There’s an old adage that says every pastor needs a Paul and a Timothy in their lives, according to Scott Guffin, executive director of Christian ministry at Samford University.
“I’ve been a bivocational pastor for 48 years, and I’m afraid in the beginning I was like the Apostle Paul — ‘full of zeal but not according to knowledge’!”
Richard Blackaby said his dad, Henry, was a pastor in Southern California when he called a family meeting that included eight-year-old Richard.
Craig Carlisle believes the congregational landscape is in crisis due to a dearth of pastors to lead churches.
Southern Baptist Convention leader Jeff Iorg told Alabama Baptists their convention is a “powerhouse” in Cooperative Program giving. Speaking at the 2025 Missionary Appreciation Banquet
The last event in the third year of the Intentional Leader program focused on Shepherding Well.
While all pastors have times of struggle, they should be “empty pitchers before the fountain of God’s word,” said Robert Smith Jr.
The digital age is transforming how people connect — and the church must follow accordingly, noted Don Barger, director of innovation and artificial intelligence for the International Mission Board (IMB).
