Pastors

I believe Jesus was the world’s greatest leader. I would call the Apostle Paul the world’s second greatest leader because he wrote much of the New Testament and because he spread Christianity into the the west through his missionary journeys.

I believe clarity counts for a lot in the arena of preaching as well. Every congregation needs to hear a clear word of truth and a clear call to action, both personal and corporate. We need preaching with clarity.

Life in the local church offers nourishment, protection, and growth—all things that the shepherd needs as much as the sheep.

Sometimes sermons can feel like that – especially at the end of the message. Instead of the message making its descent in a smooth, satisfying, clear way, it’s tilting left and right, it’s dropping down and going up, and then it might even bail out of the landing, circle around, and give it another try.

Calvin was determined to be different and thus to do everything he could to promote the ideal of the pastor-scholar.

"Surrender yourself fully to God, and throw yourself on his grace."

Call it a holy dissatisfaction, a frustrated anticipation of what we know will one day come true: that we will be like Jesus Christ, for we will see him  as he is.

"I want to take one simple truth and lodge it in the heart of the listener," says Andy Stanley.