Oh dear heavenly Father, our Creator and Sustainer, Thou sent forth Thine only begotten Son into the world to live the life we could not live and die
Psalm 80: A Pastoral Prayer on the Fourth Sunday in Advent
As is my custom, I go to the Psalm appointed for the day to make my plea before God in the pastoral prayer. On this fourth Sunday in Advent 2018 we
A Wedding Pastoral Prayer to Bind Two into One
Welcome. Enter into one of the most pastoral and tender moments in all of life. In my ministry, I have practiced the use of the pastoral prayer in the
A Pastoral Life Cycle from the Biblical Record of St. Paul’s Ministry
The pastoral lifecycle is not a demarcation of biographical chapters or the notation of key milestones of a person's life. Rather the pastoral
Little Girl Arise! How Jesus Ministers to Women Today
Mark 5.22-43 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” Mother’s Day is a time for
Church Meetings as Drama: Pastoral Principles for Shepherding Meetings
Oh, the drama of committee meetings at church. Really? Yes. Really. And, oh, the rich pastoral opportunities in those otherwise mundane