There was no national or local celebration during the last weekend of October 2023, but for me, it was life-changing. It’s been sixty years, but I still remember it like it was yesterday. I had just graduated from high school, having put all my efforts into basketball and baseball and very little in academics. At…
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What should a pastor do if he sees there are needful changes vital to future growth, but your faithful membership base is quite comfortable with how things are?
What if a young (or new pastor) sees areas that desperately need change, but he is experiencing resistance to change?
How do you navigate something so sensitive as a new pastor in an established congregation that is weary of following you into the ‘greener pastures’ of your insight and vision?
The Gospel Ministry is loaded with responsibilities: caring for a flock, running a business, keeping things legal, bringing new people to Christ, performing weddings, burying the dead, a positive community image and most of all preaching and teaching the Word of God. A man of God wears many hats: pastor, preacher, chief theologian, counselor, comforter,…
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