shepherd

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

This is not the time to give up, your congregation needs you more than ever, but as a leader, you do get to be human. Let’s talk about that: How to Lead When Nothing Is Normal

If you are a small group leader, I have an announcement for you: YOU ARE A PASTOR. In fact, most of the pastors in the early centuries of the church did the same stuff you do as a small group leader.

Kenton Beshore (my predecessor and pastor emeritus at our church) and I meet every other week for lunch, and I always learn something. Recently...

Creeds and confessions bring unity to the church in both its orthodoxy and its orthopraxy, thus protecting the church from heterodoxy. But how does a pastor cast a confessional vision of church for a church that has never been confessional?

There are good cases for a pastor acting more like a shepherd than a rancher and vice-versa. The bottom line is, the Church needs both ranchers and shepherds.

Never in nearly three decades of being a senior pastor have I known those in my profession to be more battered and beleaguered. Still, being a pastor is the best job in the world.

The job title and ecclesiological office of pastor is one that encompasses a variety of definitions, often confusing and contradictory ones.