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Maarten Kuivenhoven

Why I Chose to Preach on Job - Reformation21 - 1 views

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Preaching Difficult Books of the Bible

shared by Maarten Kuivenhoven on 30 Oct 09 - Cached
  • I recall with a sense of responsibility a comment one of those above mentioned mentors and models of ministry made to the effect that as preachers our calling is not only to expound the text to our people but to model how to read and understand the text for our people. One goal of my ministry, God helping me, is to try to equip our little congregation to handle the Bible well for themselves.
  • It was an experience that reinforced a growing conviction that unless pastors visit their people and know them, their ability to pastor them well from the pulpit will be greatly impaired.
  • My second reason for selecting Job was more directly pastoral. In the course of pastoral visitation and counseling I became increasingly aware of the numbers of people in the congregation who were hurting, confused, depressed, wondering where God was in their trials.
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  • And that takes me to another reason for preaching on Job and that is its polemic and apologetic value. We minister in a context where Christians are bombarded with books and resources offering them their best life now. It can therefore be a deeply disillusioning experience to discover that the program for health and wealth and happiness we have bought into was void of real resources to deliver on its promises.
  • And finally we turned to the book of Job because, when read in canonical context, it is impossible not to find lines of connection with the central story of scripture focused on Jesus Christ. In short, Job is a gospel book.
  • If there was a single lesson preaching Job has reinforced for me it would be that pastoral care informs the pulpit, and when it does the pulpit in turn accomplishes effective pastoral care.
David Murray

Some Thoughts on How to Provide Long Term Pastoral Care - Part 1 | CCEF - 0 views

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Ministry Counseling

shared by David Murray on 05 Oct 09 - Cached
  • • Basic Care Should Already Be In Place
  • • Form a Small Group to Oversee Care When A Specific Need Arises
  • • Preferably Don’t Make an Elder or a Deacon the Organizer
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  • • Identify a Group Leader
  • • Invite outside Expertise to Advise the Group
  • • Group Should Meet Weekly (at least at first)
  • • Promote Good Communication
  • David Murray on 05 Oct 09
     
    Long-term Pastoral Care
David Murray

Lessons from My First Pastorate - 1 views

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Ministry Pastorate

shared by David Murray on 05 Oct 09 - Cached
  • 1. Vigilance in personal spiritual disciplines is absolutely critical to loving and wise leadership.
  • 2. Leadership can only be as effective as relationships are strong.
  • 3. Make changes slowly and smoothly.
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  • 4. Ask many questions before accepting a call.
  • 5. When in doubt, don't.
  • 6. God works all things together for our good.
  • David Murray on 05 Oct 09
     
    Lessons from my first pastorate
David Murray

Some Thoughts on How to Provide Long Term Pastoral Care - Part 2 | CCEF - 1 views

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Ministry Counseling

shared by David Murray on 05 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Be Attentive to Phases of Care
  • Be Aware of Financial and Legal Needs
  • Combine Word and Deed
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  • Don't Understimate the Importance of Scripture
  • Focus on Everyone Involved
  • Pay Attention to Little Details
  • Don't Bypass the Heart Issues of the Care Givers
  • David Murray on 05 Oct 09
     
    Long-term Pastoral Care Part 2
Maarten Kuivenhoven

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Preaching and Pastoring

shared by Maarten Kuivenhoven on 16 Oct 09 - Cached
  • David Murray on 16 Oct 09
     
    Preachers and Pastors
David Murray

Core Convictions Behind Theological Training - 0 views

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Seminary Ministry Counseling

shared by David Murray on 08 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Second, it’s a challenge because Scripture doesn’t speak specifically to every facet of church life and ministry. It requires an ever-deepening understanding of the Bible, a grasp of its details and overarching unity, a sensitivity to the “pattern” (2 Timothy 1:13) and proportionality of its truth. More than anything, it requires a firm grasp of the gospel and its entailments for the Christian life individually, and for the church’s life corporately.
    • David Murray
      David Murray on 08 Oct 09
       
      Application to counseling?
  • For example, with the exception of the gift of teaching, the biblical requirements for eldership (e.g., 1 Timothy 3 & Titus 1) all speak to a pastor’s character; there’s nothing about personality types, educational levels, or social standing. Transcending all other considerations, a pastor is to be an illustration of the transforming effects of the gospel he proclaims, and an example of sound Christian living to those he serves.
  • David Murray on 08 Oct 09
     
    Training for the Ministry
David Murray

30 Years Ago Today: How God Called John Piper to Become a Pastor - Justin Taylor - 0 views

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Ministry Call

shared by David Murray on 14 Oct 09 - Cached
  • David Murray on 14 Oct 09
     
    John Piper's Call to the Ministry
David Murray

Eternal Perspectives (Randy Alcorn's blog): Counting the Cost of Sexual Immorality - 0 views

