Lessons on Ministry Longevity From a Longtime Pastor

When I became a pastor 13 years ago, I quickly realized the dropout rate among pastors is high. Statistics vary, but I’ve personally known several pastors who left ministry for one reason or another. Sometimes we forget, though, the pastors who’ve persevered in faithful ministry for decades. My friend Dave Lewis is an example. Dave has pastored the same church for more than 67 years. … Continue reading Lessons on Ministry Longevity From a Longtime Pastor

Daniel StegemanMarch 29, 2021May 6, 2021Leave a comment

Devotional

On being an effective worm

“Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord” (Isaiah 41:14). We humans don’t think too highly of worms, do we? We know they have their place in the world, but we are not very impressed with them. Well, how would you like to be compared with a worm? That’s exactly what the prophet Isaiah, … Continue reading On being an effective worm

Daniel StegemanFebruary 24, 2014Leave a comment

Prayer

If my people….will pray

The most important thing the people of God can do this election season is to pray. We must pray, “Your will be done” (Matthew 6:10) O God, in this presidential election. We must pray that God would bring glory to His great Name over the next month and in the coming four years. And we must pray that as the people of God, we would … Continue reading If my people….will pray

Daniel StegemanOctober 4, 2012Leave a comment

Shepherd the Flock

Striving for Pastoral Faithfulness

Tag: Humility

Lessons on Ministry Longevity From a Longtime Pastor

On being an effective worm

If my people….will pray