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#624 Dr. Matt Hartline and RHB Thomas Watson Complete Works

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#623: Pastoral Priorities: Hospitality

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#622 Adam Madden and the Productive Household

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Articles For Pastors

Should pastors tell unbelievers that God loves them?

Every pastor that has wrestled with the doctrines of grace has at one point or another pondered this question: Should I tell unbelievers that God loves them? The logic goes something like this. Based upon Romans nine it seems that God elects some people to everlasting life and others he

Let Workers be Workers

Dorothy Sayers makes me feel like a human. Something few pastors ever do. I have been reading Creed or Chaos, a collection of her essays and the thing I love most about these essays is her courage to step all over the toes of high-horsed men who think they own the

The Shepherd Cooks: How to Feed Sheep

Everyone knows that going to the grocery store is not all that it takes to feed a family. You must bring those groceries home. You need to know how to arrange them. Just as imperative is how you cook them. And if you value the finer things in life, how

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Pastoral ministry is a high calling - but it can also be a lonely one. I'm grateful for resources like The Shepherd's Crook who provide an ear of understanding to the unique struggles a pastor faces. I'm hopeful that through a greater commitment to community that pastors can not only help others hear of and experience the grace and understanding of the Great High Priest, but know such compassion more personally themselves.

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I've served for more than a decade as a bi-vocational pastor at a small church. I've been blessed to have what so many small church pastors don't have - a team of committed lay elders and a wonderfully supportive church body. I'm so grateful that God has given Jared Sparks a burden to provide pastors with a place where pastors like me can find encouragement, support and help.

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I’m excited to see Jared launch this site with the goal of serving pastors. Pastors need encouragement, provocation for growth, and good resources to arm them for the rigorous work of ministry. I think this material is going to help in that noble pursuit!

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