Twenty years ago, John Piper wrote the book Brothers, We Are Not Professionals in which he pleaded with pastors to forsake thinking of pastoral ministry the way we would think of other full-time professions. Yes, the pastor’s day-to-day job includes a fair bit of administration. Yes, he must lead and organize a team of staff members….
This week we begin our spring semester for The Master’s Seminary and one of our assigned books is The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter. This is a timely re-read for me since it deals with the importance of shepherding the flock. Baxter, a puritan from the 1600’s, carries the testimony of ministering house to house…
2017 was a historical year for the church and evangelical Christianity. Five hundred years ago marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation where Martin Luther took his stand against abuses within the Roman Catholic Church. October 31 has been called Reformation Day celebrating this stand where Luther literally nailed his 95 Theses to the door…
