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Dear Pastor: Ministry Advice from Seasoned Pastors

John R. Cionca   Editor

 

Preface

 

Focus

If I Could Begin Again -- Dan Yeary
      North Phoenix Baptist Church, Phoenix, Arizona

Engraved on His Palms -- John Crosby
      Christ Presbyterian Church, Edina, Minnesota

Never Open Your Mail on Sundays! -- Penny J. Zettler
      Teacher, St. Paul, Minnesota

The Money Trap -- Joseph Stowell
      Harvest Bible Chapel, Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Get a Life! -- Gordon MacDonald
      World Relief, Belmont, New Hampshire

 

Inner Life

HeartSurgery -- Greg Bourgond
      Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota

Godly Passion, or Adrenaline Rush? -- Wayne Schmidt
      Kentwood Community Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Our Inner Life -- Michael Foss
      Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Burnsville, Minnesota

 

Significance

Significance -- Earl Palmer
      University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, Washington

Age, Achievements and Acceptance -- Joel Hunter
      Northland Church, Longwood, Florida

Success? -- Larry Adams
      Golden Hills Community Church, Antioch-Brentwood,
      California

Quit Squinting -- Leroy Lawson
      CFM International, Payson, Arizona

Don’t Touch the Glory -- Steve Johnson
      BGC Vision USA, Kissimmee, Florida

 

The Family

Capturing Time -- Randy Berg
      Calvary Baptist Church, Hastings, Minnesota

Listening to Your Spouse -- Doug Talley
      Church of God Ministries, Lakeland, Florida

Avoiding the Either Or -- Bob Russell
      Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, Kentucky


 

The Congregation

Protecting Our People From Ourselves -- Jan Hettinga
      Northshore Baptist Church, Bothell, Washington

The Gift of Diversity -- Benjamin Alicea-Lugo
      St. Paul’s Evangelical Reformed Church, Perth Amboy,       New Jersey

You’ve Got To Laugh A Little -- Alicia D. Byrd
      St. Stephens AME Church, Elkridge, Maryland

Community -- Knute Larson
      The Chapel, Akron, Ohio

Valuing Children -- Richard Dresselhaus
      Assemblies of God, San Diego, California

Commanding Servanthood -- Darryl Delhousaye
      Scottsdale Bible Church, Scottsdale, Arizona

 

The Community

The Sermon Off-Stage -- H. B. London, Jr.
      Pastoral Ministries, Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Passion for the Story -- Tony Vis
      Meredith Drive Reformed Church, Des Moines, Iowa

Cracking the Culture Code -- Les McGee
      Teacher, Boulder, Colorado



Colleagues and Support

Being Patient with Ourselves -- Dwight Perry
      Great Lakes Baptist Conference, Rothchild, Wisconsin

Brokenness -- Gene Appel
      Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington,
     Illinois

Initiating Dialog -- Roger Ball
      First Baptist Church, Tempe, Arizona

Mentoring -- Joey Johnson
      The House of the Lord, Akron, Ohio

 

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Change and Conflict

Handling Criticism -- John Vawter
      Not Alone Ministries, Portland, Oregon

Good Tensions -- Fred Prinzing
      Bethel Seminary, Everett, Washington

Confronting Change -- David C. Cooper
      Mount Paran Church of God, Atlanta, Georgia

The Change Agent -- Randy Frazee
      Willow Creek Community Church, S. Barrington, Illinois

 

Preaching

Preaching Priorities -- Haddon Robinson
      Gordon-Conwell Seminary, Hamilton Massachusetts

Common Ground -- Bill Hull
      Author and Teacher, Long Beach, California

Maintaining High-level Preaching -- Timothy Chan
      Gaithersburg Chinese Alliance Church, Gaithersburg,
     Maryland

 

Self-Care

Self-Awareness -- Pete Scazzero
      New Life Fellowship, Elmhurst Queens, New York

Getting Help -- Douglas J. Brower
      First Presbyterian Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Keeping In Shape -- Richard P. Camp, Jr.
      Chaplain, United States Military Academy, 1973-1996
     Christian Ministry in the National Parks, Freegort,
     Maine

Emotional Health of a Leader -- Carol Travilla
      Pathfinders, Tempe, Arizona

Patience and Persistence -- Vernon Grounds
      Denver Seminary, Denver, Colorado

 

The Journey

The Balancing Line -- Jill Briscoe
      Elmbrook Church, Brookfield, Wisconsin

Being an Elder When You are Really a Younger -- Jerry Sheveland
      Baptist General Conference, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Only You -- John R. Cionca
      Ministry Transitions Inc, St. Paul, Minnesota
     Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota

Enjoy the Journey -- David Fisher
      Plymouth Congregational Church, Brooklyn, New York

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