August 2006
August 2006
In this issue:
Editorial: A specialty to be coveted?
Pastoring of multichurch districts poses many challenges—not just territorial and logistical. How do pastors do it? Where do they turn for counsel and encouragement?
One pastor, many churches
A look at the joys and challenges of multichurch
pastoral ministry.
Lessons from a successful two-church district
Four sound principles that maximize pastoral effectiveness
in a multichurch setting.
Finding balance in a multichurch district
How does the pastor’s spouse effectively juggle marriage,
parenthood, and ministry?
Remembering those closest to us
An appeal to pastors to spiritually nourish those who
are closest to them: their children.
Can you be in two places at once?
Suggestions on how to be accessible to the members
in a multichurch district.
Initiating worship renewal during church building projects
What lessons are there from the temple dedication
(2 Chron. 5–7) and David’s psalms that inform
worship renewal?
Training lay preachers
Pastors must be intentional in preparing their elders
to preach.
Pastor's Pastor: Extending your call
The fact is, a genuine call to ministry
cannot be limited to an individual’s own
sense of God’s purpose.