Haters Gonna Hate: How to deal with three kinds of hate mail
If you want to avoid hate mail, simply avoid any public leadership role. Yes, pastors receive their “fair share” of hate mail, but so also do politicians, business owners, teachers, and many others....
View ArticlePastors and Social Media (2): Be Intentional
Yesterday I posted the first part of my address to the URC Pastor’s Conference on “Blogs, Facebook, and the Flock: What is the relationship between social media and the local pastorate?” Part 1: Be...
View ArticlePastors and Social Media (3): Be Sociable
On Monday, I posted the first part of my address to the URC Pastor’s Conference on “Blogs, Facebook, and the Flock: What is the relationship between social media and the local pastorate?” Part 1: Be...
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A Very Special Day
Yesterday was one of the highlights of my life as I was installed as pastor of Grand Rapids Free Reformed Church. Although it’s been almost six years since I left my beloved congregation in Stornoway,...
View ArticleWhat is a preacher? 10 wrong answers
There are so many false ideas out about what a preacher is meant to be. Some common misconceptions are: An entertainer: someone who is there to make me feel happy. A curator: someone who is there to...
View ArticleWhat Is A Preacher? 8 Positives
We’ve already looked at ten negative answers to the question, “What is a preacher?” Today, the prophet Ezekiel is going to give us eight positive answers from chapter 33 of his book. 1. The preacher is...
View ArticleBest of HHH: 250+ Posts on Ministry and Leadership
While I’m on vacation over the next week or so, I’m taking a break from preparing Check outs and writing a daily post. Instead, I’ll be posting “The Best of HeadHeartHand,” a series of indexes to past...
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Three New Books on Pastoral Ministry
You Lift Me Up by Al Martin Al Martin has been my mentor from a distance for many years. I listened to innumerable cassettes of his sermons when I was just converted in the late 1980′s, and when I...
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A Tribute to my Dad: Faithfulness in Obscurity
I hope you’ll permit me an indulgence today as I pay tribute to my Dad who, this weekend, not only celebrated his 75th birthday but also retired from the pastorate after 25 years of ministry among the...
View Article21 Reasons why you don’t want to be a Seminary Professor
Why do so many young Christian men want to become seminary professors, often with little or no pastoral experience? As someone who was a pastor for twelve years, before becoming a professor for six,...
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