This article gives eleven commandments for ministers to consider in order to cope with criticism in the ministry.

When can someone say he is called to the ministry? This article addresses this question, explaining that calling is the work of God the Holy Spirit.

Here are five common rookie pastor mistakes: having high expectations of the church, failing to embrace the church's uniqueness, invoking pastoral authority without earning pastoral credibility, mistaking preference for conviction, and showing fear or anger in the face of opposition.

This article raises five considerations for a long-term pastorate: the pastor's credibility grows, he can know for certain what the church has been taught and plan his preaching accordingly, he learns how to face a crisis of leadership in the church at various intervals, he will be less tempted to re-use old sermons, and moving is hard on families.

How should you react to the news of a fallen pastor? Their fall should not only come as a shock but also as a lesson. This article considers five lessons one can learn from fallen pastors for your own growth.

1 Timothy 5:17-18 and 1 Corinthians 9:9-14 make it clear that the pastor must be paid. The question is, how do you decide the stipend of the pastor? This article gives six guidelines the church can consider for the pastor's salary.

This article looks at the role of the pastor as a shepherd and leader of the church.

How can the church care best for the future needs of the minister? Proper planning for retirement is one aspect of this. This article looks at the biblical example in the Old and New Testament of the provision God commanded for the priests and Levites. Such planning is important, and can be of great benefit to the church.

Ministers today can learn a lot from the life of John Calvin. These two articles include seven lessons for today's pastor, that he may be encouraged in his ministry.

Ministers today can learn a lot from the life of John Calvin. These two articles include seven lessons for today's pastor, that he may be encouraged in his ministry.

This article discusses the importance of ministers having courage in the face of threats from the world and the church.

Courage should be the fundamental attribute of the minister. Courage is essential for bold preaching and for addressing issues in the church. The author discusses why the pastor needs courage, and highlights that this courage comes as a gift from the Holy Spirit.

Motherhood is a good analogy for the work of the minister. They are great principles for the ministry embedded in the role of the mother. The author discusses this concept by looking at 1 Thessalonians 2:7.

Motherhood is a good analogy for the work of the minister. They are great principles for the ministry embedded in the role of the mother. The author discusses this concept by looking at 1 Thessalonians 2:7.

When is it that someone can say he is called to the ministry? This article provides some clarity to this question. Calling is the work of God through the Holy Spirit. The author identifies three essentials aspects of the call to ministry.

Jesus, the Good Shepherd, teaches us to care for and gather in his sheep through the preaching of the gospel. The author of this article discusses the characteristics and calling of a true undershepherd working on the mission field, both at home and abroad.

Church members are prone to forget that their pastor is one of them. Here is a reminder about how to minister to your pastor and what you can hope for as a result.

This article is about the call to the ministry and the pastor's internal and external call (the call from God and the call from the church).

How should the minister react to sermon criticism? This article looks at openness to and good evaluation of sermon criticism, the self-criticism of the minister, preaching supervision, and the elders and sermon criticism.

How do you build a biblical church ministry? There are five essential things you need to do to, according to this article.

What is key to building a long, fruitful ministry? This article discusses five key factors: spiritual formation, self-care, emotional and cultural intelligence, marriage and family, and leadership and management.

As a pastor how do you build a theological library? This article indicates that a starting point is to consider whether the library will be digital, print, or both.

Pastor, you need physical exercise. Why? It is good for your mind, it sets an example, it makes you fit, and exercising will provide opportunities.

How should you conduct yourself when you are invited as a guest preacher? This article offers fourteen tips you may want to look at.

The temptation to treat pastoral ministry as a competition is huge. It is easy to envy the progress others make in ministry. How do you avoid treating pastoral ministry as a competition? This article offers five things that must shape your thinking.

Fallen pastors and fallen Christians are characterized by a pattern that is crucial to be aware of if they are to avoid falling into sin. This article identifies the pattern: sin thrives in isolation, and pride is powerful. The article calls pastors to cultivate purity.

It is only when the gospel ministry is saturated by a sense of stewardship that the minister is freed from being an exploiter. This article shows what a ministry that depends on God looks like.

What should you do if you face deposition or you come to the end of pastoral ministry? Does it mean you have lost your calling? This article indicates that you need to have wisdom and remember your responsibilities towards your family.

What should you do if you face deposition, or your pastoral ministry comes to an end? Does it mean you have lost your calling? There are three things to bear in mind when you cannot serve as a pastor anymore.

What is it that a church member should know about their pastor? This article suggests five things.

This article addresses an unbiblical approach to survival in ministry—seeking an easier church—and then explains how a minister should prepare for surviving and growing in the work of ministry—knowing where his identity lies.

This article offers seven reasons for a pastor to pursue devotion to God.

How is a pastor to deal with attacks from fellow ministry leaders, or even members of the flock? This article provides a list of eight points to consider when false accusations, unfair criticism, and slander come at the pastor.

