A farewell sermon
My uncle, Dr. John Crocker, has served as pastor of First Evangelical Free Church in Rockford, Illinois for the past 15 years. He preached his last sermon there last Sunday.
“I decided that
pastoring
What is lost when pastors deliver shortcuts
David Hansen’s book The Art of Pastoring has a chapter on temptations, based on the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness. There’s some really good stuff in there.
On ambition: “There
The Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers
There are some books that deserve to be read many times over. For the past twelve years or so, I’ve had such a book sitting on my shelf. It’s called The
Is September almost over?
Very little original blogging going on here, but I hope that will improve a little soon. It’s been busy – a little too busy if you ask me.
Tomorrow I’m at Tyndale
Pastor-theologians
A great interview with Kevin Vanhoozer, including this bit on the need for pastor-theolgians rather than therapist-managers. I love the second paragraph of his answer.
Q: Why should pastors make the effort to