pastoring

Tim Keller on spiritual fruit and ministry

Last Saturday morning, I attended the President’s Breakfast at Gordon-Conwell. I knew that I wasn’t in Kansas anymore when I asked the gentleman next to me how long he’d lived

Clergy vs. firefighters

My brothers are firefighters, which is why I was glad to send them an e-mail today with the subject line “Beat you guys!” I referred to this survey: Here are the Top 10

Pastors and community

Someone from the church asked me the other day how my studies are going. My defense is coming up in March, and if that goes well I’ll be graduating in May. “I

Pastors complaining about congregations

From Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together: A pastor should not complain about his congregation, certainly never to other people, but also not to God. A congregation has not been entrusted to him in

Pastor’s Day with Charles Price

I spent the day at Heritage Seminary listening to Charles Price from People’s Church. Charles spoke from 1 Samuel on how pastors can stay fresh with God. If you’re interested, my