James Wibberding

The Pennsylvania Confer­ence president just called,” my wife said. “He wants to talk to us about a six-church district.”

Thus began my immersion in multichurch districts—a context that would define my pastoral experience for the next…

It was the first night of teen camp. As camp pastor, I led the nightly Bible study. The camp director instructed me to let the campers choose the topic; so I gathered my eager students around and popped the question: “What would you like…

Teach me to preach,” one of my new elders requested. A smile came across my face because his request tugged at my own love for preaching. To give him the joy I live each week would be incredible.

But the smile…