The Hard Work of New England Ministry: A Report from a Recent Conference
Some will recall that I blogged about a pastors’ conference with pastor-theologian Steven Lawson in New England in early April 2009. Here’s a report from the organizer, Dave Ricard, the man who runs...
View ArticleSweeney’s “Jonathan Edwards”: Must-Buy
The Director of the Henry Center, Doug Sweeney, a friend and mentor, has authored an important text entitled Jonathan Edwards and the Ministry of the Word (InterVarsity, July 2009). The book covers the...
View ArticleWhat Prominent City Churches Require
William Henry Harrison Murray, writing over 125 years ago from the pulpit of Park Street Church in Boston: “The administration of a prominent city church demands that the pastor possess the rare powers...
View ArticlePhil Ryken on the Pastor-Theologian
Phil Ryken just published a piece from Ligonier’s Tabletalk at Ref21 that covers how John Calvin was a pastor-scholar. It’s a solid article worth reading. Ryken distills Calvin’s goal in preaching:...
View ArticleWise Words from Mark Driscoll on “Loads” and “Burdens”
I found this somewhere on the web and thought it was well worth pondering together (does anyone forget where they found content? ). In the quotations below, pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church...
View ArticleLive-Blog: Mark Dever at the Gospel Growth Conference
I’m here at the People Growth conference, cosponsored by the Henry Center, where Mark Dever is currently speaking on “The Four P’s of Ministry.” However, I think that he may have retitled, or...
View ArticleTim Keller: Godly Character Creates Good Leadership and Rich Sermons
Following a link from Trevin Wax, I found a very recent blog from Tim Keller that included this helpful comment from the NYC pastor on sermon preparation. By the way, does anyone else out there wish...
View ArticleBrian Croft on the External Call to Ministry
A while back, I blogged about a book on visiting the sick by a faithful Louisville pastor I know named Brian Croft. It’s a delight to share with you that Brian has written another practical ministry...
View ArticleDoing Ministry with a Shelby Cobra Mustang Engine (Like Piper & Carson)
I just did an interview with Christ the Center, a podcast produced by the Reformed Forum, which is associated with Westminster Theological Seminary. This is a high-powered theological podcast that has...
View ArticleThe World Needs Pastors
David Brooks just wrote an eloquent New York Times column entitled “The Art of Presence” on helping friends through suffering. Referencing a Christian family named the Woodiwisses who have experienced...
View ArticleWhy Should a Pastor Do a Phd? 3 Reasons to Consider
The training of pastors has changed a great deal over the years. Here’s a quick narratival arc for you: once pastors were the best-educated members of their community (17th and 18th centuries in...
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