As young pastors we all had ideas about what ministry would look like, including how we’d do things differently than previous generations.
Some of that was needed, some of it was immature.
In this conversation I talk with Darryl Dash, a long-time pastor in Toronto, about the issues he raised in an enlightening article, Advice to New and Aspiring Pastors, for The Gospel Coalition, Canada. These issues are helpful, not just for younger pastors, but for anyone who wants to be a better pastor for the long haul.
Subjects include:
- Slow Down
- Learn from a Healthy Church
- Focus on Character and Theology over Fads and Practices
and more.
Links
- Advice to New and Aspiring Pastors
- DashHouse.com
- Gospel for Life Podcast
- PrayerMate App
- How to Grow: Applying the Gospel to All of Your Life
- 8 Habits for Growth: A Simple Guide to Becoming More Like Christ
- Preach Well: A Short Guide to Making Even the Average Sermon Much Better
8 Habits to Become More Like Christ, with Darryl Dash
In this subscribers-only content, I interview with Darryl Dash about the information in his helpful discipleship book, 8 Habits for Growth: A Simple Guide to Becoming More Like Christ. The habits include: the importance of spending time with God, daily Bible reading, involvement in a healthy local church, and more.
This is a great book for discipleship in the local church, and this interview with Darryl will give you an idea of what it’s about and how to use it.
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Karl Vaters produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of five books on church leadership, including his newest, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next. His other books include The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials.
Karl also hosts a bi-weekly podcast, The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, featuring in-depth interviews about topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context. He has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience.
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