The Pastor's Library

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  12 Kinds of Churches You Should Pray For These are difficult days for churches and church leaders. Let us care for what is happening, and pray for the Lord’s people. Joe McKeever Aug 15, 2016
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  5 Things You Need to Know about Finding a Mentor I often hear from Christians who want to find a mentor, but aren’t sure how to go about that. Russell Moore Aug 08, 2016
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  Pastors, Your Labor is Not in Vain We need to hear stories like this as pastors, because we often don’t see obvious fruit from our labors. Scott Slayton Jul 25, 2016
• When Your Apology is Not Accepted Sometimes our sin against others is so grievous that we may never get our desired response or reconciliation from them. Ronnie Martin Jul 18, 2016
• How Pastors Can Address the Shootings This Sunday We saw videos of black men killed by police officers. We saw an ambush on police in Dallas. The country reels beneath all this violence. Russell Moore Jul 11, 2016
• 10 Complaints You Should Never Give Your Pastor Listening to the gripes of the Lord’s people is standard fare for ministers. They ought to teach courses on it in seminary. Joe McKeever Jul 04, 2016
• John Piper on Bikinis and Modesty: It Should be about God, Not Rules Pastor John Piper recently responded to questions about modesty and how pastors should tackle this issue in their churches and with their congregations. Veronica Olson Neffinger Jun 27, 2016
• How to Love Your Friends Who Don't Love Jesus My friend continued to love Jesus more and more, despite my best efforts. And what was even more shocking to me was that she continued to be my friend. Matt Moore Jun 06, 2016
• There are Lessons for Pastors in the Rise of Trump These five things are powerful for all pastors to remember as they lead their churches and live out their faith. Rachel Dawson May 23, 2016
• Why Won’t Steven Furtick Answer Tough Questions about His Ministry? Furtick is pastor of Elevation Church, a megachurch in Charlotte, N.C., with a weekly attendance of about 20,000, whose ministry has generated much controversy in recent years. Jonathan Merritt May 16, 2016
• 10 Things a Good Pastor Will Never Say As a pastor for over four decades and a minister for five-and-a-half, here are some statements you will never hear from me: Joe McKeever May 09, 2016
• How the Gospel Frees Us to Risk I want Christ, but I often want him as a kind of quantifiable spiritual asset, something I can always check to be sure of like my bank account balance or my cholesterol level. Russell Moore May 02, 2016