by Ron Ethridge | Church, Church Difficulties, Pastoral Ministry
Because of my desire to help hurting, wounded, and struggling pastors, an article in The Alabama Baptist caught my attention. Tim Peters wrote 10 common reasons pastors quit too soon (Click the previous for his explanation of each). His points were: 1) Discouragement,...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Church, Church Difficulties, Current Issues, Pastoral Ministry
I was not surprised when the Pope told Catholic priests practice what you preach. Quote… Inconsistency on the part of pastors and the faithful between what they say and what they do, between word and manner of life, is undermining the...
by Ron Ethridge | Church, Pastoral Ministry
There is one passage of Scripture that is constantly on my mind more than any other right now. It comes from Hebrews 13:17-B. It is written… Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an...
by Ron Ethridge | Church, Pastoral Ministry, Suffering
There are several young preachers that I pray for and try to encourage regularly. For today I thought I’d pass this along for contemplation by more than just the P.I.T guys (Preachers In Training). CLICK HERE for “Young Preachers (Part 1)” This...
by Ron Ethridge | Church, Pastoral Ministry
Some say you can determine the success of a pastor by what happens AFTER he leaves a church (If it does well… he was successful. If it fails, that is his legacy also). I would agree that the longer a pastor is at a church… the more they take on his...
