Marty Thurber
Marty Thurber is a retired pastor and hospital chaplain residing in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.
Articles by Marty Thurber
The visiting pastor
February 2025
Finding a mentor as I began my ministry was not easy because my large western Kansas district was a long way from the next district. So I turned to history to learn from successful pastors. One pastor who intrigued me was J. F. Oberlin, an…
Viral: How social networking is Poised to ignite revival
October 2014
The ideas in Viral are about two years old now and are already
Social Media and the Pastor
November 2013
The social media landscape has varied shades. How do you find your voice and what does it sound like? What does social media do to your ministry and church?
Both voice and vocation…
Life Is Mostly Edges: A Memoir
September 2009
If you’ve ever wondered why you’re a pastor, you will enjoy reading Calvin Miller’s Life is Mostly Edges: A Memoir. If you’re like am, you don’t question your call to ministry; but sometimes you question God about the people to whom…
Suicide affects us all
September 2005
Most of my friends are alive today, but one is not he killed himself. I wish I'd seen it coming. I missed it. I know I'm not trained to spot suicidal intentions. I'm not at fault for 100 reasons. I know all these…
Can you be in two places at once?
August 2006
Can you be in two places at once? It’s not as hard as you think. Years ago I had four churches in western Kansas and Nebraska. Two were in the United States Central-Time zone, and two in the Mountain-Time zone. My…
Blogging: a new way to share your faith
February 2007
When H. M. S. Richards Sr. began his first radio broadcast years ago, people had little idea what he was doing. Some even wondered if he was wasting precious time and even more precious resources. Prophets of doom…