This article discusses two key principles from Matthew 13 that come from the perfect model of ministry, Jesus Christ: he loves the lost, and preaches the truth. The article encourages the same for all ministers, while directing them not to cater to unbelief, and to understand that people will respond in different ways to the truth.

This article makes a case for long-term ministry in one place. It offers four suggestions that may enable one to sustain such a ministry.

Part of the reason why pastors become burned out and leave the ministry is that they neglect their walk with Christ. Perseverance in ministry can take place when pastors are rooted in Christ. From Colossians 2:6-7 this article shows how this is so.

As a pastor how do you adapt to your first calling or a new calling? This article shares six lessons that can help you find your place in that new church.

How can a pastor build a healthy accountability group? While humility is the overarching value, there are four other values that cannot be ignored for pastoral accountability.

Has the ministry normalized pride? How can that be? The article shows how a culture that is full of self-exaltation can make it difficult to see pride in ministry.

What should you do when a pastor falls into sin? This article shows that we first need to have a right view of the biblical teaching of human nature and sin.

After giving a brief look at the work of the pastor, this article shows that the congregation is called to pray for its minister and to encourage him.

Are you called to the ministry? How do you know? There are two things to consider for calling to the ministry, the internal call and the external call. This article explains them.

This article speaks to the blessing that comes from a spiritual brotherhood among ministers. The author mentions tangible ways in which the Lord uses this: the imparting of wisdom through counsel, the exchange of valuable theological resources, and the extension of ministerial outreach and visitation.

Studies have shown that the average pastor quits a church within his first five years of ministry there. This article offers seven things that every pastor must remember when tempted to quit.

Is there such thing as a pastoral bully? A pastoral bully is any pastor who ignores the instruction of 1 Peter 5:3. How do you know if you are one? This article lists some indicators.

Every pastor will at times face the challenge of accepting or declining a call to another church. This article lists eight things to consider.

When leaving a church, what are the things a pastor should do? Talk with your fellow leaders, be open to counsel and correction, resolve conflicts, plan your transition and succession, and express your appreciation.

What are common issues that concern the finances of the pastor? To address this question, the article looks at eight financial questions asked by pastors.

Faithfulness in ministry and building a fruitful ministry are the desires of every pastor. This article draws ten lessons from the life of Andrew Fuller, which can help the pastor pursue a fruitful ministry.

For a beginning pastor, the ministry may look daunting. How should you approach pastoral ministry? This article shares six lessons: soak yourself in the Word, avoid the performance syndrome, point people to the Saviour, honour other pastors, love your wife, and love your people.

What does it take to build a fruitful ministry as a pastor? The keys to a fruitful pastoral ministry are spiritual formation, self-care, emotional and cultural intelligence, quality marriage and family life, and leadership and management.

What is the antidote for pastoral burnout, breakdown, or even a crash? It is the soul-care garage with its seven service bays. This article discusses the need for having priorities right and focusing on Christ in a way that your life must be centred on him.

What is the antidote for pastoral burnout, breakdown, or even a crash? It is the soul-care garage with its seven service bays. This article discusses the need for guarding your thoughts patterns.

What is the antidote for pastoral burnout, breakdown, or even a crash? It is the soul-care garage with its seven service bays. This article discusses the third and fourth service bays: recreation and rest.

Pastoral work has emotional draining effects in many pastors. Did you know that your church can contribute to the emotional health of the pastor? This article shares six practical ways your church can do so.

This article makes the case for long-term ministry in one congregation. It mentions five things needed for staying long: patience, contentment, vulnerability, courage, and trust.

Defining ministry and yourself by what you are up against is dangerous. This article gives ten reasons why this is so.

Why is it that pastors are trusted less today? This article shares eleven reasons why there is a lack of trust in pastors.

How can you tell if you are called to pastoral ministry? There are ten questions you may want to consider in thinking about your calling.

Children's ministry can be a great way for preparing you for the pulpit. Why? This article offers three reasons.

How do you know that you are called to preach? This article suggests that there are six distinguishing marks of a true calling to the ministry.

Most pastors are suffering from discouragement and loneliness. This article explains the cause for that.

Are you using ministry for your personal fulfilment? If so, there are seven disastrous results you can expect.

Is your ministry mindset motivated by success in ministry or fruitfulness in ministry? What is the difference between the two? The answer is found when addressing this question: is it about you or God?

Idolatry is a struggle for everyone. So in the ministry, there is pastoral idolatry, things that you do to build your righteousness. This article names ten of those ways.

Can entrepreneurship be of benefit to pastors? Yes! This article offers seven ways in which pastors can be turned to entrepreneurial pastors.

What is an entrepreneurial pastor? This article defines what characterizes an entrepreneur and how this can be of a benefit to the pastor.

Are you struggling as a pastor to get things done? How is your planning? The article offers three possibilities as to why you are not getting things done.

In ministry the question is not how does one avoid frustration, but how do he deal with it. This article considers the matter.

