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Marshall Shelley
Marshall is director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Denver Seminary and is contributing editor of Christianity Today’s CTpastors.com
He is the author of Well-Intentioned Dragons, Ministering to Problem People in Your Church, the general editor of The Quest Study Bible, co-author with Harold Myra of The Leadership Secrets of Billy Graham, and co-author with his father, church historian Bruce Shelley, of The Consumer Church: Can Evangelicals Win the World Without Losing Their Soul?
Raised in Colorado gazing at mountains, he lived for 34 years in “topographically challenged” Chicagoland while editing Leadership Journal before returning to the land of peaks, aspen, and Broncos. He enjoys sports, travel, and history. He and his wife, Susan, have five much-loved children (Stacey, Kelsey, Mandy, Toby, and Bayly), two sons-in-law (Will and Anthony) of whom they are very proud, and five of the best grandchildren ever (Emilia, Grey, Susie, Chase, and Robbie)!
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What Christians in the US Can Learn from Immigrant Pastors
For those who met Christ elsewhere, Americanized Christianity can look a bit strange.
Our Best on Ministry’s Assorted Relationships
Tools to help clarify your many relationships.
Our Best on Ministry’s Dangers, Toils, and Snares
9 tools to help you overcome the temptations of leadership.
Our Best on the Pastor’s Role
10 tools to clarify who you are and what you do as a pastor.
The Ever-Broadening Role of the Pastor
Over the centuries, shepherding a flock has gotten a bit more complicated.
ABCs of the Pastoral Role
What you never expected to do when you first sensed God’s calling.
When Planned Parenthood Praised Ed Dobson
The unlikely friendships the former Religious Right leader built while serving AIDS victims.
The Next Life of Leadership
Pressing on to the next chapter.
The State of the Pastorate
The ever-shifting condition of church leadership