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February 2019

February 05, 2019

Why Should a Pastor Do a Phd? 3 Reasons to Consider

The training of pastors has changed a great deal over the years. Here's a quick...

January 2014

January 21, 2014

The World Needs Pastors

David Brooks just wrote an eloquent New York Times column entitled "The Art of Presence" on...

February 2012

February 17, 2012

Doing Ministry with a Shelby Cobra Mustang Engine (Like Piper & Carson)

I just did an interview with Christ the Center, a podcast produced by the Reformed...

April 2010

April 14, 2010

Brian Croft on the External Call to Ministry

A while back, I blogged about a book on visiting the sick by a faithful...

October 2009

October 20, 2009

Tim Keller: Godly Character Creates Good Leadership and Rich Sermons

Following a link from Trevin Wax, I found a very recent blog from Tim Keller...

October 14, 2009

Live-Blog: Mark Dever at the Gospel Growth Conference

I'm here at the People Growth conference, cosponsored by the Henry Center, where Mark Dever...

September 2009

September 30, 2009

Wise Words from Mark Driscoll on “Loads” and “Burdens”

I found this somewhere on the web and thought it was well worth pondering together...

July 2009

July 13, 2009

Phil Ryken on the Pastor-Theologian

Phil Ryken just published a piece from Ligonier's Tabletalk at Ref21 that covers how John...

June 2009

June 17, 2009

What Prominent City Churches Require

William Henry Harrison Murray, writing over 125 years ago from the pulpit of Park Street...

June 16, 2009

Sweeney’s “Jonathan Edwards”: Must-Buy

The Director of the Henry Center, Doug Sweeney, a friend and mentor, has authored an...

May 2009

May 06, 2009

The Hard Work of New England Ministry: A Report from a Recent Conference

Some will recall that I blogged about a pastors' conference with pastor-theologian Steven Lawson in...

April 2009

April 09, 2009

Upcoming: John Piper and Don Carson on Pastors and Scholars

In just two weeks, on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Park Community Church in Chicago,...

March 2009

March 31, 2009

Phil Ryken on James Boice: What Young Pastors Can Learn from Godly Mentors

In the latest issue of 9Marks, which I blogged a while back, Phil Ryken, one...

March 16, 2009

Dude, You’re Not Mark Driscoll, and Other Ways to Find a Pastoral Identity

9Marks just released its new eJournal on helping young pastors. I highly commend it to...

January 2009

January 29, 2009

“So What?”: The Chronicle Review on The New Educational Epistemology

From the most recent edition of The Chronicle Review comes a compelling and must-read article...

November 2008

November 17, 2008

David Jackman on Preaching That Connects

From the just-published Trinity Journal come from wise words of expert preacher David Jackman of...

October 2008

October 30, 2008

Phil Ryken’s Excellent Talk and Interview Are Online

We at the Henry Center in Deerfield, IL are pleased to announce that the audio...

October 28, 2008

Walking the Sawdust Trail: The Altar-Call and its Use in American Evangelicalism

"The pastor closes his sermon: "The Holy Spirit bids you come. The congregation, praying, hoping,...

October 21, 2008

Tim Keller on Ministry in a Post-Christian Culture

Manhattan pastor Tim Keller recently addressed questions related to the unique challenges of ministry in...

October 01, 2008

The Suffering and the Glory: Phil Ryken and Pastoral Ministry

Today, on October 1, 2008, at 3pm in the ATO chapel in Deerfield, IL, my...

September 2008

September 12, 2008

The Week-est Link, September 12, 2008

1. Timmy Brister has a nice summary of what evangelicals are saying about Sarah Palin's...

July 2008

July 11, 2008

The Week-est Link, July 11, 2008

1. Over at the CBMW blog, Brent Nelson has some helpful thoughts on what Paul's...

June 2008

June 23, 2008

Comments on God Delighting in Small (New England) Churches

From Paul Buckley in Methuen, MA (check out his excellent, Christ-exalting blog)--"I pastor a Sovereign...

April 2008

April 28, 2008

Jonathan Edwards on the Pastor’s Chief Responsibility

The following is from a paper I just wrote on the subject.Edwards's “Farewell Sermon”, delivered...

February 2008

February 26, 2008

Becoming a Research Assistant: Or, How to Best Pursue Your Dreams of Assistantship-Based Glory

I've done a number of internship and worked as a research assistant a few times...