. He knew that he would die someday, if the Lord Jesus Christ didn’t return first, and he was simply being honest about it. It’s something we [...]
