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...
by Bob | Sep 22, 2010 | 4E Equipping, 4E Ministry Training Strategy, Discipleship, Equipping, Pastors
What’s a Pastor to Do? The Big Idea: What is God’s vision for the “division of labor” in the church? To learn what God’s people are to do, visit yesterday’s post It Takes a Congregation. To learn what pastors are to do, read Want to Change Lives? To learn God’s grand...
by Bob | May 17, 2010 | Equipping
Ministering to Ministers One of my greatest passions is to minister to ministers. In fact, ask me a one-word summary of my calling. Go ahead. Ask. “Bob, what’s a one-word summary of your calling?” So glad you asked. Coach. God has called me to coach coaches—to equip...
by Bob | Dec 30, 2009 | Church, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors
Should Pastors Pastor? Megachurch pastors are not likely to see themselves as that—pastors. According to recent findings from Leadership Network’s Large-Church Senior Pastor Survey, 81% of Sr. Pastors with more than 2,000 attendees view their role as...
by Bob | Nov 19, 2009 | Church, Resources
100 Top Resources for Your Life and Ministry “Want to change lives?” That’s the four-word summary of my passion that drives everything I do with RPM Ministries: “Want to change lives?” I want to equip God’s people to change lives. I...