We need churches everywhere people are, so that means we need churches in cities, suburbs, villages, towns, and rural areas. But planting church-planting churches in cities seems to be a distinctly strategic approach to fulfilling the great commission. Why? In his excellent book Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City, Tim Keller gives
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One of my favorite Bible verses that deals with pastoral ministry is Acts 20:28: “Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.” This verse is incredibly rich in meaning. There
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[special]Note: This is an excerpt from Benjamin Vrbicek’s excellent book, Don’t Just Send a Resume: How to Find the Right Job in a Local Church. This part is found in the appendix, in which Vrbicek provides a step-by-step process on how to land employment in the local church. This post is a macro overview of the
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It happens a lot. An evangelical Christian pastor disqualifies himself from ministry. As a young minister myself, I have been long warned and told of the temptations and sins that are unique to pastors. But there’s a difference between hearing about someone else’s fall and seeing it actually happen to them. I try not to
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“When did you receive your call to ministry?” I’ve been asked this a lot lately. When asked this question, I feel a mild sense of pressure to share a hyper-spiritual experience that will captivate my listeners and validate my calling. After asking the question, the inquisitor leans in with great interest to hopefully hear about
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