On Pastoring
by H.B. Charles Jr. | Book Summary
Author: H.B. Charles Jr.
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Pastoring is more than preaching. Pastors need to cultivate their hearts in order to guard their spiritual health, families, and ministries. Rather than chasing their own fame and glory, pastors need to leave a godly legacy of piety and sound preaching. Pastoral leadership is central to pastoring but is often neglected or frowned upon. We must learn how to handle conflicts, raise up leaders, and grow in our faith. Leading the church well ultimately means loving the congregation as Christ loves them. Though the pastor's heart and behind-the-scenes work is vital, his public ministry is most visible to the congregation and the public. Pastors are worship leaders who help set the pace for public worship through public and private prayer. |
H.B. Charles, Jr. is the pastor-teacher at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida. This is a multi-ethnic congregation formed through the merger of a predominantly black and a predominantly white congregation. He began his first pastorate at the age of 17 after the sudden death of his father, and has been pastoring at Shiloh since 2008.
H.B. founded the Cutting it Straight Conference in 2014, a conference focused on expositional preaching. He also frequents the Shepherd's Conference, G3 Conference, Together for the Gospel, and several others. As a writer, he has contributed to For the Church and Ligonier Ministries. He has written noteworthy titles such as: It Happens After Prayer (2013) and On Preaching (2014). He is the Senior Preaching Fellow, Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
On Pastoring
by H.B. Charles Jr.
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | H.B. Charles |
| Publisher | Moody Press |
| Date | 2016 |
| Pages | 197 |
Overview:
Pastoring is a joyful, difficult, and vital work. Shepherding God's church is not for the faint of heart, and it's not for the man who has not been called. In order to pastor well, we need to learn from the wisdom of Scripture and the experience of faithful pastors.
Pastoring is more than preaching. Pastors need to cultivate their hearts in order to guard their spiritual health, families, and ministries. Rather than chasing their own fame and glory, pastors need to leave a godly legacy of piety and sound preaching.
Pastoral leadership is central to pastoring but is often neglected or frowned upon. We must learn how to handle conflicts, raise up leaders, and grow in our faith. Leading the church well ultimately means loving the congregation as Christ loves them.
Though the pastor's heart and behind-the-scenes work is vital, his public ministry is most visible to the congregation and the public. Pastors are worship leaders who help set the pace for public worship through public and private prayer.
H.B. Charles, Jr. is the pastor-teacher at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida. This is a multi-ethnic congregation formed through the merger of a predominantly black and a predominantly white congregation. He began his first pastorate at the age of 17 after the sudden death of his father, and has been pastoring at Shiloh since 2008.
H.B. founded the Cutting it Straight Conference in 2014, a conference focused on expositional preaching. He also frequents the Shepherd's Conference, G3 Conference, Together for the Gospel, and several others. As a writer, he has contributed to For the Church and Ligonier Ministries. He has written noteworthy titles such as: It Happens After Prayer (2013) and On Preaching (2014). He is the Senior Preaching Fellow, Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.