... staff ministers, many of whom have temporary credentials and don't see pastoral ministry as a life-long vocation, 11 ... notion that "excessive pastoral demands" are shortening ministry careers. Yes, we can all point to some unhealthy ... eye. On top of that, there is a great deal of flexibility in the pastoral rhythm -- unless the pastor thinks that he or she can be all things to all people ...

At True Blue. He’s reading Dennis Johnson’s chapter, “Simul iustus et Peccator: The Role of Justification in Pastoral Counseling.” You can order your copy from the Bookstore at WSC for $17.36 (+$5.00 shipping). Remember, it helps the HB when you go to the bookstore through the HB. Posted in counseling, covenant, justification, and pastoral ministry, Westminster

... this stellar talk today from Kent Hughes, "Pastoral Success and the Cross of Christ." (Link fixed) ... ' Conference, follow his 1988 publication of Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome. It's a gripping reflection on his ... and his wife's search for a biblical definition of ministry success. Really: This ought to be required listening for every man in any kind of ministry ...

Justin Taylor cited this passage from Eugene Peterson’s Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity (pp. 7-8). Peterson is really good on pastoral ministry and this quote resonates with much discussed here so I wanted to pass it along. For a long time, I have been convinced that I could take a person with a high school education, give him or her ...

... life-changing and personally destructive if ignored and left unattended. Many outside of the immediate working of the pastoral ministry probably do not realize the potential for such stress in the life of their ... and untreated will harm the person enduring it. Much over the years has been written about pastoral burnout, but one wonders if much has been done to address the underlying causes. It&# ...

... preparing a sermon, the rest of the world are slogging their guts out trying to make ends meet. Another point made was, if you detach preachers form pastoral ministry, they are in danger of not knowing people. Being with people is never wasting time. Which is interesting, as I always thought the dream job would be to be a teaching pastor of a ...