*Well, the Southern Baptist Convention has arrived. It is 5:47am as I sit here in Dallas typing, drinking a cup of coffee, working on this post, and trying to knock out some reading before the day begins. As I do, and after spending Sunday evening and all day Monday here in Dallas, I do not…
Here are a few posts worth a look. Jared Wilson and the normal week in the life of a pastor. Charles Smith talks about leadership. It’s baseball season, and Dustin Coleman loves baseball. Therefore, a link to something about baseball. Tony Merida talks about pastoral burnout.
Here are some articles that we believe are worth a look. “Paige Patterson has resigned. Imagine if he were Tim Cook.” Jonathan Merrit compares the resignation of Patterson to the CEO of Apple. Ed Stetzer comments on the Patterson situation. “On the Removal of Paige Patterson and Next Steps for the SBC.” Should players kneel…
*Today we offer a guest post by Dr. Kenneth Bruce, the Senior Pastor of Westwood Baptist Church in Alabaster, AL. When my wife and I found out that she was pregnant we began preparing to be parents. We read books, took classes, spent time with children, sought advice from seasoned parents and even discussed how…
Here are several articles worth a look. Melissa Kruger provides four practical ways Christian brothers can encourage Christian sisters in the work of the ministry. Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about the sufficiency of Scripture. John Piper offers short thoughts as well. J. D. Greear will accept the nomination for president of the SBC. He…
Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash Trust is crucial for influence and credibility. Oren Harari in The Powell Principles: 24 Lessons from Colin Powell, a Legendary Leader shares a good word on establishing trust that’s essential for leaders to learn. People are inclined to trust those who… Are competent – individuals who have relevant knowledge and experience and…
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Pray. Sure, I pray every week but there is more intensity and frequency in my prayer life leading up to Easter. And I pray with more expectancy, too. Invite liberally. I don’t know how many people I invited to our services at Easter, but I’m certain it was more than what I…
On Tuesday, Nathan wrote a post on how he has learned to be thankful, rather than jealous and grouchy, about other churches in his city. But what about when we feel we have cause to be grouchy? Maybe we hear that those churches are watering down the gospel, obscuring it by majoring on preferences/tradition, or…
Photo by Alexandra Kirr on Unsplash Reset: Living A Grace-Paced Life In A Burnout Culture by David Murray. I believe rest or margin is an indispensable discipline if a pastor is going to run the race in a way that pleases Jesus. Too many pastors keep to a schedule where they incessantly get up crazy early and stay up…
Twitter is a horrible place to dialogue about serious matters. Space is simply too limited to allow for careful communication. Blogs are a bit better, though pitfalls still exist. What is often missing in a tweet is, far too often, nuance and precision. Because of the space limitations, lucid brevity is a challenge. Therefore, I…
Theology Along the Way 