Here is a hard reality for us pastors. We can't save them. This is true for ourselves too: we can't save ourselves. First of all we must remember that there is only one Lord and Savior: Jesus Christ. And we all need Him to save us. We need Him to forgive us. We need HimContinue reading "We can’t save them"
A constant reality for pastors
There are many never-ending aspects of ministry. Sunday comes every week. There always seems to be another hurting person. We endlessly seem to work on another ministry task, another parishioner's need or another Bible study/sermon. But I personally think that one of the most difficult realities of ministry is that we are daily and weeklyContinue reading "A constant reality for pastors"
Pastoral Visitation Questions
To begin with I was going to give 101 questions in this blog post, but then I realized (as I was writing it) that these 35 questions give us plenty to think about and are wonderful growth and accountability questions. Let us remember that we are not visiting people to make them like us orContinue reading "Pastoral Visitation Questions"
Do you believe in them?
Dear pastor, I once read a story about a little boy who wanted to play darts with his dad. He told his dad: "I will throw the dart and you say 'wonderful!'" How important for each of us to remember that we really need people to believe in us and to cheer us on. AsContinue reading "Do you believe in them?"
Pastor Encouragement 