I work full-time as a privately supported pastoral intern at my church. I am coaching small group leaders and have duties with our small group ministry, but most of my days are consumed with learning. Seminary will “officially” start on August 22 when I begin my first online class through Liberty Theological Seminary. But in reality, “seminary” has already begin. Here are a few things God is teaching me right now:
- Make prayer integral and central to my life and ministry.
- Treasure Jesus, and when you don’t feel it, beg for it.
- Be organized.
- Soak up knowledge, but index it (whether book, article, video, etc) in a way that can be remembered and not just.
- God desires that his Church be shepherded in a certain way as laid out in Scripture.
- I am easily distracted.
- I don’t know everything (even though I can pretend I do).
- A life-long lesson: information should lead to transformation (and that should be the framework for my input).
And here’s what I’m reading:
- The Valley of Vision by Arthur Bennett
- A Call for Spiritual Reformation by Don Carson
- The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter
- Church Planter by Darrin Patrick
What is Jesus teaching you?
James Pruch 