Saturday Links

Curated links for your weekend reading:

Fewer Pastors and Churches Take Steps to Help Pastors Stay in Ministry

Certain measures can help pastors maintain a long, fruitful ministry. Unfortunately, fewer pastors and congregations are making those steps a priority.

How to Survive the First 5 Years of Church Planting

I want to offer 10 keys for surviving, by God’s grace, the first five years of church planting.

3 Uncommon Habits Pastors Need to Build Friendships

Developing healthy habits of friendship creates significant movement toward the consistent care our congregations and our souls need most.

The Kind of Encouragement We Need Now More Than Ever

We need to be encouraged in and through the gospel.

You Won’t Find Your Greatest Mentors on Social Media

In the end, our real-life interactions will always play a greater role in our development than the people we follow on social media.

A Homiletic of Help: How Love Writes a Sermon

After understanding the truth from your text, the most important question to ask in sermon preparation is: Do I love them?

Pastors, You Don’t Have to Be an Expert on Everything

Intellectual rigor begins with intellectual humility. It’s understanding where we are experts, and where we are not.

My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: Greater Than the Greatest

It’s easy to focus on the negatives. We shouldn’t ignore them, but we have every reason to hope.