About a month ago, the Gospel Coalition published my article Small-town Ministry is Big with Opportunity. To say the least, I was surprised by the response. Several pastors and leaders contacted me from all over the place to thank me for the article and spoke of how it encouraged them. But the biggest surprise was when I was contacted by Chris Fabry Live radio program. This … Continue reading Interview on Small-town Ministry
I will never forget a conversation I had with one of my seminary professors shortly before I graduated. I had already accepted a call to serve as pastor of a small rural church in Ohio and was eager to hear what he (a former pastor) had to say. I asked him, “what advice he would give to me, a young pastor, just starting off in … Continue reading Preach the Word and Love the People
I have always been fascinated by the bible passages where the call of God is given directly to His chosen servant. Let me give you a few examples. Moses: “Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. But Moses said to God, Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring … Continue reading The Call of God
