Tag: pastor
No, I’m Not Called to Teach at a Bible College: In...
Helping Ordinary Christians
About a dozen people were circled around me for a small group study at our rural, country church. The subject was “The...
The High Calling of the Pastor-Theologian
In a previous article, “Everyone's (Not) a Theologian, But Pastors Should Be,” I argued that all Christians should be intentional students of theology, but...
The Pastor’s Teaching Responsibility: A Pauline Theology of Pastoral Teaching of...
Paul’s instructions on pastoral teaching run throughout his epistles and Acts, with the greatest concentration in 1-2 Timothy and Titus.1 Paul addresses the following...
Everyone’s Not a Theologian, But Pastors Should Be
Theology is the study of God and all things in their right relationship to him. It is concerned with the one whom we love,...
The Pastor as Theologian
Being a theologian as a pastor is not an option. That's not even the question. The question is whether or not we're going to be a good theologian or a bad one.
Who Ministers to the Minister?
Jesus knew that the disciples would be better equipped to meet others’ needs if they took care of their own need for rest.
Navigating Crisis Times in the Local Church
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In this episode, Johnathan Arnold and Darrell Stetler II discuss leading the church through crisis times and the coronavirus pandemic.
Flexibility and a can-do...
How to Avoid Pastoral “Burnout”
Whereas the gifts of apostles, prophets, and evangelists minister in the Church at large, the gift of pastor-teacher is primarily for the local congregation.