Pastoral Ministry

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…

If you want a church to be saturated with truth, then stay there and walk through life with them.

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.

The longer you live in community with people, the more credibility you will have—unless you simply don’t earn and have credibility.

When Christians default to sinful assaults on other believers, the glory of Christ is dismantled and everyone gets hit.

That is why ordination, taken seriously and done rightly, should mean much more than any seminary degree.

When Paul described the burden of ministry that God has given us, he concluded by asking the question, “Who is equal to such a task?” (2 Cor 2:16) After reviewing the challenges of leadership in the church, we might ask the same thing. We must remember, however, that wherever God calls, He also enables. God…

Leading God’s people is unlike any other task in the world — which is why it requires a calling of the Spirit.

Bring about change in your church through careful, patient, and intentional leadership.

Many dying churches refuse to see the diminishing influence of their churches for the good of the Kingdom and do nothing about it. Denial means more and more churches will be closing their doors.

A pastor must never forget that God sent him to love the people, not merely to imbue them with biblical facts.

The danger is that we will become man-centered instead of Word-centered, so that we prize the preacher more than what is preached.