Tag: pastoral ministry
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Day 351: No Eulogy for Mr. Phillips (Philippians 3:8-9)
What does it mean to live a life so centered on Christ that even your funeral points away from you? A pastor reflects on a faithful church member whose final request—“No eulogy. Keep it about Jesus.”—embodied Paul’s words in Philippians: counting everything as loss compared to knowing Christ.
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Day 325: Calling Out the Called (Acts 13:2)
Hundreds of Alabama churches are searching for pastors, and the average age of ministers keeps rising. Acts 13 reminds us that the Holy Spirit is the ultimate Caller—but the church must become the kind of community where calling can be heard, nurtured, supplied, and sent.
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Day 038: When “Close Enough” Isn’t Good Enough (Exodus 25-27)
Grace covers our failures, but it never excuses careless preparation. When God’s people prepared a place for His presence in the wilderness, they brought their very best—because they knew He was worth it.
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Exiles #9: Flock Talk
What should a church expect from its pastoral leadership? And what should the shepherds expect of the flock?
