Spiritual Formation
Why Suffering?
Suffering is very real and very personal, and since that conversation with my aunt I am always hesitant to address it briefly.
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Suffering is very real and very personal, and since that conversation with my aunt I am always hesitant to address it briefly.
Continue ReadingShepherding the Suffering
Perhaps when it comes to Christian leadership, God is after something simpler, more relational. Suffering also reminds us of our common humanity.
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Pastoring a community has enabled me the great privilege of being with people in their most profound moments of suffering.
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Throughout September, we will be providing you with articles, videos, and other resources to help you minister in the midst of and to those who are…
Continue ReadingContinuing our June Focus on Shepherding
One of the most important pursuits for pastors, and pretty much everybody, is to value the ministry of shepherding, of caring for souls, of being fully…
Continue ReadingThe Preacher as Shepherd
As a boy growing up on a farm in North Dakota, I remember standing next to my father as he would call to our herd of beef cattle; it was a long…
Continue ReadingAn Important Pursuit
One of the most important pursuits for pastors, and pretty much everybody, is to value the ministry of shepherding, of caring for souls, of being fully…
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