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January 22, 2019
A Year of Books on Pastoring
If you want to grow as a pastor, I’d like to invite you to a year of reading books on pastoral theology with me.
If you join, you will commit to reading six books with me this year and participating in the Facebook Group. If you join, I want you to participate. No lurkers!
Here’s how it will work.
First, join the Facebook group. Feel free to post there with observations, questions, and reflections on the books as we read them. Click on this link and request to join the group, and I’ll add you...
January 19, 2019
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
Want to fatten a church for slaughter? The steps are below.
This is a true story.
The Everlasting Impact of Faithful Shepherding
Faithful shepherding secures souls. Where would Steve be today if his church and his pastors had taken seriously the charge to watch over his soul?
20 Quotes on How Your Church Should Exhibit Loving Authority
So much of godly pastoring and parenting is about planting seeds and then waiting for God to give the grow...
January 15, 2019
Reflections on A Year of Books on Preaching
I’ve just completed a yearlong project reading, reviewing, and summarizing books on preaching. I introduced the project here:
Lessons LearnedIf you want to grow in your preaching ability, I’d like to invite you to a year of reading preaching books with me…My hope is that we will all grow as preachers this year by reading and reflecting on these books. I’d love for you to join me.
Here are some reflections on the project.
Concentrated reading on a subject is both useful and helpful. I star...January 12, 2019
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
Not Glamorous but Full of Glory
A Christian congregation is not a glamorous place. But I’ve come to see it can be a beautiful place.
The reason that flippantly missing church is so grievous is that the King himself is the one summoning us to the feast.
Church Planting? Do These 5 Things First
If I were starting out to plant a church in the next year, these five things would be a high priority in building foundations for a healthy chu...
January 10, 2019
Now Also Posting at TGC Canada
I’m changing things up a little.
I used to blog here Tuesdays and Thursdays, and then post my Saturday Links on Saturday, and my sermon on Sunday.
I started a column today at The Gospel Coalition (Canada) site, so I’m changing my schedule a little. I’ll now be posting here on Tuesdays, and I’m moving my Thursday post to TGC Canada. Thanks to Wyatt Graham for the opportunity.
My first one is posted today. I hope you’ll check it out and subscribe to the feed there.
Stay tuned. I’m also unwrappi...
January 8, 2019
Lessons on Suffering from Paul
I’ve been meditating on what Paul teaches us about suffering from 2 Corinthians 1:1-11. Here, in no particular order, are some lessons I’ve been learning.
Those who follow God can expect to suffer.Forget the lie that suffering is always a punishment or a sign that you’re doing something wrong. It’s part of the normal Christian life. If Paul suffered, we can expect to suffer as well.
...For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia… (2 Corinthians 1:8)
January 5, 2019
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
4 Big Challenges Facing the Church in the West Today
The biggest challenges we face today are not from tyrannical regimes or oppressive governments. They are more subtle—proclivities and inclinations smuggled into our churches alongside the cultural sensibilities we’ve inherited.
Holy Boldness is Needed in Hostile Climates
What are Christians to do in hostile climates and with cultural topics where orthodox Bible believing values are seen as an invitation to a...
January 3, 2019
Uninterruptible Day
Last year I found myself overcommitted. I routinely worked into the evenings and weekends to try to get everything done.
One thing helped to restore sanity to my schedule. It’s probably the most helpful action I took last year. I started scheduling an Uninterruptible Day.
Tiger TimeI work in a small church without a lot of administrative help. I also work quarter-time in training church planters. I face more demands than I have time.
I’d often get asked if I was free for a meeting, or I woul...
December 29, 2018
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
Skip Resolutions in 2019 — Make a Rule of Life
This year, skip resolutions—make a Rule of Life instead.
4 Mistakes That Will Sabotage Your New Year’s Resolutions
Why do we find it so difficult to keep our resolutions? Part of the reason, I’m convinced, involves some strategic blunders.
Merry Christmas, Pastor, and Don’t Lose Heart
Appropriate all year long:
Keep fighting the good fight, reverend. Keep your hand to the plow. Keep sowing that seed. Don’t lose hea...
December 22, 2018
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading:
Since 2007 Mez McConnell has been senior pastor of Niddrie Community Church in Edinburgh, Scotland. Here are edited excerpts of our interview in front of students at Patrick Henry College.
Don’t Reap to the Edge of Your Field
We live in a margin-less world. This isn’t how we were meant to live. It’s certainly not how we should live if we expect the Lord to bring gospel-oriented opportunities into our lives.
