Practical Wisdom for Pastors (eBook)
272 Seiten
Crossway (Verlag)
978-1-4335-1927-7 (ISBN)
CURTIS C. THOMAS served as pastor of several Baptist churches in the central Arkansas area before recently retiring after forty-four years in the ministry. Most recently, he served fourteen years as executive pastor of The Bible Church in Little Rock. He has coauthored two books: Romans: An Interpretive Outline and The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, Documented.
CURTIS C. THOMAS served as pastor of several Baptist churches in the central Arkansas area before recently retiring after forty-four years in the ministry. Most recently, he served fourteen years as executive pastor of The Bible Church in Little Rock. He has coauthored two books: Romans: An Interpretive Outline and The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, Documented.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Acknowledgments | 11 |
| Foreword by John MacArthur | 13 |
| Introduction | 15 |
| SECTION ONE: PERSONAL LIFE |
| Our Call | 20 |
| Personal Devotional Life | 21 |
| Prayer | 23 |
| Accountability Partners | 24 |
| Admitting Mistakes | 26 |
| Our Financial Reputations | 27 |
| An Undisciplined Appetite | 29 |
| Our Dress | 30 |
| Personal Life: For Additional Study | 31 |
| SECTION TWO: FAMILY LIFE |
| Our Wives | 34 |
| Our Homes | 36 |
| Ignoring Our Own Families | 38 |
| Family Devotional Life | 39 |
| Family Life: For Additional Study | 40 |
| SECTION THREE: STUDY HABITS |
| Our Personal Libraries | 44 |
| Poor Study Habits | 46 |
| Spending Day After Day in the Study | 47 |
| Staying out of the Study | 49 |
| Making Your Studies Work for You Later | 50 |
| Daily Schedules | 52 |
| Our Bible Notes | 54 |
| Faxes, E-Mail, the Internet | 56 |
| Periodicals, Pamphlets, Newspapers | 57 |
| Reading, Writing, Speaking | 58 |
| Continuing Education | 60 |
| Study Habits: For Additional Study | 62 |
| SECTION FOUR: MESSAGES |
| Topical Messages | 64 |
| Tone of Voice | 65 |
| Too Much Time on Exegesis | 67 |
| Sermons with No Structure | 69 |
| Sermons with Too Many Points | 70 |
| Sermons with No Discernible Point | 71 |
| Sermons with No Illustrations | 73 |
| Sermons with Too Many Illustrations | 74 |
| Sermons That Drone On and On | 75 |
| Addressing Implications Only | 77 |
| Pulpit Notes | 79 |
| Balancing Truth | 82 |
| Failing to Share the Pulpit | 83 |
| Translations | 85 |
| Messages: For Additional Study | 87 |
| SECTION FIVE: CHURCH LIFE |
| Candidating Before a Church | 92 |
| Leading, Not Following | 94 |
| Trying to Do It All | 96 |
| Meetings, Meetings, Meetings! | 98 |
| House Calls | 100 |
| Hospital Visits | 102 |
| Fellow Pastors/Elders | 104 |
| Deacons | 106 |
| Church Finances | 108 |
| The Telephone | 110 |
| Schedules and Appointments | 112 |
| Diaries/Daily Planners | 113 |
| Short-Term Assessments of the Members | 115 |
| Avoiding Cliques | 116 |
| Being Fair with Your Congregation | 118 |
| Settling the Score Publicly | 119 |
| Looking Down on Others | 121 |
| "I'll Pray for You" | 122 |
| Listening to Complaints | 123 |
| Members with Vague Complaints | 125 |
| Getting the Facts | 126 |
| Open Rebuke | 128 |
| Fear of the Congregation | 129 |
| Letting Church Problems Fester | 130 |
| Church Hopping by the Members | 131 |
| People Who Are Relocated | 133 |
| Changing Your Church | 136 |
| Leaving a Church | 138 |
| Stepping Down | 140 |
| Leaving a Legacy | 141 |
| Church Hopping by the Pastor | 143 |
| Church Life: For Additional Study | 145 |
| SECTION SIX: COUNSELING |
| Pastoral Counseling | 148 |
| When to Refer | 152 |
| Suicide | 154 |
| Making Judgments | 155 |
| Counseling: For Additional Study | 157 |
| SECTION SEVEN: WEDDINGS, DIVORCES, FUNERALS |
| Marriages | 160 |
| Separations | 161 |
| Divorces | 163 |
| The Wedding Service | 165 |
| Funerals | 167 |
| Weddings, Divorces, Funerals: For Additional Study | 169 |
| SECTION EIGHT: RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS |
| Mentoring | 172 |
| An Independent Spirit | 174 |
| Evangelism/Outreach | 176 |
| Our Public Involvement | 178 |
| Jealousy and Competition | 179 |
| Standing Alone | 181 |
| Missions | 182 |
| Relationships with Others: For Additional Study | 184 |
| SECTION NINE: DANGERS |
| Proof-Texting | 186 |
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.4.2001 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | John MacArthur |
| Verlagsort | Wheaton |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie | |
| Schlagworte | Bible study • body Christ • Christian theology • Church • congregation • Discipleship • Faith • Gospel • membership • ministry • Mission • Pastoral Resources • Prayer • Small group books • Sunday school • Tim Keller |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4335-1927-5 / 1433519275 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4335-1927-7 / 9781433519277 |
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