As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Moore serves as pastor of churches in Sarasota, Florida, and Branson, Missouri. Most of his flights are between these cities…. For the $10 million Moore’s ministry was raising, they could purchase 26,178 airplane tickets.” - CPost
I have learned from many different models in ministry.
These would include my own pastors, as well as all types of other Christian leaders.
“There are surprisingly few men who exist at that point where willingness meets qualification. There are almost always some who are willing but not qualified and some who are qualified but not willing. What the church needs so badly is men who are both.” - Challies
“I would argue that…. every additional service a church holds could be a new congregation that the church multiplies.” - 9 Marks
“What changed in eight years is less that there was a shift in the denomination and more that those who have an orthodox understanding of marriage and sexuality finally said, ‘We have to step up’” - TGC
For some unidentifiable reason I enjoy tormenting students with an important albeit slippery theological and philosophical question. What is good? As you might imagine, the answers I get are quite diverse. One student recently responded by citing an online dictionary that offers forty-seven definitions of the word. Forty-seven! Most, if not all, of the forty-seven were not legitimate, as they typically erred by defining the word by the word itself.
“They lived in a world with challenges and concerns that don’t feel as pressing to us. So they seem less equipped to help us with ministry. Yet Ford and Wilhite show how these pastors offer wisdom for contemporary pastoral practice.” - TGC
“Clint Pressley does not have a national following or a big social media presence. As SBC president, his goal is to tone down the acrimony.” - RNS
Ambition in life is generally a good thing. Ambition in ministry is indispensable.
We have all heard the tired trope about pastors working only one day a week. It is sad when people repeat such drivel. It is tragic that some ministers have actually provided fodder for this criticism.
Yes, the ministry can, sadly, become a place for the indolent to hide. I’ve never understood why anyone with this mentality would seek the ministry to begin with, but some undoubtedly have.
“Unlike most of his contemporaries, Spurgeon viewed soul-winning holistically, not merely as conversion, but about making converts into disciples in the local church.” - 9 Marks
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