Lost your password?

Blogs about: Pastoral Ministry

Featured Blog

You think teaching children is easy?!

caljohnson wrote 1 day ago: “Any fool can lose himself in a philosophical fog,” writes Hamish Mackenzie. “It t … more →

Tags: Biblical Studies, Children

All Together7 comments

Ryan wrote 1 day ago: Around here, Thursdays are the day where a good deal of the work of preparing the Sunday morning ser … more →

Tags: church, Community, Discipleship, Doubt, Faith, Gospel, HOPE, Quotes

Al Mohler and Walter Price on the Young Guns

owenstrachan wrote 4 days ago: One of the most encouraging trends in evangelical church life that I’ve seen recently is the e … more →

Tags: Acts 29, Al Mohler, Baptist21, Baptists, Body of Christ, California Southern Baptist Convention, David Dockery, fellowship in the pass, guard the deposit

What's Wrong With This Picture?21 comments

doroteos2 wrote 6 days ago: One of the sidelights of the research I did into congregational vitality from 1999-2008 was the oppo … more →

Tags: church leadership, Core Values, Critical Thinking, The United Methodist Church, Values

Man of God46 comments

Ryan wrote 1 week ago: From a recent journal entry. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of … more →

Tags: Doubt, Faith, Gospel, HOPE, theodicy, writing

Pastor Notes #92 comments

gachorpenning wrote 1 week ago: [The following is a letter I wrote to a forty-something parishioner who had been raised in a nominal … more →

Tags: Pastor Notes, church, Pastor, Pastorate, Church Life, Faith, Christian, Christianity, Christian Life

A Psalm for the Aging Saint

Eric Smith wrote 1 week ago: Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent. Psalm 71:9 We d … more →

Tags: Christian Life, death, Life as a Church, meditation, Old Age, Psalms

Leading leaders3 comments

Paul Lamey wrote 1 week ago: This week is our annual elders retreat where we get away for a few days to read, pray, and sing toge … more →

Tags: Elders

Worship Leader's Prayer

Phil wrote 1 week ago: I read a brief prayer again this morning  and my heart said “Amen” Lord let us not becom … more →

Tags: church, Discussions, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Walk with God, Worship, Worship Team, commitment, Community

I Love Optimism, Don't You?

Phil wrote 1 week ago: Today was a great day. I got a lot done, much of which wasn’t on my list for today, but oh-wel … more →

Tags: church, Productivity, Selah - Think About It, Vibrance in Ministry, Encouragement, Excellence, Faith, HOPE, LinkedIn

Pastor Notes #8 (9/11/2001)2 comments

gachorpenning wrote 1 week ago: [The following is from several entries into my journal about the events of the evening of September … more →

Tags: Pastor Notes, church, Pastor, Pastorate, Ministry, Congregational Ministry, Faith, Christian, Christianity

Communion4 comments

Brett wrote 2 weeks ago: I had the privilege of giving the devotion before communion during both of the Sunday morning servic … more →

Tags: Pastoral Training, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Communion, Treasuring Christ Together

Biblical Character Qualifications for Church Leaders3 comments

theoparadox wrote 2 weeks ago: Hey everyone, Derek here (a.k.a. “Mr. THEOparadox“). One of the oft-overlooked qualities … more →

Tags: Bible, Discipleship, The Church, Theology, Biblical Leadership, Charismatic, Christian, Christianity, Church discipline

Believing Justification When We Don't Feel Justified1 comment

Eric Smith wrote 2 weeks ago: There is often a gap between how we feel about our standing with God, and what God has told us in th … more →

Tags: Scripture, Christian Life, Gospel, Justification, Grace, Galatians, Martin Luther, Freedom

It's Not About You

Jeremiah Gumm wrote 2 weeks ago: Another great post from Pr. Larry Peters over at Pastoral Meanderings – a good reminder for ev … more →

Tags: Counseling, Culture and Ministry, Lutheran Resources, Modern Christianity, pastoral encouragement, pastoral resources, Practical Theology, theological tidbits, Pastor

Theology on Thursday3 comments

Dr. James Galyon wrote 2 weeks ago: Last month I bumped into an old buddy of mine, the Rev. Chris Marley.  Rev. Marley has served as the … more →

Tags: Christianity, Pastoral Care, Quotes, Sovereignty, Theology

Considering the Marrow Controversy2 comments

cavman wrote 2 weeks ago: The Marrow Controversy is one of those obscure questions that appears on the ARP examinations.  Many … more →

Tags: antinomianism, ARP, Christ's benefits, Edward Fisher, Erskine brothers, free offer of the gospel, Hyper-Calvinism, John Calvin, Lawlessness

Glorifying The Football Instead Of The Quarterback1 comment

Jimmy D. wrote 2 weeks ago: “What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned … more →

Tags: Bible Study, Biblical Worldview, Ecclesiology, Leadership, Practical Theology, The Church, 1 Corinthians 3:5-7, church leadership, Glory

The Lord is the Strength of His People4 comments

Eric Smith wrote 2 weeks ago: I spent some time meditating on Psalm 28 before our prayer meeting last week, and was particularly s … more →

Tags: Scripture, Christian Life, Scripture Meditation, Psalms


Have your say. Start a blog.

See our free features →

Related Tags
All →

Follow this tag via RSS