This book will prove to be a spiritual tonic for pastors.
Thomas R. Schreiner
This book offers pastors examples of long-term faithfulness in ministry and practical wisdom from veteran pastors for real-life issues.
Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition.
Attending to your personal spiritual life (Tim Keller) Leaving a church (D. A. Carson) Crafting sermons week after week (Bryan Chapell) Facing criticism (Dan Doriani) Pastoring a church you wouldnt attend (Tom Ascol) Caring for your wife in the midst of criticism (Juan R. Sanchez with Jeanine D. Sanchez) Feeling deserted by members leaving (Dave Harvey) Pastoring a small church that seems insignificant (Mark McCullough) Experiencing burnout (John Starke) Shepherding a church that has outgrown your gifts (Scott Patty) Handling financial burdens (Brandon Shields) Doubting your calling (Jeff Robinson Sr.)
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1 Ministry Has Left Me Spiritually Listless |
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2 Is It Time for Me to Go? |
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3 My Preaching Always Sounds the Same |
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4 I'm under the Fire of Criticism |
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5 I Would Never Have Attended the Church I Now Lead |
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6 My Critics Are a Burden for My Wife |
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7 They've Left, and I'm Crushed! |
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8 Does Staying in a Small Rural Church Make Me a Failure? |
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9 I'm Feeling Tired, Worn Out, and in Need of a Break |
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10 My Church Has Outgrown My Gifts |
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11 How Am I Going to Make It Financially? |
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12 I've Come to Doubt My Calling |
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| Afterword: An Interview with John MacArthur |
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| Contributors |
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| General Index |
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| Scripture Index |
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Collin Hansen (MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the vice president for content and editor in chief for the Gospel Coalition and the executive director of the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. He hosts the Gospelbound podcast and wrote Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation. He is an adjunct professor and cochair of the advisory board at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama. You can follow him on X at @collinhansen.
Jeff Robinson Sr. (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a senior editor for the Gospel Coalition and serves as the president and editor in chief of The Baptist Courier. He is the coauthor of To the Ends of the Earth: Calvin's Missional Vision and Legacy.
