When I started this website more than ten years ago, I made a commitment that this site would be only encouraging for pastors and church leaders. We all face enough opposition and discouragement that I don’t want to add to that load. So, I’m writing today to tell you about some resources I hope will be helpful to you:
- The Southeastern Seminary Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership which I am privileged to lead, exists to support pastors. I encourage you to subscribe to our weekly newsletter that includes a devotion, recommended resources, and a “consultant’s corner” to help leaders. In addition, I’m really excited to recommend our weekly podcast, “Pastor Matters,” which we’ve designed to provide practical help for pastors.
- E-books available at the Church Answers with Thom Rainer site, including Anatomy of a Revived Pastor (Rainer) and Lord, Teach Us Pastors to Pray (Lawless) are, I trust, good, practical, inexpensive resources for pastors. The corresponding book to my Pray book, Lord, I’m Caught in the Bubble, is actually a free resource.
- Southeastern Seminary offers free online courses taught by our faculty, including “Interpreting and Teaching the Bible,” “An Overview of the New Testament,” “Christian Theology,” and “Evangelism in the Early Church.”
- Southeastern Seminary and our president, Danny Akin, offer a free resource, Building a Theological Library–a list of over 1000 resources Dr. Akin recommends.
- The International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention offers a number of free training resources for churches, including courses on leading short-term mission trips and understanding world religions.
- The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention also offers free resources on world religions and apologetics.
Fellow pastors, I and my team are grateful for you and your faithful service. Feel free to reach out to me via this website if you have any prayer concerns. Blessings!