Dear Pastor,

Ministry Advice from Seasoned Pastors

John R. Cionca, Editor

Table of Contents  

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
  Heart Surgery -- 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
  Listeing 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
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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