by David Wentz | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
I compiled this list some years ago, to remind myself of what is important in how to be a pastor and lead a church. The order is more or less random. 1. Worship until the joy comes 2. Surround yourself with prayer...
by David Wentz | Aug 30, 2019 | Church, Revival, Uncategorized
Last night I was blessed to be at a unique gathering. It’s early, but it’s exciting. It has all the signs of the beginning of revival. Four years ago I retired from 34 years of pastoring in Maryland, most of that in the Baltimore-Washington region. Paula and I moved...
by David Wentz | Apr 13, 2019 | Church, Pastoring book chapters
I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. 1 Corinthians 3:6 Perhaps you serve in a tradition like mine, where a bishop moves pastors from church to church, matching needs with gifts. In other traditions, local...
by David Wentz | Mar 1, 2019 | Christian Practice, Church, Pastoring book chapters
Do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 God does not require pastors to be married, though most are. If you don’t have a family of your own, I...
by David Wentz | Feb 15, 2019 | Church, Pastoring book chapters
So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 Much to the surprise of some church folks, pastors are people, too. We have personal lives that are not necessarily all bound up in the church. You have personal time,...
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