Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
If you’re a pastor and find yourself under the fire of criticism, then you’re in good company.
The primary task of the Church and of the Christian minister is the preaching of the Word of God.
Have We Sold Church Short on Deacons?
The Bible is clear that work of deacons is vital to the health and smooth-running of the church, but in recent years there has been such a focus on developing word ministry in the church, it may be that we have sown the seeds of the practical failure of many churches for lack of deacons.
How Ministers Can Identify Scrupulosity
Roughly 2% of the population suffers from OCD, and many people who are religious find that their OCD attaches itself to their faith, because the general rule of OCD is that it always attacks what you value most!
A Ministry Made in Secret: the Spiritual Habits of Robert Murray M’cheyne
Private communion with God fueled a public ministry that had unusual power and attraction.
A Song on God’s Delight in Church Monotony
Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged.