Are you an organized pastor? The article offers three signs—forgetfulness, inefficiency and distractions—that would reveal you are disorganized.

Can the pastor do anything about his salary? This article lays down three principles about the wage of the pastor, and how the pastor can be involved in obtaining a wage.

Are there spiritual ills your phone knows about that your pastor does not? This article shows the need for being honest with your pastor, but also that pastors must work in their pastoring to help people be honest with them.

Every true pastor wants to care for God's church in a good way. This article discusses twelve marks of good pastoral ministry.

When a pastor falls, what is the proper time frame for his restoration? Is a year enough for the restoration of pastors? This article attempts to answer this question.

Should elders be treated different from other believers according to 1 Timothy 5:9? This article explains what it means not to admit a charge against an elder, and what implications it has for the church and their expectations on pastors.

What are the pastor's motivations in the ministry? He should not be motivated by envy. His ministry motives must be rooted in gospel faithfulness, gospel contentment, gospel humility, gospel diligence and gospel love. This article explains.

This article draws a metaphor of the minister as a physician and the seminary as medical school. Biblically a link is made between the spiritual and physical condition – sickness and healing. The minister, like a physician, must be trained to correctly diagnose and prescribe. The nature of this work requires training at seminary in order to shape the minister and teach him to use his tools well.

This article draws a metaphor of the minister as a physician and the seminary as medical school. Biblically a link is made between the spiritual and physical condition – sickness and healing. The minister, like a physician, must be trained to correctly diagnose and prescribe. The nature of this work requires training at seminary in order to shape the minister and teach him to use his tools well.

Humility is crucial for the making of the minister. These two articles define meekness and highlight the dangers of pride. Here the author discusses how meekness is obtained, and how it is a blessing to the pastor.

Humility is crucial for the making of the minister. These two articles define meekness and highlight the dangers of pride. Here the author stresses the importance of meekness in the life of the pastor.

In pursuit of great things, many pastors have forgotten the simple things of the gospel of Christ. The author of this article discusses Zechariah 4:10 in reminding the reader that God uses simple and small things to make his glory known.

This article discusses the challenge of loneliness, isolation and depression facing many pastors today. The author presents John Calvin's model of collegiality, accountability, and gospel faithfulness among pastors as a way to address this challenge.

The minister and his ministry depend on the work of the Holy Spirit for its success. By looking at the person of the Holy Spirit and His power, the author of this article shows that the minister can experience the work of the Holy Spirit by praying for the Holy Spirit.

The minister and his ministry depend on the work of the Holy Spirit for success. This article looks at the person of the Holy Spirit and His work of illumination, and discusses why the Holy Spirit is needed in both preparing the minister and the continued work of the minister.

The author of this article maintains that the reason ministers leave the ministry is often due to a lack of gratitude for ministry. Seeing ministry as the gracious work of God will develop gratitude in both the minister and the church.

Those that fill leadership positions in the church need to ring the bell of warning when there is danger ahead. This article is about imminent dangers that pastors must be on the lookout for.

This article explains how the pastor's calling is theological. The author shows from the New Testament, particularly Paul's letters to Timothy, that the reading, teaching, preaching, and study of Scripture are all inherently theological.

When is it the right time to resign from a ministry? Identify what makes you want to resign, and ask yourself the three questions mentioned in this article.

This article offers guidelines for a congregation member to consider when he has problems with his pastor's ministry. These are of help for living peaceably with one another, and avoiding conflict.

At least according to 1 Corinthians 9:7-14, one item that must be on the budget of the church is the salary of the pastor. This is, for the most part, a matter of the attitude, and not of figures.

This article considers both the pros and cons of a long-term ministry in one location.

How does God make ministers? How does He prepare pastors for the ministry? This article seeks to answer these questions.

After seeing how difficult a calling the ministry can be, why would anyone want to be a minister? This article answers that God makes the pastor, and prepares the way for him from childbirth. The apostle Paul is an illustration of this. It is God's power that makes men useful to his ministry. A minister will therefore not be proud, since he is only an instrument of God's hand.

This article reveals the perspective of Spurgeon on suffering in the ministry, that every faithful under-shepherd will be well-acquainted with affliction.

This article laments the transformation of theology into an academic discipline more associated with the university than the church. The author speaks of the need for the pastor in the local church to function as a theologian.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 5:2-4, which is to be a minister's perspective on life, death, and resurrection.

This article is an exposition and application of 2 Corinthians 5:1.

This article is a short biography of Hugh Latimer which aims to encourage pastors in planting the seed of the gospel by looking at Latimer's sermon of the plough.

According to 1 Corinthians 12:28, 29 and Ephesians 4:11, are prophets and teachers two distinct offices? How should we see the relationship between the two positions? This paper reflects on this relationship and the place of New Testament prophecy.

This article is a reflection on Richard Baxter's The Reformed Pastor.  This work discusses the nature of the pastor's task in the congregation.