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Category: Pastoral Studies

  • Using ChatGPT for Discipleship

    Using ChatGPT for Ministry Have you ever been totally overwhelmed by ministry work? Tirelessly reading books on how to improve sermons, making engaging youth games, or slaving away on service…

  • What Is Pastoral Counsel?

    Introduction Pastoral counsel is not something done in a somber room after something horrible has happened. Rather, pastoral counsel can be done through preventative care. This preventative care is done…

  • How to Manage a Church Budget

    Abstract This paper will provide an overview of how churches can manage their budget. The church budget includes finances, materials, spaces, and volunteers. The church budget is far more than…

  • When Should Church Discipline be Used?

    Based on “Handbook on Church Discipline” by Adams (chapters 5-8) Church discipline should not be constantly used in its formal form. Informal discipline should be the norm, as the individual…

  • Should Christians Cuss?

    Based on “War of Words” by Tripp (chapters 3 and 4) Even in Christian conversation, words are used for war constantly. Words are accusatory. They began to be accusatory in…

  • What is Expositional Preaching?

    A reflection on “Expositional Preaching” by Helm This book covers some of the most important aspects of expositional preaching in contrast with some of the more common methods of preaching…

  • Composing a Sermon

    A reflection based on “Biblical Preaching” by Robinson (chapters 4-7) This section covered four more chapters of composing a sermon. Chapter four covers the road from the biblical text to…

  • Expository Preaching and Understanding a Passage

    A reflection based on “Biblical Preaching” by Robinson (chapters 1-3) This week’s reading begins the book, Biblical Preaching. The first three chapters cover an introduction to the topic of expository…

  • Handling Poetry and Depending on the Spirit in Preaching

    A reflection based on “Toward an Exegetical Theology” by Kaiser (chapters 11-12) This week’s reading finishes out the Exegetical Theology reading. Chapter eleven covers the topic of poetry, while chapter…

  • Preaching to Touch Lives

    A reflection based on “Toward an Exegetical Theology” by Kaiser (chapters 7-10) This week’s reading covered chapters seven through ten of Toward an Exegetical Theology. Chapter seven speaks about the…