by Bob | Sep 27, 2013 | Pastoral Ministry, Pastors
Biblical Callings, Responsibilities, and Qualifications of a Pastor The church where we’re members and where I’m an elder—Cornerstone Community Church in Hobart, Indiana—has just begun the process of seeking a new pastor. Our former pastor, Steve Buchelt, is a...
by Bob | Sep 25, 2013 | Leadership, Pastoral Leadership, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors, Pornography, Prayer
5 to Live By: 5 Top Christian Blog Posts of the Week 5 top Christian blog posts of the week—posts on leadership, criticism, victory over porn, prayer, and pastoral ministry. 8 Questions to Assess Whether Your Leadership Reveals the Character of God Thabiti...
by Bob | Jan 27, 2013 | Biblical Counseling, Equipping, Equipping Counselors for Your Church, Pastoral Ministry
8 Words That Capture God’s 1 Grand Calling for Pastors Note: I’ve derived the following two-part blog mini-series on God’s Grand Vision for His Church from my book Equipping Counselors for Your Church. In our two-part series, we’ll explore: • The Résumé of Pastors:...
by Bob | Nov 14, 2012 | Biblical Counseling, ETS, Evangelical Theological Society, Pastoral Counseling, Pastoral Ministry
Who Should Teach Pastors to Counsel? Of the five questions I address in my Evangelical Theological Society presentation this morning on equipping pastors to counsel, perhaps the most controversial question is: What credentials qualify a professor to equip pastors to...
by Bob | Nov 13, 2012 | Biblical Counseling, Capital Bible Seminary, Equipping, Equipping Counselors, ETS, Evangelical Theological Society, Pastoral Counseling, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors
Equipping Pastors to Counsel Tomorrow (Wednesday) morning, I’ll be presenting a paper at the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) on Pastoral Counselor Preparation in Evangelical Seminary M.Div. Programs. As part of my research, I randomly selected two dozen...
by Bob | Nov 4, 2012 | Pastoral Leadership, Pastoral Ministry
Brothers, We Should Stink On this Lord’s Day, on this day of Sunday worship, it will do us all good to reflect on the true calling of the true pastor-shepherd. Here are three links to excellent blog posts in a “mini-series” at Desiring God. Brothers, We Should...