Author and speaker Paul Tripp talks about developing a culture of candor and transparency in the church to help pastors maintain their gospel identity and avoid burnout. |
The biblical corrective is to try to look inward to your heart and outward to Christ. Understand how your inner person is influencing the way you interact with people and issues. Correct it biblically. |
Brother pastor, whole-heartedly give yourself to the promotion of the glory of God in all aspects of your ministry. The promotion of God’s glory is correlated to your enjoyment of Him in the process. You and your people need both. |
It is also often said that we should shun discussions about religion and politics, since they are often contentious. Yet silence would exclude too many matters that concern both the church and the state. |
A pastor, like all other Christians, grows more godly by means of rightly-motivated obedience to the God-given command in 1 Tim, 4:7: “Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness” (NASB). |
What does a praying church community look like? Let me give you several case studies interspersed with seven principles of beginning a praying community. |
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