Reflections on Theology & Life From an Ordinary Pastor

2009 Shepherds’ Conference Reflections

Posted on Mar 7, 2009 in Ecclesiology, Featured Articles, Pastoral Ministry, Personal, Preaching | 0 comments

My expectations for encouragement, equipping, and fellowship as well as theological, spiritual, and practical stimulation were all...

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2009 Shepherds’ Conference

Posted on Mar 4, 2009 in Featured Articles, Pastoral Ministry, Personal, Preaching | 0 comments

This week I will attend my sixteenth Shepherds’ Conference. I have been attending since 1991, when I was pastoring a church in...

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A New Bible?

Posted on Feb 25, 2009 in Miscellaneous, Pastoral Ministry, Personal, Preaching | 3 comments

My calf-skin Shepherds’ Conference Bible is my favorite preaching Bible.  I love the durability of the calf-skin.  I love the size...

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Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Pastors

Posted on Dec 1, 2008 in Pastoral Ministry | 2 comments

Here’s a little pastoral ministry satire. Funny, but with a nervous laugh. Sad that this sort of thing can be stereotypically...

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Visiting the Sick

Posted on Nov 22, 2008 in Pastoral Ministry | 0 comments

Good friend and pastor Brian Croft is coming out with a new book on the practical issues involved with shepherding through visiting the...

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Confessions of a Busy Procrastinator

Posted on Nov 21, 2008 in Pastoral Ministry, Time/Life Management | 0 comments

C.J. Mahaney with some excellent material on procrastination and use of time – I procrastinated in posting this. Confessions of a...

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