JAMES PRUCH

Tag: Pastors

  • 3 Points and a Cloud of Dust

    I’m fairly new to this whole preaching thing. Don’t get me wrong, I have preached and taught for several years–I served with Campus Crusade and as a pastoral intern at our last church. But I have not preached on a regular basis week-in and week-out for several years in a row. Even now in my…

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    Effectively Shepherding Yourself and Others

    If you are like me, then you have probably wondered how to be an effective self-shepherd. God’s family—the church—is absolutely essential and necessary to our growth. We cannot be Lone Ranger Christians. But we can’t always talk to a pastor or a friend when we feel defeated, and we are primarily responsible for our own…

  • More on Multi-Site and Bigger Buildings

    Back on June 6, I shared some thoughts about multi-site churches.  Now, on the Gospel Coalition blog, there is a conversation going on about churches and buildings. Whether you are a pastor or a lay-person in the church, it’s good to be thinking about these things. David Platt: Should Churches Spend Money on Nice Buildings David…

  • To what extent should churches and pastors engage in politics?

    Each day, I have a short (“short” is relative) discussion with the junior high pastor (Jack) at my church about any topic related to theology, culture, or practical living. We rotate who chooses the question every day. Today, the question was the title to this post. I plan on posting one or two takeaways from…

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    How were people in the Old Testament saved?

    David Murray, professor of Old Testament and practical theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, answers this question when asked about preaching Christ from the Old Testament: I’d also like to encourage preachers and teachers to be clear and consistent on the question: “How were Old Testament believers saved?” The most common…

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    5 Tips for Topical Sermons

    Justin Holcomb at the Resurgence gives this advice for pastors, especially in light of a special Sunday like Mother’s Day. Number 5 is particularly helpful: Your role is not to serve as a host for a special moment or to be an armchair critic of where our culture has goofed on motherhood or viewing women. You…

  • How to Decide When to Leave a Church

    I was asked a question yesterday about when it would be okay to leave a local church to find a new church home.  Obviously, it should be on a case-by-case basis and one should be intensely seeking the Lord during the process.  I made a list of nine questions to consider and answer before leaving…

  • Time With the Lord, Part 2: Key Elements of Study

    In the previous post, we discussed why it is important to study the Bible and make it a daily discipline.  The Bible is the very words of God given to his people so that we can have everything we need that pertains to life and godliness.  Jesus is worthy to be treasured.  The way to…

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