My dear friend, fellow pastor, and Practical Shepherding board member Eric Bancroft, answered this question for us when it was recently sent through our website. Eric pastors Castleview Baptist Church in Indianapolis, IN. It was sent to us by a…
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How do we discern the spiritual conversion of children?
Had a Skype conversation with a dear pastor friend this morning that reminded me how important this issue is for us all to consider not just as pastors, but parents also. Although I wrote on this topic a year ago,…
Posted in Home and Family
Charles Spurgeon remembering his mother…
Mother’s Day is a joyful day for some, and a sad day for others, depending on your particular circumstances. Either way, it usually causes us all to look back through the years and reflect on our mothers and the impact they…
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How do you teach what a pastor is to a child?
I once was asked to address a classroom filled with 4-6 year old children and try to explain to them what a pastor is and does. I accepted, not because I felt I could do this well (far from it),…
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