Pastoral Blog Posts

La Plataforma Pastoral Cubana respaldó en una proclama la necesidad de la reunificación familiar de los Cinco antiterroristas, "para poner fin a una injusticia que se extiende en el tiempo innecesariamente". El texto fue dado a conocer en una acti...

John Foxe entered Oxford still a boy. He was eventually elected a fellow of Magdalen College, and from 1539 to 1545 he studied church history. He converted to Protestantism and was forced to resign his academic position as a result.

Requirements For Pastoral Ministry Part 3  This saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.” 2 An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respecta...

They reported to Moses: “We went into the land where you sent us. Indeed it is flowing with milk and honey, and here is some of its fruit. 28 However, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We also saw...

Links For Pastors 04.08.13 Here are some great links for pastors: 7 Things Every Pastor Should Do Every Week on Social Media 4 Ways to Respond to the Gay Community Pastors and Their Critics: Critics Pastors and Their Critics: Pastors 3 Lessons Learne...

Requirements For Pastoral Ministry Part 2:  This saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.” 2 An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respect...

Church Planting Quotes 04.03.13 Ministry is not a profession. It is a vocation. . . . One must be called in order to do it. Although pastors may struggle with exactly what it means to be called by God to lead a church, they must have some sense that...

Churchmen had been celibate for centuries, and John Calvin wondered if he, a first-generation Protestant, should break tradition. “I am not yet married,” he wrote. “Whether I shall ever marry I do not know. In any case, if I take a wife it will...

Requirements For Pastoral Ministry This saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.” 2 An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hosp...

Heart Palpitations You can pray when you can do little else. Robert Murray McCheyne taught himself Greek at age 4. He rose to the top of his elementary school at 5. He entered high school at 8, and enrolled at Edinburgh University at 14. At age 18, h...

Church Planting Links 02.26.13 Here are some links I found that relate to church planting and pastoring a church: Twenty Questions for Potential Church Planters “Small Church Pastors Should Quit” and Other Monday Google Searches 3 reasons why som...

Thanks to my readers for tolerating my temper tantrum rant post over the weekend! I posted it immediately, while I’d normally wait a couple days and do some editing after writing something where I was emotionally riled up. Yesterday a … C...

Introduction To 1 Timothy 1 Timothy is the first of three letters (2 Timothy and Titus) which are known as the Pastoral Letters. These are letters Paul sent to his two disciples, Timothy and Titus. These letters contain valuable information about min...

An article by Thom Rainer has really set me off. I’ve been walking around my house tense and muttering. My dog wonders what is wrong with me. Here is the article: The Main Reason People Leave a Church.  Grrrr… Where … Continue read...

1 Timothy is the first of three letters (2 Timothy and Titus) which are known as the Pastoral Letters...

Answer me, O Lord, out of the goodness of Your love; in Your great mercy turn to me. (Psalm 69:16)...

Online Christian EducationBy Tammy GreeneOnline Christian education is tailor made for individuals who are interested in Christian education but have put a stop to their education due to financial issues or time constraints. Good news for such people...