What is Practical Shepherding? Well, here is our newly released 2 minute promo video to explain it. It captures well the essence of this ministry, how it got started, and where we hope to go in the future. Thanks to…
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Should a pastor be discouraged about his declining church?
I am amazed at how much material has been released recently about church revitalization. Rightly so, that a focus should be place here. I just heard a statistic that 80% of churches in America have either plateaued or are in…
Posted in The Pastor's Soul, Training for Ministry
What are 10 practical tools when visiting new parents in the hospital?
I had a very sweet time with the leadership and pastoral interns at Immanuel Baptist Church this past Friday. A large part of what I was asked to do was talk about hospital visitation and caring for the sick and…
Posted in Hospital Visitation, Training for Ministry
How does a pastor deal with “Carnal Christians” in his church?
Scripture addresses those who belong to Christ, and those who do not. There are those who possess the Spirit of God, and those who do not. But, is there a 3rd category? Many, especially in certain circles in American Evangelicalism, would…
Posted in Oversight of Souls, Training for Ministry
