Amid turmoil, how can a pastor avoid joining the unusually high number of pastors voluntarily leaving the ministry? This final article in our series about personal spiritual disciplines speaks to perseverance in those disciplines to maintain in stressful times. It’s what the Barna Group referred to as “pastoral resilience.”
Maintaining Pastoral Resilience through the Spiritual Disciplines
Motherhood Sorrows and the Pastor’s Family
Even a faithful, experienced pastor can struggle to know what to say or do when suffering touches his family. For the pastor seeking to lead his wife through a difficult season of motherhood with gospel hope and comfort, here are six ways my husband—by God’s grace—has cared for me.
Fostering a Church Culture for Foster Care
Our experience with foster care in our own family and encouraging and advocating for foster care and adoption in our church has taught us a few ways a pastor can help cultivate a heart for foster care in his church.
How To Help Your Spouse Talk To You
Relationships are like a dance. Communication takes effort, but with practice, each of us can be a safe place for our loved one’s tender needs.
What Does It Mean to Have a Biblical View of Work?
For all of us, the fruits of our labor can be used for the good of those around us.
The Pastor and the Authority of Scripture
Pastors can find answers to questions of authority in the only document God has given us that reveals His authority, motivation, goal, and outcomes of His authority. These are vastly different from any of the motivations, goals, and outcomes stemming from human authority.
The Pastor’s Essential Library: Shame Interrupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness & Rejection
The Bible is about shame from start to finish and about our worthlessness, but through Jesus you are covered, adopted, cleansed, and healed.
How to Teach Your Kids Patience
Help your kids understand the importance of patience through these age-appropriate activities.
Staying Strong in Pastoral Evangelism
As we age and continue our pastoral calling, we commonly experience a decline in our zeal for evangelism. To overcome these obstacles, we must recognize the issue and consciously resist sin, focus on our calling, evaluate our priorities, and be intentional in our evangelistic efforts. How do you, my friend and fellow pastor, need to rekindle your passion for sharing the good news?
How to Deal with Dementia in a Parent
When I first learned how to deal with dementia in a parent, it came alongside one of the funniest conversations I have had with my mom. We were discussing Christian […]