by Bob | Jul 16, 2011 | Conflict Resolution, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors
Spiritual Leaders and Humble Relationships, Part 1: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 There’s been a great deal in the Christian blogosphere lately about “spiritually abusive pastors” and “pastors who bully.” It started me pondering, “How does the Apostle Paul respond to those who...
by Bob | Jul 11, 2011 | Biblical Counseling, Christian Living, Pastoral Ministry
50 + Christian Blogs to Bookmark Note: You’re reading Part Four of a four part blog mini-series on recommended blogs. In today’s post, I’ve collated all 56 recommended blogs—with just the blog title/author and the direct link. For a brief annotation/summary of each...
by Bob | Jul 7, 2011 | Church, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors
Sixteen Pastoral Ministry Blogs That You Should Bookmark Note: You’re reading Part Two in a three part blog mini-series on recommended blogs. In Part One, I highlighted Sixteen Biblical Counseling Blogs That You Should Bookmark. As with Part One, I wish I could...
by Bob | Jun 7, 2011 | 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Equipping Counselors for Your Church, Kevin DeYoung, Pastoral Ministry
Your Résumé from God Yesterday in Christ’s Calling to the Church, I blogged the first part of my response to Kevin DeYoung’s post about The Most Urgent Need in the Church. In my post, I outlined from Ephesians 4:11-12 the résumé of the pastor-teacher. Today, I share...
by Bob | Jun 6, 2011 | 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Equipping Counselors for Your Church, Kevin DeYoung, Pastoral Ministry
Christ’s Calling to the Church Pastor Kevin DeYoung blogged yesterday on The Most Urgent Need in the Church. In his post, DeYoung quoted twice from Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ book Preaching and Preachers. Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981) and DeYoung Lloyd-Jones’ first quote...
by Bob | May 26, 2011 | 9Marks, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors, Thabiti Anyabwile
Don’t Make Your Pastor a Statistic Yesterday at the 9Marks blog, Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile shared some alarming statistics about pastors. Having been a pastor for a dozen years, and having ministered to pastors for over fifteen years, though these statistics are...
