Pastoral ministry Quote by Eckhard J. Schnabel

Natural history is not taught in seminary. This is curious, as most people in pastoral ministry are about 567 times more likely to be…

— Sara Maitland

“Put this in your 'pastoral' pipe and smoke it!!!" ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

— R. Alan Woods

“Let’s face it. If you’re called to pastoral ministry, you’re being called to the local church. It’s where we move from being doughnut lovers…

— Dave Harvey

“We don't forget that we are Christians. We forget that we are human, and that one oversight alone can debilitate the potential of our…

— Wayne Cordeiro

“I am not an 'elder', 'deacon', nor a 'pastor', and I do not have any ambitions to become one!". ~R. Alan Woods {2012]”

— R. Alan Woods

“Whereas the public means of grace (such as church services) will do a lot of good to other Christians, those of us who are…

— Thomas K. Ascol

“Solitude is a chosen separation for refining your soul. Isolation is what you crave when you neglect the first.”

— Wayne Cordeiro

“The task of pastoral ministry, above all else, is to arrange contingencies for an encounter with the divine.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The year of 2004 will be known as the year of fullness. By the close of 2004, all callings will come to fullness. Apostles…

— Kenneth Copeland

Pastoral ministry is about an ongoing confrontation with the god of this world, with blindness, hardness of heart, remaining sin.

— C. J. Mahaney

“An angry leader is a scared leader or a hurt leader or a frustrated leader but most of all they are a vulnerable leader.”

— Gary Rohrmayer

“Most churches do not grow beyond the spiritual health of their leadership. Many churches have a pastor who is trying to lead people to…

— Darrin Patrick

The Imperfect Pastor by Zack Eswine might be the most helpful and profound book I've read in years. If you're in pastoral ministry grab…

— Matt Chandler

“Pastors and Bible teachers go about their work in communal settings, where they listen to as well as deliver sermons, hear as well as…

— Peter J. Leithart

“As someone who has spent the last decade training young men and women for Christian service, I have been keen to help them see…

— Christopher Ash