Scholars or Pastors?: On the Purpose of a Seminary
Should the chief role of a seminary be the training of scholars or pastors? In recent years there has been much said... Read More
Christians Don’t Retire
As the baby boomer generation continues to age, the percentage of Americans at retirement age is expected to explode, with about 9000... Read More
Richard Baxter on Pastoral Love and Confronting Sin
In re-reading The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter recently, I was again encouraged to pray for and love those I help shepherd.... Read More
Unchurched Christians, Minotaurs, and Other Mythical Beasts
From time to time I’ve met professing Christians who for one reason or another claim that they do not need to be... Read More
What Mean Those Distant Drums?
Last year we were jolted when the Supreme Court struck down one of the central pillars of the “Defense of Marriage Act,”... Read More
The Battle with Death
The Bible states that we have an enemy that plagues everyone—death. Though we may avoid this enemy for a time, we cannot... Read More
Zero-Sum Economics and Church Planting
I’ve visited sub-Saharan Africa a few times and have started to get a handle on the grassroots economic theory that dominates the... Read More
Augustine’s Version of “Teach a Man to Fish”
Students in my Medieval Church History class recently read Augustine’s book, On Christian Teaching. As I was working my way back through... Read More
Thanksgiving for Faithful, Small-Church Pastors
This being Thanksgiving, I wanted to express my thanks to all of the faithful pastors that are opening their hearts to people—upholding them in... Read More
Pastors: Surprising Keys to Evangelistic Effectiveness
The Life of a preacher should be a magnet to draw men to Christ…. Sanctity in ministers is a loud call to... Read More