pastoral ministry

Dealing w/Criticism: 12 Points to Consider by Joel Beeke

by George Alvarado | April 20, 2022 | Theology | 0 Comments

Pastor Joel Beeke has featured his twelve points concerning how to deal with criticism on many podcasts and conferences. I felt it necessary to share the 12 Points here, provide short points based upon my own experience (and Beeke's), and share the several links below...

Do You Feel Called by God? by Michael Bennett (book review)

by Garrett O’Hara | September 2, 2021 | Theology | 0 Comments

Less than two months into my time on campus at Dallas Seminary, these words of unapologetic careerism came to us from a guest speaker at chapel: If you're in your fourth year — first, second, third-year students listen up — if you're in your fourth year, and you don't...

Pastors, Plagues, and Playing Games

by Allen Nelson IV | May 20, 2020 | Theology | 0 Comments

In my GBTS class on ecclesiology the other night, Dr. Jeffrey Johnson told us the story of John Calvin's pastoral ministry in Geneva during the plague of 1542. I was able to check out Harry Reeder's work in John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion Doctrine &...

When You Miss, You’re Missed

A Parable Once upon a time, there was a mother with 7 sons. She loved her boys very much and they...

The Necessity (or Lack Thereof) of Seminary

Some no-longer-recent Twitter discussion on at least two different threads centered around the...

Help a Brother Out – An Exhortation to Christian Drinkers

Christians have a variety of opinions on alcohol use. For this post, we are going to work out from...

On the Election of Infants – Part 1

What Happens When a Baby Dies? Many folks have argued whether babies go to Heaven for centuries. Instead of putting forth an argument, per se, I want to summarize what the possible positions one can take would be, and at least try to eliminate the ones that seem...

Loving Those Who Question Our Pastoral Authority

Pastors, may we be quick to forgive and seek the best for those who question our God-given, Scripture-driven, authority. Imagine having the unique privilege of speaking face to face with the Lord as a man speaks to his friend: candidly, openly. Okay, we can imagine...

The Ignoble Duties of a Noble Task

So you are interested in pastoring, eh? Paul says you desire a noble task (1 Tim. 3:1). And I think many of the tasks involved in pastoral ministry can be seen as noble from other believers on the outside looking in. After all, you get to stand on a platform week in...