The Complexity of Pastoral Care
Pastoral care is exceedingly complex. In seminary, our professors taught us to labor to become discriminating preachers–that is, men who preach... Read More
The Pastor and Social Media
A number of years ago, I was having a conversation with a friend who has a fairly substantial public ministry. We were discussing... Read More
Pastoral Ministry and Spiritual Warfare
Pastoral ministry is unrelenting spiritual warfare. There was a time in Protestant history when an emphasis on spiritual warfare in the Christian... Read More
The God of Typological Recapitulation
The Scriptures are full of typological recapitulations to help us better grasp the Person and work of Christ. The principle of theological recapitulation occurs by a... Read More
Jonathan Edwards’ Preferred Method of Delivery In Preaching
If you have spent any amount of time reading books or articles, or listening to lectures, about the ministry of the... Read More
The Real Miracle
A friend recently said to me, “I don’t deserve the life I have. Years ago I was wandering from God out in... Read More
Dividends and Drawbacks of Small Groups
The term “small group” (or its many variations) carries almost as much baggage as the word “missional.” It means many different things to... Read More
Ministering to the Mobile
If you had told me 8 years ago that I would parachute plant a church in a small waterfront peninsula in Savannah, GA... Read More
Echoes of the Glory of Christ
When we think of the humiliation and exaltation of Christ we tend to do so in terms of the two stages of... Read More
The Insatiable Quest for Greatness
Not that long ago, a friend of mine who is planting a church in a major city in the U.S. told me... Read More