As a ministry leader, your spiritual life is inextricably linked to the health of the ministry you lead. We see this demonstrated over and over again in both Testaments, often in terms of the shepherd-leader metaphor. For example, the negative consequences are outlined in Jeremiah: 10:21 “the shepherds have become stupid, …therefore…”, 12:10 “many shepherds have ruined My vineyard”; [...]
The private life of a Christian leader
I chatted recently with a pastor* who is doing graduate research on how people hear absolute truth in preaching. His example was “Do not steal.” That is an absolute truth and you would think people would get it. But here’s how the conversation goes when he asks young people in his church “What do you call [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
