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A Pastor Divided Cannot Stand 2019

A Pastor Divided Cannot Stand

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In this Issue
The Turbulent Calling of Bivocational Ministry
Leadership
The Turbulent Calling of Bivocational Ministry
Three honest stories about its rewards and challenges.
Linda W. Perkins
Blessings and Boundaries for Raising Kids in Ministry
Discipleship
Blessings and Boundaries for Raising Kids in Ministry
How can pastors integrate their children into their work without souring them on church?
Ashley Emmert
What Should Pastors Know About Generation Z?
Outreach
What Should Pastors Know About Generation Z?
Five experts discuss the ways this emerging demographic is helping them rethink preaching, parenting, and service.
Moderated by Maina Mwaura
Screens Are Changing the Way We Read Scripture
Discipleship
Screens Are Changing the Way We Read Scripture
As digital reading habits rewire our brains, how will we process the Bible differently?
Karen Swallow Prior
In an Epidemic of Isolation, ‘Relational Ministry’ Isn't Enough
Discipleship
In an Epidemic of Isolation, ‘Relational Ministry’ Isn't Enough
Can the church offer our loneliest students something more than a place to make friends?
Dan Colwin
Laying My Church to Rest
Leadership
Laying My Church to Rest
How I learned to process the unique grief of closing a church.
Susan M. Pfeil
Gen Z Is Making Me a Better Preacher
Preaching
Gen Z Is Making Me a Better Preacher
Four ways these students' unique expectations are improving my sermons.
Trygve Johnson
How Can So Many Pastors Be Godly and Dysfunctional at the Same Time?
Excerpt
How Can So Many Pastors Be Godly and Dysfunctional at the Same Time?
Illuminating the blind spots in most approaches to spiritual formation.
Todd Wilson
The Unbearable Pressure to Do Great Things for the Lord
Excerpt
The Unbearable Pressure to Do Great Things for the Lord
My quest for significance left me anxious and deflated.
Ken Shigematsu

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