Tag Archives: pastoral ministry
Doing Ministry with a Shelby Cobra Mustang Engine (Like Piper & Carson)
I just did an interview with Christ the Center, a podcast produced by the Reformed Forum, which is associated with Westminster Theological Seminary. This is a high-powered theological podcast that has hosted such important discussions as the recent debate among … Continue reading
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Brian Croft on the External Call to Ministry
A while back, I blogged about a book on visiting the sick by a faithful Louisville pastor I know named Brian Croft. It’s a delight to share with you that Brian has written another practical ministry book on the external … Continue reading
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Tim Keller: Godly Character Creates Good Leadership and Rich Sermons
Following a link from Trevin Wax, I found a very recent blog from Tim Keller that included this helpful comment from the NYC pastor on sermon preparation. By the way, does anyone else out there wish Keller would write much … Continue reading
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Live-Blog: Mark Dever at the Gospel Growth Conference
I’m here at the People Growth conference, cosponsored by the Henry Center, where Mark Dever is currently speaking on “The Four P’s of Ministry.” However, I think that he may have retitled, or subtitled, the message, “The Person and Work … Continue reading
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Wise Words from Mark Driscoll on “Loads” and “Burdens”
I found this somewhere on the web and thought it was well worth pondering together (does anyone forget where they found content? ). In the quotations below, pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church (Seattle, Washington) defines what he sees … Continue reading
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Phil Ryken on the Pastor-Theologian
Phil Ryken just published a piece from Ligonier’s Tabletalk at Ref21 that covers how John Calvin was a pastor-scholar. It’s a solid article worth reading. Ryken distills Calvin’s goal in preaching: “Calvin’s goal in all his preaching and writing was … Continue reading
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What Prominent City Churches Require
William Henry Harrison Murray, writing over 125 years ago from the pulpit of Park Street Church in Boston: “The administration of a prominent city church demands that the pastor possess the rare powers of tact, judgment, general ability; the qualities … Continue reading
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Sweeney’s “Jonathan Edwards”: Must-Buy
The Director of the Henry Center, Doug Sweeney, a friend and mentor, has authored an important text entitled Jonathan Edwards and the Ministry of the Word (InterVarsity, July 2009). The book covers the life and Word-centered ministry of the colonial … Continue reading
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The Hard Work of New England Ministry: A Report from a Recent Conference
Some will recall that I blogged about a pastors’ conference with pastor-theologian Steven Lawson in New England in early April 2009. Here’s a report from the organizer, Dave Ricard, the man who runs the New England Center for Expository Preaching, … Continue reading
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Upcoming: John Piper and Don Carson on Pastors and Scholars
In just two weeks, on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Park Community Church in Chicago, IL, the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School will host an evening of free lectures and discussion with … Continue reading
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