Presumptous Sins
I’m getting hammered these days. First, I’m reading a book called Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry. If you’re a pastor, seminary student, or seminary teacher, I
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It’s Like Farming
I’m not a farmer. But I know enough about farming to appreciate what Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 2:6: “It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first
Discipleship: An Interview with Tim Haughton
One of the churches that’s taught me a lot is St. Paul’s Bloor Street here in Toronto. One of the staff there is Tim Haughton, the minister of discipleship. Tim leads
The Most Practical Thing
I love this quote from Tim Keller’s Center Church:
A pastor should be marked by humility, love, joy, and wisdom that is visible and that attracts people to trust and learn from
The Cost of Church Revitalization
My latest column at ChristianWeek:
I’ve spent twenty years pastoring established churches, and the last six months planting a new one. I believe that both types of ministries are needed, and it’