pastoring

Pastor and plumber if necessary

Another quote from Gilead. I’m guessing most pastors can relate: A woman in my flock called just after breakfast and asked me to come to her house. She is elderly, recently a

Crazy or prophet? Hard to say.

I had a strange voicemail when I arrived at work yesterday. He didn’t leave his name, but he said he didn’t like churches set up like businesses with voicemail and fancy

A night in Thistletown

A few years ago, I sat beside Ken Davis, pastor of Thistletown Baptist in Toronto, and whispered to him, “I love you, but you’re still wrong.” Ken laughed. It was a strange

Most clergy are sensitive introverts

From The Times Online: A survey of Anglican, Baptist and Methodist clergy by the Right Rev Michael Whinney, retired Bishop of Southwell, showed that most were sensitive introverts who lacked the characteristics to