‘Everyday Wisdom,’ Episode 2: We Are in a Pandemic. Why in the World Are You Church Planting?

A Part of Me Died When I Became a Pastor

There was a moment in my life when I had to bury a part of myself. It happened when a group of godly men laid their hands on me and commissioned me to gospel work. From that moment on, I was ordained to a new task. I was now obliged to be a Word-man. The Bible is clear: “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus … preach the word” (2 Timothy 4:1a, 2a). “Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have,...