Even though a book might captivate your mind, be cautious regarding how much you allow it to influence your ministry. Take the time to evaluate, weigh, carefully consider, and determine to what degree the idea is correct and beneficial.
Read moreAccountability and the Truth
Accountability is only as good as the truth. If you want to grow in your sanctification, you have to be honest with Christ, yourself, your family, and your church
Read moreDisney and the Family: At Odds with our Heavenly Father
Since its inception, Disney has been undermining the biblical paradigm for the family. In Disney's 104 animated films, 56 have missing or dead parents. What's the potential message? Do you really need a father? Do you really need a mother?
Read morePreach to Yourself
Don’t be so concerned with whether your congregation is listening that you forget to listen yourself.
Read moreThe Art of Sermon Illustrations
Read broadly. Read the news, read novels, read history, read good fiction. This will expose you to a treasury of illustration material
Read moreDon't Listen to Sermons
If you’re listening to a sermon as a substitute for your own necessary exegetical spadework, or because you don’t want to meditate upon the text to develop your own material and illustrations, listening to a sermon can be a bad thing
Read moreMinistering to Pew Widows
A pastor’s family has to sacrifice a lot so that he can serve the church. One concrete thing you can do is assist the pew widow in whatever way you can.
Read moreMinistering to Church Members in Jail
Regardless of the crime or a person’s state, if he is a member of the church, you as the pastor, and elders of the church, have a responsibility to minister to them.
Read moreContentment
Anyone who believes he is called to serve in the ministry, he has to realize that seeking to be obedient to the call of Christ and performing his ministry coram deo must be the sole-driving force of his ministry.
Read moreReview: "Reformed" Is Not Enough
Contemporary Reformed theology has become gnostic in recent years, argues Douglas Wilson in his latest book entitled, Reformed Is Not Enough: Recovering the Objectivity of the Covenant
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