Archive for the ‘For Young Pastors’ Category
Posted on April 12, 2010 - by Admin2
The Most Important Hour of the Day
By Dennis Wiggs
Mark 1:35 declares, “in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.”
After a busy and tiring day healing Simon’s mother-in-law, ministering to many sick people, and casting out demons, Jesus arose early the next morning to spend intimate time with His Father. This quiet and personal time began another full day of preaching and ministering.
The young pastor also needs personal, quality time with the Lord. (more…)
Posted on April 5, 2010 - by Admin2
Financial Principles
By Dennis Wiggs
The book of Proverbs contains wisdom for many areas of life. One important area, especially for the young pastor, is finances. The following 10 principles from Proverbs regard financial matters. (more…)
Posted on April 5, 2010 - by Admin2
How to Leave a Church
By Dennis Wiggs
Today, pastors are staying longer at churches. But every pastorate eventually comes to a conclusion. Many reasons exist for departing—death, disability, resignation, retiring, losing a confidence vote, or being asked to leave. Leaving can be unpleasant for the pastor, his family, and the congregation. When the spiritual leader finds it necessary to leave a congregation, for whatever reason, scars may develop that affect the pastor or church for years. The young pastor owes it to himself, his family, and the church family to leave with as little fanfare as possible. (more…)
Posted on April 5, 2010 - by Admin2
The ABC’s of Pastoring
By Dennis Wiggs
My four-year-old grandson Aaron was riding home from church with me. As we traveled, Aa¡on kept replying “Yep!” to every question I asked him. I proceeded to give him a grandfatherly lecture on why he should say “Yes, sir” and “Yes, ma’am” when replying to adults.
He listened intently. Arriving at church, I said, “Aaron, will you remember that you need to show respect by saying, “Yes, ma’am” and “Yes, sir.” Without blinking an eye, he loudly replied, “Yep!”
My grandson heard but he didn’t listen! Sometimes I wonder if that is how young pastors read my articles. With that in mind, I want to put my advice into the simplest terms possible. You might call it the ABCs of pastoring. (more…)
Posted on April 5, 2010 - by Admin2
Confidentiality
By Dennis Wiggs
Pastors are entrusted with privileged information that should not be shared with others. The young pastor must learn early in his ministry that this information must be kept confidential. An effective ministry depends upon a trusting relationship between church member and pastor. If a member of the congregation cannot trust the minister, who can be trusted? (more…)
Posted on March 31, 2010 - by Admin2
Sermon Resources
The young pastor must be a preacher! Preaching demands preparation–adequate preparation, Holy Spirit-anointed preparation, preparation that produces spiritual fruit. Such fruit does not just happen. The young preacher absolutely must devote constant attention to sermon preparation. When one sermon is completed, the mind and heart must begin to plan the next message. Attention to sermon preparation and preaching can be divided into four essential categories. (more…)
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Admin2
The Young Pastor’s Will
By Dennis Wiggs
A will is a legal document. The written record expresses a person’s personal desires and plans for earthly possessions. The average young pastor thinks, “I don’t have enough money to need a will!”
Or, he states, “I’m afraid to get a will. I may die the next day.” That was my opinion until my brother-in-law, John S. Craft, died at age 39 in a single-vehicle accident. As soon as my wife and I got back home, we immediately began to prepare our financial affairs in case of our deaths. (more…)
Posted on March 30, 2010 - by Admin2
How to Treat a Guest Speaker
By Dennis Wiggs
Many churches still sponsor Bible conferences, revival meetings, missionary conferences, and other special days. Sometimes the guest speaker is left to fend for himself. Consider these suggestions on how to treat your visiting speaker. (more…)
