Tod Bolsinger highlights that in an age of Christendom’s decline in the Western world, pastors are ill-equipped to lead through the...

The pastor cannot offer to his or her congregation what he or she has not received, namely, an encounter with God in the ordinary life of...

The first time I read M. Craig Barnes’s The Pastor as Minor Poet, I was enthralled by the image of pastor as poet: “What the congregation...

By now, I am sure you have settled into your pastoral rhythms and grown somewhat comfortable in your parish setting. Hopefully, regular...

As a descendent from four generations of pastors, I have often heard of the complaints pastors encounter from their parishioners. I...

St. John Chrystostom’s classic, On the Priesthood, is a sobering work for anyone considering a future in ministry. Over the course of its...