tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post4734961500145070645..comments2023-06-01T10:52:44.280-04:00Comments on The Gospel-Driven Church: 10 Simple Things Good Pastors SayJaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454966527986478217noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-43307163716742357722012-10-17T16:11:15.967-04:002012-10-17T16:11:15.967-04:00Great stuff! As a younger pastor/church planter, I...Great stuff! As a younger pastor/church planter, I've found that people really appreciate it when you admit that you don't have it all figured out. Simply saying, "I don't know, but I'll look into it for you" has gone a long way.Logan Wolfhttp://www.loganwolf.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-34084568479181970962011-07-23T18:50:27.871-04:002011-07-23T18:50:27.871-04:00"I understand"
Something my pastor says..."I understand" <br />Something my pastor says and recommends his congregation to say when being "attacked". So even if the negative comments are not true or unreasonable you quickly diffuse the anger by not defending yourself. It also helps you to consider what the person is saying is valuable criticism or not.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267664930369127742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-45700344619230934872011-07-22T17:03:43.578-04:002011-07-22T17:03:43.578-04:00Great reminders. I really like the last one "...Great reminders. I really like the last one "you're approved". So often I find myself promoting the gospel intellectually, yet through my tone and actions, promoting little more than holy achievement.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17696296229624234089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-50846615846888280332011-07-22T16:53:03.275-04:002011-07-22T16:53:03.275-04:00I was surprised at how short these comments were. ...I was surprised at how short these comments were. Short, but powerful...that's for sure! Great post.Kevin Waxhttp://www.LeadershipHats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-11870339136043918782011-06-03T16:17:36.253-04:002011-06-03T16:17:36.253-04:00Great post, Jared.
I also really like jmark's...Great post, Jared.<br /><br />I also really like <strong>jmark</strong>'s contribution, as that's something I've wrestled with, and I'm not even a pastor!Chris Krychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987231458069231389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-72350961714056125622011-05-20T09:59:22.774-04:002011-05-20T09:59:22.774-04:00Great post....but...#7 is very dangerous! The trut...Great post....but...#7 is very dangerous! The truth is that there are times when I am completely available (Sunday mornings, pre-arranged counseling times, etc.); there are times when I'm only partially available (Holy Week, Christmas, etc.) and there are times when I am definitely NOT available (vacation, family time, study time, etc.). These boundaries will protect your ministry; your spouse; your children and your sanity! Blessings on you...Pastor Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-63044154518422975272011-05-20T09:06:20.113-04:002011-05-20T09:06:20.113-04:00Anonymous: if a person is in sin, then it is the d...Anonymous: if a person is in sin, then it is the duty of his fellow believers to gently and lovingly tell him so. Not with the meaning "I disagree with you on this point of doctrine" but "Friend, you seem to be straying from the paths of righteousness. Please repent and come back" ... THAT meaning, spoken fitly, is like apples of gold in a setting of silver, and will perhaps bring back a sheep from straying.bunsofaluminumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-33839037979386526122011-05-20T08:41:05.551-04:002011-05-20T08:41:05.551-04:00Thank you for this post. Greatly encouraged.Thank you for this post. Greatly encouraged.barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957678195544876804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-10026969807845374202011-05-20T07:19:25.981-04:002011-05-20T07:19:25.981-04:00Anonymous, do you realize you just did to me what ...Anonymous, do you realize you just did to me what you said we shouldn't do?Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454966527986478217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-63405777844442750212011-05-19T22:53:11.658-04:002011-05-19T22:53:11.658-04:00I disagree with "You're wrong." To s...I disagree with "You're wrong." To shut down a conversation about a topic that is so interpretive shows close mindedness to me. You might say, "That's your interpretation and I disagree" but to just get all high and mighty to me is wrong. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-11564350027329959102011-05-19T17:09:35.594-04:002011-05-19T17:09:35.594-04:00Perhaps "gospel" should be a verb. We sh...Perhaps "gospel" should be a verb. We should be gospelling the world.Scott Beamannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-74056519538164743872011-05-19T14:54:29.910-04:002011-05-19T14:54:29.910-04:00Wow!
Great post I love "Grace is true" ...Wow! <br />Great post I love "Grace is true" the best. I'm going to think this week how I can implement that into everything I say. I also love the line, "Telling people you love them is a reminder to them and to you that sacrificial love is your calling." If you are in ministry and you are not sacrificially loving people maybe you are in the wrong line of work. GREAT POST!Richard Moorehttp://richardpmoore.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-75352975751583470752011-05-19T10:48:16.240-04:002011-05-19T10:48:16.240-04:00Great word! Especially "Me too." Good re...Great word! Especially "Me too." Good reason not to use illustrations in sermons of how we do it "right." Better to illustrate w/ our failures and the hope of grace.walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957013431931683879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-27709754954294073452011-05-19T08:55:07.958-04:002011-05-19T08:55:07.958-04:00Thanks Jared. As a fellow pastor this comes as a ...Thanks Jared. As a fellow pastor this comes as a well needed reminder. Oh the grace to even be in the service of our King. May we never get to the point where we think WE are owed!Danhttp://odomspeak@wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-73059141107414230142011-05-19T08:28:32.820-04:002011-05-19T08:28:32.820-04:00Great list, for any Christian, not just pastors. ...Great list, for any Christian, not just pastors. May I humbly suggest that #10 should be #1; that it could have been numbered from 10 down to 1 (Letterman style).rdsmith3https://www.blogger.com/profile/13254214591510433785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-19935354016477253142011-05-19T04:06:31.890-04:002011-05-19T04:06:31.890-04:00"Its a privilege"
When someone is thank..."Its a privilege"<br /><br />When someone is thanking you for some pastoral input - counsel in a murky situation, care amidst bereavement, working through the gospel with them until they come to faith - often they are so grateful or heartfelt and overflowing in their thanks. Sometimes they either place you on a pedestal, or they feel they owe you. "Its my privilege" reminds them that you do it as a servant, and serving Christ and his people, or his cause is your great privilege. It also coveys that they havent been a burden or a bother.<br /><br />It also reminds me that I am a servant, fights pride in my achievement for it is my privilege to serve the one who said "I am among you as one who serves".jmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161658736941358477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-25388140188427894122011-05-19T00:34:23.723-04:002011-05-19T00:34:23.723-04:00Some really helpful reminders here. Thank you!Some really helpful reminders here. Thank you!Tim Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512346066633490429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-77489671021683133262011-05-18T15:43:08.707-04:002011-05-18T15:43:08.707-04:00Thanks for this, good reminder on a lousy day.Thanks for this, good reminder on a lousy day.Rev. Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502545169485336553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-84244103703232318272011-05-18T13:38:23.086-04:002011-05-18T13:38:23.086-04:00Good stuff, thank you for these reminders. These t...Good stuff, thank you for these reminders. These ten phrases really highlight the necessity of humility, boldness, grace, and compassion in pastoral ministry.Brian Kileyhttp://livegenerously.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-11328363561186875542011-05-18T12:46:03.520-04:002011-05-18T12:46:03.520-04:00This post is really good. I love how simple and h...This post is really good. I love how simple and helpful this is. This is essentially a physical and a good check up for any person in ministry.<br /><br />For a long time I struggled with telling others that I loved them because I disliked myself so much. Preaching the Gospel to myself by the power of Jesus has been instrumental in letting my students and peers know that I love them, and Jesus does too.<br /><br />Being a Good News person is just better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com