Tag Archives: Pastoring
The Sobering Reality of Leadership
Whatever the leaders are, the people become. . . . People will not rise above the spiritual level of their leadership.
John MacArthur, The Book on Leadership, p. 176
The Preacher and Prayer
I belong to a pastor’s fellowship in my area. My church hosted the fellowship on this past Tuesday. Part of the emphasis of the fellowship was on prayer. The video below is a collection of quotes concerning the preacher and his prayer life. This video was shown as part of the fellowship.
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The Depth of Your Ministry
Shooting from the Hip
Preaching without preparation is like throwing ourselves down from a pinnacle of the temple and depending on God to send an angel to hold us up.
A. H. Strong, Systematic Theology, p. 32
Spiritual Prunes
Our responsibilities [as ministers] extend beyond the paid position, beyond the classroom or office walls. If we do not take time for ministry beyond what we are paid to do, we will shrivel into spiritual prunes.
Matt Williams, How to Be a Team Player and Enjoy It, p. 99
Is Your Ministry Worthless?
If souls are not won, if saints are not matured, our ministry itself is vain.
Horatius Bonar, Words to Winners of Souls, p. 4
The Pastor Must Also Sit in the Pew
The preacher who sits where young people are until he knows their hearts, their motives and temptations and aspirations, until he is young with them, will be heard by them. The same is true in respect to all persons and classes and groups.
John A. Broadus, On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, p. 228
The Pastor and Missions
If the pastor knows little about missions, his church will know less. And the less a church does for missions the less life and power it will have.
John C. Thiessen, Pastoring the Smaller Church, p. 52
How the Gospel Is Spread
Preaching is the Christ-appointed means for the propagation of the Gospel.
R. Ames Montgomery, Preparing Preachers to Preach, p. 175
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