Essential Relationships for Pastors: The Loneliness of Pastoring, Part 4
My new column at the Patheos Preachers Portal is up. It is the fourth and final part of my thoughts about pastoral loneliness. Here’s the beginning: ________________________________________ Essential...
View ArticleThe Church Is Not Your Canvas
One of my favorite writer-bloggers, Tim Dalrymple, has put up a post entitled “The Church is Not Your Canvas.” In this column, he interacts with a piece I wrote for The Pastor’s Workshop, a collection...
View ArticleNine Stereotypes for Pastors – My Latest Addition to The Pastors Workshop
My latest contribution to The Pastors Workshop is up. In this column, I consider different stereotypes for pastors. What I’m wondering about is this: What roles and positions in our cultural setting...
View ArticleMust Reading for Leaders: Ed Moore on the “Sacred Bundle”
Thanks to a recommendation from Tod Bolsinger, I just read a fascinating and wise piece on Duke Divinity’s Faith & Leadership site. I highly recommend “Sacred Bundle” for any leader. The article is...
View ArticleYou Can’t Think Your Way To God
Christianity Today has published an interview with my friend James K.A. Smith, the philosopher, editor of Comment, and writer of many books, including two that I use in my classes: Desiring the Kingdom...
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