Once again, the title of this post is from Jared Wilson’s latest book The Pastor’s Justification: Applying The Work Of Christ In Your Life And Ministry. I resonated with many truths Wilson shared in his book and several were painful to admit. His words on biblical shepherding compared to often domineering shepherding that goes on…
The title of this post is just one among many sentences I underlined in reading Jared Wilson’s The Pastor’s Justification and as I’ve tweeted several times, I was greatly refreshed and challenged. If you’re in pastoral ministry I would encourage you to have his book on your shelf. The book has two parts. In Part…
Several weeks ago I finished Mistakes Leaders Make by Dave Kraft. It was a short, easy read with several helpful principles that leaders tend to make. His list involves mistakes that oftentimes go unaddressed which is unfortunate because they can have serious consequences, to the pastor and church or both. Read through the following list…
This past weekend Ed and Kathy Litton facilitated a marriage retreat for Indiana Pastors/Wives and among many of the encouraging and challenging things Ed shared was the issue of where is security found. A Christian’s security should not be in anyone or anything else but the person of Jesus. If we wrongly place our security in…
Here is a brief summary of chapters 14-25 from Dr. Mohler’s latest book The Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership that Matters. Chapter 14 – Leaders are Managers: Not all managers are leaders, but all leaders are managers. Leadership and management are inseparable, and no effective leader can disparage or neglect competent and efficient management.…
I just finished Dr. Mohler’s latest book The Conviction To Lead: 25 Principles For Leadership That Matters. His book is a veritable goldmine with life-lessons and truths that have been and will continue to be indispensable if leaders are going to make an impact. One of…
If you were to ask ten pastors from the same denominational background the question of what constitutes success in ministry you would undoubtedly get ten different answers. Each response may have some similarities with other responses but I imagine that the thrust of what each person said would be distinctly different. Is success in ministry…
I’m about to finish Paul David Tripp’s book Dangerous Calling and his chapter on self-glory alone is worth buying the book. Regarding self-glory he says, “Perhaps in ministry there is no more potent intoxicant than the praise of men, and there is no more dangerous form of drunkenness than to be drunk with your own…
Because sometimes you just need to “rip” someone else’s words because they’re just that profound; one such word is this blog post from a guy named Ben Reed. I don’t know the guy but I came across his post this past week as I was reading through some blogs I subscribe to. You can read…
I’m currently reading Stuart Scott’s book “The Exemplary Husband: A Biblical Perspective” and have found it to be insightful, encouraging, challenging, and spiritually enriching. One such aspect of the book that is very helpful is the biblical definition and explanation of what leadership looks like in the context of marriage. And interestingly enough his comments…
Theology Along the Way 