Pastoral ministry is about much more than what a pastor does. The heart of a pastor shapes everything he does. These are some of the resources that have helped shape how I think about who a pastor is, his life with Christ, and the kind of person he is called to become.
Sinclair Ferguson on Pastoral Ministry
These lectures by Sinclair Ferguson have deeply shaped my view of pastoral ministry. They were originally given in 2010, while I was still in seminary at Westminster. I find them both encouraging and challenging, and I come back to them again and again.
In 2023, Ferguson was invited to give the Den Dulk Lectures again. More than a decade later, he returned to many of the same themes with the perspective of a lifetime of pastoral ministry. Not surprisingly, these are also pure gold.
There was also the Q&A session, Reflections on Years on Ministry, which is definitely worth a listen.
