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A shepherd’s demands are great. They force each pastor to choose daily what will have their time and what will not. I have noticed that this decision-making process subtly omits three areas that many pastors admit are not essential, but that if neglected for a longer period of time, they can have significant adverse effects. […]

Aspiring shepherds are generally very eager to become shepherds, for good reason. Therefore, anyone who aspires to pastoral ministry often dreams of the future of one day serving in this position and forgets some very significant ways in which he can serve his wife now, in a way that he cannot when he becomes a

Regardless of the pastor’s temperament and the type of church he serves, most of us agree that each church must have a broad spectrum of affection for its pastor. Each church, to some extent, has members who see its pastor through “pink lenses,” while others barely tolerate their existence and remain in the church despite

Here are some excellent and insightful advice from my wife for pastors’ wives on this topic: Wives play a very important role in this process, we must first encourage our husbands to make peace with our children, one way to do that is to dedicate some of our time to our husbands so that they

As a southern Baptist pastor, I try to attend the annual convention every year. It is important to be present and I can see pastoral friends that I never see, except in this annual event. In addition, the Southern Baptist Convention (CBS) always includes sometimes fun unpredictability. For those who don’t know, the convention attracts

Two years ago, I buried our beloved 106-year-old widow, Mrs. Tillie Roberts. There are many lessons that I learned from having this woman for 8 years, but I remembered another when I conducted the funeral that still moves me. The lesson is this: the fruitful effect that children can have on the lives of older

When you look at the list of qualifications for the elders in the New Testament, you see that it is not so noticeable. It is not that it is not important, and it is certainly not short; it’s just not that notorious. What I’m trying to say is that the expected qualifications of the elders

Did you ever think your past could disqualify you from the department?Are there things that have made you feel incapable of being a church leader, pastor, or implanter? I know what you’re going through. When I first considered being called, it took me a long time to feel guilty and disqualified to preach the gospel.

Charles Spurgeon is recognized as one of the most talented, dedicated, brilliant and shocking preachers and pastors in history. This honorable distinction is largely given to him because of his well-articulated, penetrating, Christ-centered, Word-based sermons that thousands of people around the world have heard and read. Due to Spurgeon’s popularity in his ministry, his loyalty

When I became a senior pastor, in the transition from the role of auxiliary pastor to another church, I was very busy in my life and ministry, busier than at any previous time. I definitely knew what I was called to do. I knew what I had. what to do. Still, week after week I