-
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Our Wildest Stories From a Life in Ministry – A Series – Part 3
A Prophet Isn’t Welcome… One Wednesday night at Bible study, I was sitting in the front row of the church with Pastor James MacKnight, waiting for the service to begin. We were talking and getting ready for the evening when a young man walked up right in front of us. He’d been struggling with…
-
When Ministry Becomes a Job
There is a quiet danger that sneaks up on pastors long before they ever see it coming. It doesn’t arrive with scandal, sin, or rebellion. It doesn’t begin with a moral collapse or a public failure. It begins with something far more subtle and far more socially acceptable. It begins when you stop tending…
-
When Sheep Bite: Loving People Through Criticism in Ministry
Ministry is a beautiful, messy calling, one that walks hand in hand with both the brokenness and brilliance of humanity. In this honest reflection, we share some of the hardest words we’ve heard in decades of pastoral ministry, the kind that sting long after they’re spoken and the deeper lessons they’ve taught us about…