Thanks to all who have supported this blog this past year. I am excited to announce that we have launched a new Practical Shepherding blog. The purpose and format will stay the same, but we have developed some additional resources with the hope that they will only enhance any service this blog has been to pastors and others in the [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Practical Shepherding blog has moved!!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
What should be the opening words of a funeral service?
Posted in Funerals on January 6, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Opening a funeral service can feel as awkward as those first words you speak to the family who has just lost their loved one. Yet, because of the attentiveness people give in those moments, we must seize the opportunity to choose carefully these words as they will set the tone for the entire service. A [...]
What should we, as pastors, love about preaching?
Posted in Preaching on January 4, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I love to preach God’s Word. I love to proclaim the gospel. I love to instruct and shepherd God’s people publicly. These are gifts from God you and I experience each week as pastors that I have been freshly reminded of these last 3 weeks being out of the pulpit. Yet, I have been reminded of [...]
