Pastor Nate sits down with fellow pastors and talks about different tips their churches have used to prepare for the Easter season.
Read moreThe Anonymity of Pastoral Work
The Anonymity of Pastoral Work
Guest Article for CalvaryChapel.com
In our modern age, talk of pastoral work as anonymous work seems like a stretch. Maybe the pastor in a rural town on a dusty road is anonymous, but pastoring seems to be about as public as you can get these days. We live in a time when pastors are out front, obvious, visible. Many encourage us to leverage social media to minister to people (at best) or build a platform for ourselves (at worst). I mean, we live in the age of the celebrity pastor, so how can pastoral work ever be anonymous?
Read moreArchival Post: A Plea to Prioritize People
A Plea to Prioritize People
Archival Post
We can't understand the gravity of Paul's mission. At his conversion, Jesus told him he'd be the apostle to the nations. He'd testify of Christ before kings and authorities, Gentiles and Jews. His life was to be wholly dedicated to the task of the evangelization of the world — serious stuff.
Read moreArchival Post & Podcast: When the Bees of Discouragement Swarm
When the Bees of Discouragement Swarm
Archival Post & Podcast
Have the doubts and discouragements of life ever felt as if they were swarming around your head like a swarm of bees? Have you ever felt as though you couldn’t shake thoughts you knew to be from the pit, rather than from the cross?
Read moreArchival Post: The Paralyzed Bible
The Paralyzed Bible
Archival Post
The Old Testament prophet Habakkuk was discouraged with what he saw amongst God’s people. Carnality abounded, evil flourished, and holiness stood neglected.
Read moreA Plea to Prioritize People (1 Corinthians 16:7)
A Plea to Prioritize People (1 Corinthians 16:7)
(1 Corinthians 16:7)
We can't understand the gravity of Paul's mission. At his conversion, Jesus told him he'd be the apostle to the nations. He'd testify of Christ before kings and authorities, Gentiles and Jews. His life was to be wholly dedicated to the task of the evangelization of the world — serious stuff. (2 Minutes/400 Words)
Read moreThe Paralyzed Bible (Habakkuk 1:4)
The Old Testament prophet Habakkuk was discouraged with what he saw amongst God’s people. Carnality abounded, evil flourished, and holiness stood neglected…
Read moreWhen The Bees of Discouragement Swarm, Psalm 118:12
400 Words / 3 Minutes
Read more9 Lessons From A Sabbatical
One of my heroes is Geoff Buck, one of the pastors at Calvary Monterey. Ten years ago, Geoff joined our pastoral team and has served as a great friend, mentor, and co-laborer ever since. His 40+ years in pastoral work, many of them as a senior pastor and church planter, have been invaluable to the fruitfulness of our fellowship. This past December-January, after four decades without one, we sent Geoff on a two-month sabbatical.
Read moreCompelled Youth Workers’ Conference — Session 2: Step Into Fruitfulness
Theme: If you want to have a lifetime of public fruitfulness, you must have a lifetime of private devotion, especially in the form of generosity, prayer, and self-denial.
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