Some of Mark Driscoll’s most recent talks have been packed with pastoral wisdom. Do not miss his talk A Call to Endure which deserves to be heard or watched by pastor and wife together. He calls us to endure: emotionally, physically, spiritually, parentally, spiritually. Some of his insightful points include:
- The only person that can truly pastor you is your wife.
- Your personality calcifies as you get older apart from the gospel you will become a calcified version of yourself.
- The one idol your church will let you worship is ministry. Don’t lose intimacy with Jesus.
In his 1 Timothy address at GC, Driscoll lays out three types of people pastors are called to interact with: positives, negatives, neutrals. He reaches deep into his own experience to bring pastoral empathy and ministry wisdom.
Read his notes here.
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April 27, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Steve Palframan
Thanks for pointing out this talk. My wife and I listened to it together and found it really helpful. I thought the ministry/idol stuff was particularly insightful and a good warning. Also the stuff on just becoming a sanctified version of yourself – that we will always be who we are but we should be becoming more godly.
The only downside is that he kind of starts shouting at the end which was I though was a bit unnecessary… but hey I’m a reserved Brit so who am I to say!
May 8, 2009 at 10:24 am
Bob
These three points alone are deep insights. I’ve got to say they’re all new ideas to me, but they really have the ring of truth. Thanks for sharing.