Pastor you are not a prophet to the nation, you are a shepherd of the flock of God among you.

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Pastor, you have to get some friends! Don’t preach relational depth and then opt out of deep friendships within the church. Healthy Plurality = Durable Church  by Dave Harvey Real accountability requires real friendship. No real friendship? No real accountability.  

  Thanks so much for listening to the podcast. If this has been helpful to you please consider giving the podcast a review and sharing it with a friend! Recommended Books Tim Keller “Prayer” Paul Miller “The Praying Life” Martyn Lloyd-Jones “Preaching and Preachers” David Helm “Expository Preaching”

We are working through a series answering the question “What does a pastor do?” Today I talk about pastoral priority 2 “Manage your household.” Let me know what you think. I would love your feedback!

Episode 12 is live! This podcast is the first of 7 part series on pastoral priorities. In the last 5 episodes, I answered the question “Who is a pastor?” In this series, I answer the question “What does a pastor do?” I hope you find these helpful! In this episode,

In this episode, we explore the 5th call of the pastor, which is the work itself.

The latest episode of The Shepherd’s Crook Podcast is posted.  In this episode, I address the “lonely pastorate” and talk about the pastor as friend. Please give this a listen and consider leaving a review and sharing the episode.

The Newest Podcast is live! Episode 8: The Ancient Call of Husbandry

I have made the decision to publish weekly, as opposed to bi-weekly, podcast episodes. This episode focuses in on life as a Christian man. Before a pastor is a pastor he is a Christian.

  Show Notes The Pastor with a misplaced identity will drift toward “CEO pastoring” or being the “Shepherding shepherd” who cares for the church over his family. Quotes from the episode God hates visionary dreaming; it makes the dreamer proud and pretentious. The man who fashions a visionary ideal of