I’ve been a pastor long enough to realize that growth in most churches is the result not of people becoming believers but of what I call the “Great Christian Migration.” It’s the trend in which Christians move from church to church. Whatever church is new and fancy is the one that garners the most Christians.Continue reading “The Great Christian Migration”
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Learning how to care
Caring for others is a habit to be learned. One of the hardest classes I took in seminary was not theology or philosophy. It was not even Hebrew or Greek. It was pastoral care. The aim of pastoral care is to teach students how to listen, confront conflict, counsel and give referrals, and have empathy. In short, theContinue reading “Learning how to care”
Baptist Spirituality 