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Fall 2015: State of the Pastorate

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From The Editor

The State of the Pastorate
Leadership
The State of the Pastorate
The ever-shifting condition of church leadership
Marshall Shelley

Features

Faces of the Pastorate
Leadership
Faces of the Pastorate
These five pastors' stories point toward a bigger story.
Morgan Lee
Consistent Sexual Sacrifice
Discipleship
Consistent Sexual Sacrifice
It's simple. It's radical. And it's essential to supporting church members with gay longings.
Kevin Miller
Pastoring Racists
Leadership|Outreach
Pastoring Racists
In my church community, the roots of racial sin run deep.
Name Withheld
Sacrificing the Body
Discipleship |Outreach
Sacrificing the Body
Too many pastors are neglecting their physical health—and it's killing them.
G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Locally Grown Pastors
Leadership|Outreach
Locally Grown Pastors
4 ways churches are preparing ministers in-house.
Kara Bettis
Should I Take Opportunities to Expand My Influence?
Should I Take Opportunities to Expand My Influence?
From outside speaking, to blogging, to any chance to build a bigger platform: how do you decide if it's wise?
Glenn Packiam
The 40-Year-Old Seminarian
Leadership
The 40-Year-Old Seminarian
Why I went to school AFTER leading a church.
Josh Harris
Unprecedented, All Over Again.
Leadership|Outreach
Unprecedented, All Over Again.
3 of today's crises the church has faced before.
Ryan Hoselton

Culture

Stephen Colbert: Faithful and Grateful
Outreach
Stephen Colbert: Faithful and Grateful
And other items of interest from ministry and culture.
How Are You Pastor, Really?
Outreach
How Are You Pastor, Really?
New research shows where pastors are feeling fine and where they aren't.
David Kinnaman
The Multi-Cultural Conundrum
Leadership|Outreach
The Multi-Cultural Conundrum
Even multiracial congregations tend to have white cultural values. Can we continue to cultivate truer diversity in the body of Christ?
Jemar Tisby

Practices

Tailgate Church
Leadership
Tailgate Church
And other innovative practices from around the ministry world.
Compiled by Josh Wood
Is My Church an Endangered Species?
Leadership|Outreach
Is My Church an Endangered Species?
Responding to the cultural and economic threats many congregations will face.
Karl Vaters
I'm Jealous of the #HealthyPreacherMovement
Outreach
I'm Jealous of the #HealthyPreacherMovement
A movement to get pastors physically healthy is great. Are we doing as much to sustain our spiritual vitality?
H.B. Charles

Soul

In Search of Adequacy
Outreach
In Search of Adequacy
Shifting culture and dwindling funds have many pastors rethinking the task.
Mandy Smith
What Only God Can Do
Leadership
What Only God Can Do
After you've done everything humanly possible.
Dennis J. McMurray
Should I Take Opportunities to Expand My Influence?
Should I Take Opportunities to Expand My Influence?
From outside speaking, to blogging, to any chance to build a bigger platform: how do you decide if it's wise?
Glenn Packiam
The One Jesus Loves
Leadership
The One Jesus Loves
Who, me?
Mark Buchanan

Cartoons

Divine Fist Bump
Cartoon
Divine Fist Bump
Scott Masear
Facebooking Pastor
Cartoon
Facebooking Pastor
Dennis Fletcher
Late Start
Cartoon
Late Start
Dennis Fletcher
Doctor's Bell Choir
Cartoon
Doctor's Bell Choir
John McPherson
Social Media Sin?
Cartoon
Social Media Sin?
Confusing Texts
Cartoon
Confusing Texts
Dennis Fletcher

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