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Just For Pastors 28: Say It Again, Pastor!

We have to take our calling as a pastor seriously – God takes it seriously, so we should. Paul told Timothy to preach the Word. He did not say preach tradition, preach someone’s ideas, preach what you think, preach what you feel. We have to preach the Word. Paul actually said: Preach the word, beContinue reading “Just For Pastors 28: Say It Again, Pastor!”

Just for the Pastors 16: Shepherds Don’t Go Out Drinking with the Sheep

When I was a youth pastor, I was leading a youth camp with my wife, and we found out one of the young teenage girls was self-harming. We called her parents and they took her home. She was livid at us and screamed at us “I thought you were supposed to be my friends”. IContinue reading “Just for the Pastors 16: Shepherds Don’t Go Out Drinking with the Sheep”

Manifest Leadership 04 Proving By Improving part 2 Lead By Example!

There was a survey done by a large banking company last year trying to discover what made a leader easier to follow, and by a large margin, the number one answer is when people lead by example. This is really good news for you. Because this is something you can choose as a leader. YouContinue reading “Manifest Leadership 04 Proving By Improving part 2 Lead By Example!”

Pastors Don’t Do This 24: Being Super Mature

We should all be mature, there’s something ugly about an immature leader, but some leaders get so mature they start believing their own press, they take themselves far too seriously, and they forget how to have fun. They then lose humility. We have to enter the kingdom like children (Matthew 18.3) – and often pastors are theContinue reading “Pastors Don’t Do This 24: Being Super Mature”

5 Things That Will Make You A Better Preacher

In 1 Samuel 13.19, we find out that when the Philistines conquered and enslaved Israel they took out all the blacksmiths so there was no one around who could make weapons so that people could fight and win and re-gain their freedom. Today, the church is in a similar position – very few preachers areContinue reading “5 Things That Will Make You A Better Preacher”

Role of the Pastor 5: Feeding the Sheep

Shepherds have to feed the sheep. That should be obvious, but there are a lot of pastors who are not feeding the sheep. You cannot exaggerate how important it is for the pastors to feed the sheep. You just cannot overestimate how important this is. Your preaching to the gathering of the saints is soContinue reading “Role of the Pastor 5: Feeding the Sheep”

Planning Your Preaching (Benjamin Conway)

Planning Your Preaching! One of the things that I often get asked is “how can I preach better?” or “how can I preach with a better response or better results?” The fact is that preaching the gospel is the power of God – that’s how people get saved, get healed, get transformed. Preaching is one ofContinue reading “Planning Your Preaching (Benjamin Conway)”