Church climbing is a particularly repellent activity. Treating the church as though there is some sort of greasy pole to climb really irritates me. The
Leadership
Pastors and Teachers or Pastor-Teachers?
Paul, in discussing the gifts that God gives the church, tells us in Ephesians 4:11-12 ‘And truly He gave some to be apostles, and some
Church/Family Balance
The Gospel Coalition blog have posted an excellent article titled ‘3 reflections on leading your family well’. Let me strongly urge you to read it.We often
Equating theological knowledge and ministry success with spiritual maturity
A fantastic post on The Gospel Coalition Blog by Paul Tripp warning about the danger of equating theological knowledge and ministry success with spiritual maturity.I will
Using the term ‘pastor’ as a title
For centuries, it has been the practice of the Catholic Church to set clergy apart from lay members by conferring on them the title ‘Father’