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Ministry Immorality

shared by David Murray on 05 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Grieving my Lord; displeasing the One whose opinion most matters.Dragging into the mud Christ's sacred reputation.Loss of reward and commendation from God.Having to one day look Jesus in the face at the judgment seat and give an account of why I did it. Forcing God to discipline me in various ways. Following in the footsteps of men I know of whose immorality forfeited their ministry and caused me to shudder. List of these names: Suffering of innocent people around me who would get hit by my shrapnel (a la Achan).Untold hurt to Nanci, my best friend and loyal wife. Loss of Nanci's respect and trust.Hurt to and loss of credibility with my beloved daughters, Karina and Angela. ("Why listen to a man who betrayed Mom and us?")If my blindness should continue or my family be unable to forgive, I could lose my wife and my children forever.Shame to my family. (The cruel comments of others who would invariably find out.) Shame to my church family.Shame and hurt to my fellow pastors and elders. List of names: Shame and hurt to my friends, and especially those I've led to Christ and discipled. List of names: Guilt awfully hard to shake—even though God would forgive me, would I forgive myself?Plaguing memories and flashbacks that could taint future intimacy with my wife. Disqualifying myself after having preached to others. Surrender of the things I am called to and love to do—teach and preach and write and minister to others. Forfeiting forever certain opportunities to serve God. Years of training and experience in ministry wasted for a long period of time, maybe permanently. Being haunted by my sin as I look in the eyes of others, and having it all dredged up again wherever I go and whatever I do. Undermining the hard work and prayers of others by saying to our community "this is a hypocrite—who can take seriously anything he and his church have said and done?"Laughter, rejoicing and blasphemous smugness by those who disrespect God and the church (2 Samuel 12:14). Bringing great pleasure to Satan, the Enemy of God. Heaping judgment and endless problems on the person I would have committed adultery with. Possible diseases (pain, constant reminder to me and my wife, possible infection of Nanci, or in the case of AIDS, even causing her death, as well as mine.) Possible pregnancy, with its personal and financial implications. Loss of self-respect, discrediting my own name, and invoking shame and lifelong embarrassment upon myself.
  • David Murray on 05 Oct 09
     
    Counting the cost of sexual immorality
Maarten Kuivenhoven

Those Toxic Non-Attenders - 9Marks - 1 views

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Practicing Church Discipline

shared by Maarten Kuivenhoven on 02 Nov 09 - Cached
  • THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF NON-ATTENDERS1. They Make Evangelism Harder
  • 2. They Confuse New Believers
  • 3. They Discourage Regular Attenders
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  • 4. They Worry Their Leaders
  • everyone who bears the name of Christ, as affirmed by your church, yet who willingly chooses to live their lives apart from the covenanted community of believers is practicing identity theft. They've taken Christ's name, but they don't honestly identify with his body, the local church.
  • Non-attenders are not only reverse-witnesses, they're reverse models. They disregard and disobey countless passages of Scripture and fail to image God's character in even the most basic ways, even though they claim to be his adopted children.
  • Second, non-attenders confuse new believers. New believers are often a mess. Everything they thought was up is down, and everything they thought was down is up. There is great confusion in the first weeks and months and even years of a new believer's life. They need to be taught well.
  • Regular attenders sacrifice to keep their covenant with their local church. They give their money and their time to meet the needs of other members of the body, which is not easy to say the least. Non-attenders don't do these things, at least not with any regularity. So when a church allows non-attenders to remain members, they effectively gut the meaning of membership, which hurts and discourages the faithful.
  • Hebrews 13:17 says, "Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account." In light of this verse, a faithful pastor or elder should feel responsible for the spiritual state of every member of his flock. Like a father worried about his son who hasn't yet come home late at night, a good shepherd doesn't rest until all his sheep are accounted for. Non-attenders makes this task nearly impossible.  
  • NOT ALL NON-ATTENDERS ARE ALIKE
  • Those who live in the area and are unable to attend: age or health prevent them. Such elderly or physically suffering members should be treated with special care. This article isn't about them. Those who live (temporarily) outside the area and are unable to attend: military or business assignments prevent them. Such (temporary) non-attenders should also be treated with special care since their travel for work places unique burdens on them and their family. This article isn't about them.  Those who live outside the area and choose to keep their membership with your local church: distance prevents them. Such non-attenders should be encouraged to join a local church they can attend. This article is about them. Those who live in the area and sporadically, infrequently attend: nothing really prevents them except their own choice. This article is especially about them.
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