I’m really good at pointing out flaws and suggesting solutions. But often pastoral ministry doesn’t require plans but proximity.
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Pastor, Your Time is Purchased
Though vocational pastoral ministry is a job like any other in many ways, it’s also distinctly different. I reflected on this difference recently over at 9Marks.
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Book Review: 7 Challenges Pastors Face, by David Horner
As a pastor who is still fairly new to vocational ministry, I was not only honored to be asked to review this book by 9Marks, but I was excited to. Any opportunity to glean wisdom from men that have gone before me in this calling is an opportunity I want to take advantage of.
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20 Quotes from “The Church: The Gospel Made Visible” by Mark Dever
Mark Dever, Senior Pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, is a Baptist. If for some reason you think he isn’t convinced of his baptistic stances, or if you think, when pressed about Baptist distinctives, he might say something like, “Well, we can’t really know so we’ll just agree to disagree.” You’re dead…
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10 quotes from “Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church” by John Onwuchekwa
I read through this book over the past week or so, and I really enjoyed it. It’s striking how relatably and accessibly it was written. John wrote it in a way that I feel I could hand this to anyone in my church, from the least to the most educated, and they would all walk…
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The Drawing Board 