Lessons learned from a decade behind the pulpit
My latest column at Christian Week:
The late John Miller, a pastor from Philadelphia, once told a pastor to stay in one place until he had been humbled. If a pastor moves too
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Quote of the day
“Think about being an unabashedly intellectual pastor. I can’t think of a city in North America that is oversupplied with those.” (John Stackhouse)
via Bill Kinnon’s link blog
Ten Years at Richview Today
Ten years ago today I began as the new pastor at Richview Baptist Church. Those were the days Windows 98 was a big deal (just a week old at that point), overhead projectors
Best Book of the Year
Sometimes I get pretty excited by a book in the same way that I get excited about a movie that’s only worth watching once. Other times I keep returning to it over
Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor
I’ve long had a theory that the most effective pastors are ones we’ll never hear anything about. It’s hard to believe this in a day of celebrity pastors and megachurch