Pastoral Ministry
The Use of Preaching
The Use of Preaching (Audio)
Why everyone in your church needs theology
What a sad thought, that theology is only for the professional theologians. May we who prize theology stress its place in the church and show how practical it is, for in so doing we will save both ourselves and those around us.
Urban Ministry Panel Discussion
Beware of your fictional church
His words rang in my ears for days and triggered a few nights of nocturnal unrest. “What were you expecting in the pastorate? You’re not in seminary any more and this church isn’t filled with your seminary buddies. You’re in the real world now, son.”
If the World Hates You
If the World Hates You (Audio)
I Just Arrived to Pastor a Dying Church… Now What?
The best approach for a pastor when entering a dysfunctional, dying congregation is to simply be a pastor to those people.
Ministers of the Gospel (Audio)
Ministers of the Gospel
La naturaleza destructiva del orgullo en el ministerio
Nick Floyd nos recuerda el peligro tan enorme que hay cuando un ministro tiene su corazón lleno de orgullo. La advertencia es simple: O te humillas or serás humillado por Dios. Debemos examinar nuestros corazones y si encontramos orgullo debemos ir a Dios por que sólo a través de Su Espíritu podemos caminar en humildad.…
The funeral I most dreaded
This morning I will preach my father-in-law’s funeral. For 32 years of our marriage, I dreaded this terrible task because he was not a believer. He wanted no part of Christ or his gospel. We prayed for him, witnessed to him, sent others to talk to him, and five years ago even took him to…
5 moves to integrate theology into your ministry
If you want a church to be saturated with truth, then stay there and walk through life with them.
Viviendo a través de las tormentas
Muchas veces idealizamos la vida cristiana como una vida perfecta y lejos de los problemas, pero la verdad es esta: habrán tormentas duras. La pregunta es, ¿Qué pensar cuando la tormenta llega a nuestras vidas? Available in English here.
Sin Palabras
El pastor Ken Whitten nos recuerda que el ministerio no es fácil, y mucho menos carente de fracasos. En su capilla el afirma que jamás podremos vivir con los fracasos y tristezas de la vida a menos que no resolvamos el siguiente asunto, y es el asunto mas difícil de todos: “conocer a Dios no…
¿Qué debo hacer? ¿Plantar o revitalizar una iglesia?
Brian Croft responde a esa pregunta tan comúnmente discutida en los campus de seminarios pero en un enfoque distinto. Sea que sea la respuesta, sea revitalizar o plantar, Dios nos llama a seguir el modelo Bíblico multi-generacional, multi-étnico, multi-cultural. Available in English here.
Five reasons to plant your life in a church and stay there
The longer you live in community with people, the more credibility you will have—unless you simply don’t earn and have credibility.