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Category Archives: Pastors

“…(I)f the gospel is not cool, then being a minister is not cool; so why try to pretend otherwise?”

Carl Trueman at Reformation21- “To Baldly Go”:
The priority of the minister is not to be hip or cool. It is not even to `connect with the kids.’ It is to immerse himself in the word, to know the gospel inside out, and to communicate that gospel with care, clarity, love, and force. OK, my criticism [...]

Mary Winkler Set Free

CNN.com: “Wife who killed preacher set free”
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Video Outsourcing Pastoral Ministry?

BaylyBlog- “Virtual shepherds and cyber sheep…”
Technorati Tags: Mark Driscoll, John Piper, Life Together, Satellite Campuses

“Right now churches are desperate for leaders who can model the character of Christ.”

Kevin Bauder with an important message examining “A Call To Ministry”
Technorati Tags: Call of God, Pastoral Ministry, Kevin Bauder, Central Baptist Theological Seminary

Pastor’s Wife Mary Winkler Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter

The Christian Chronicle:
A jury found Mary Winkler guilty of voluntary manslaughter this afternoon in the 2006 shooting death of her husband, Matthew, minister of the Fourth Street church in Selmer, Tenn.
The 10 women and two men deliberated for eight hours, deciding that the prosecution did not prove its case of first-degree murder or even the [...]