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How to Dispel the Myth of the Super Pastor, by Tony Morgan and Tim Stevens

We call it the myth of the super pastor. We convince ourselves that the pastor has a special connection to God and has been endowed with "pastor dust." Being in his or her very presence is enough to make a person more spiritual. If the pastor isn't the one doing the talking or visiting or caring or leading...then it's just not good enough.

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To the Young Pastor, by Ron Gleason

Being a pastor has been the most humbling, challenging, fulfilling, and wonderful calling of my life. It was in the pastoral ministry that I learned -- and still am learning -- that true success is not measured by the size of your salary or your level of notoriety. It is measured by the faithfulness you exhibit in serving Christ and His church.

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What to Do When A Leader Falls, by Insight for Living

God's work is sacred. So when a person engaged in ministry repeatedly defies God's high and holy standards, that individual is to be removed. The apostle Paul's judgment and command are uncompromising. The very reason God's work is holy is because He is holy. Those who minister will never do so without some failures, because they are not holy as He is. God's grace, however, is sufficient to forgive those frailties. But those who cover up a lifestyle of sin behind the fa?ade of sacred ministry must be confronted and removed.

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Chuck Swindoll: "Does That Make Sense?", by Michael Duduit

Michael Duduit is the founder and executive editor of Preaching Magazine

Charles Swindoll is one of the best-known Christian preachers and teachers in American. He is the Senior Pastor of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, and Chancellor of Dallas Theological Seminary. Swindoll has written over 70 books and is the voice of the "Insight for Living" radio program. In this segment, he talks about writing a sermon.

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Metaphors for Church and Ministry, by Kenneth L. Carder

Kenneth L. Carder is professor of the practice of pastoral formation at Duke Divinity School and a senior fellow with Pulpit & Pew: The Duke Center for Excellence in Ministry. He was bishop of the Mississippi Area of the United Methodist Church from 2000 to 2004 and the Nashville Area of the UMC from 1992 to 2000.

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An Encouragement to Ministers In Trial, by Fred Malone

Many enter the ministry to get something out of it, not to be accountable stewards of God's Word. Some enter to get encouragement, to feel importance, to feel useful to God, to solve problems, others enter for prestige or power. Good or bad, none of these are adequate reasons. None will last over time and trial.

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Protecting the Shine: Why Ministers Need Ministry, Too, by Glenn Wagner

Stained glass windows are a lot like pastors. They're really good at hiding stormy weather. They always look beautiful; they always appear inspirational; you can even get them to glisten when it's pitch black outside by shining manufactured light through them. Stained glass, like pastors, appears to be immune from the roughness of life. But they're not--unless they're well protected.

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Leading a Small Church

John Koessler's take on pastoring smaller congregations.

This week's featured resource, Strengthening Small Churches, includes an interview with John Koessler, who is chair and professor of pastoral studies at Moody Bible Institute. He previously spent nine years pastoring a small church in central Illinois. Below is an excerpt from that interview.

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"The Battle is the Lord's" (Encouragement for Pastors & Leaders), by Monte E. Wilson

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Does Your Church Take Care of Its Widows?, by Pastor Stanley Cornils

"In the course of a single year, 500,000 American wives become widows. A large percentage of these are members of our churches. My experience as a pastor leads me to believe that they form one of the most neglected segments of our church life. Certainly we have a spiritual obligation to them. But what is it? For years I was overwhelmed by guilt feelings because I knew I had not ministered to them adequately.

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