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Sermons on Pastoral Ministry

At the Price of God's Own Blood
The Curse of Priestly Failure
Do Not Sell the Gospel
Even the Hairs of My Head Are All Numbered
Faithfulness Is Better Than Life
Faithfulness Is Better Than Life
The Glory of Priestly Success
I Chose You to Bear Fruit
I Entrust You to God and to the Word of His Grace
John Piper's Candidating Sermon at Bethlehem Baptist
John Piper's Candidating Testimony
Let the One Who Boasts Boast in the Lord
Pastoral Thoughts on the Doctrine of Election
Pastoral Thoughts on the Doctrine of Election (Spanish)
A Pastor's Offering to God of Holy People
Preparing for the Discipline of a Vocational Minister
Serving the Lord with Humility, Tears, and Trials
Take Heed to Yourself and to Your Teaching
Twenty Years, Then Romans
Twenty Years, Then Romans (Spanish)
Watch Out for the Wolves Within

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Taste & See Articles on Pastoral Ministry

“Be Still and Know That I Am God”
The Bethlehem Conference for Pastors and You
Celebrating Two Concurrent Decades of Faithfulness to Youth and Adults
Courage to Follow, Courage to Lead
A Crucial Time to Focus Prayer on Pastoral Leadership
"For Our People and for the Cities of God"
Four Cheers for New Staff Positions at Bethlehem
The Fourth Annual Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
Hero Worship and Holy Emulation
How I Spent My First Sunday Without an Evening Service
Join Me in Saying Thanks to God for David and Sally Michael
Life and Work in Cambridge
Light Beckons
Meditations on Bethlehem and the Marriage of My Son
O Lord, Give Us Children of Promise, Not Children of the Flesh!
A Parting Word
Pastor John’s Schedule
Pastors, Pragmatism, Pleasure, and Pride
Please Pray for Me as I Write
Please Pray for the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
Please Pray for the Pastors' Conference
Pow-Wow with the Pastor
Pray for 200 Pastors
Pray for the Pastor's Conference
Reflections on 25 Years of Marriage and the Wonders of Pastoral "Polygamy"
Thank You, Bethlehem, for Overflowing Love
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You
Thanking God for Ten Years of Partnership in the Gospel
Tom Steller’s Ordination
Weary Ramblings and Ruminations on the Future
The What and Why of Pastor John’s 1989 Study Leave
What the Pastor Did on Vacation
What Your Love Means to Me
Why and How I Am Tweeting
Why I Have Decided Not to Take a Study Leave This Summer
Would you Pray About our Conference for Pastors?
Would You Pray for the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors?

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Articles on Pastoral Ministry

Advice to Pastors: How to Help Your People Be More Satisfied in God
Advice to Pastors: How to Help Your People Be More Satisfied in God (Chinese-Simplified)
Advice to Pastors: How to Help Your People Be More Satisfied in God (Portuguese)
Advice to Pastors: How to Help Your People Be More Satisfied in God (Spanish)
Bethlehem Baptist Church's Pastoral Accountability Form
Brothers, Beware of Sacred Substitutes
Brothers, Consider Christian Hedonism
Brothers, Consider Christian Hedonism (Spanish)
Brothers, Let Us Query the Text
Brothers, Magnify the Meaning of Baptism
Brothers, Our Affliction Is for Their Comfort
Brothers, Pray for the Seminary!
Brothers, Read Christian Biography
Brothers, Save the Saints
Brothers, Tell Them Not to Serve God!
Brothers, Tell Them Not to Serve God! (Spanish)
Loving God for Who He Is: A Pastor's Perspective
Loving God for Who He Is: A Pastor's Perspective (Dutch)
Loving God for Who He Is: A Pastor's Perspective (Portuguese)
Loving God for Who He Is: A Pastor's Perspective (Spanish)

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Conference Messages on Pastoral Ministry

The Achievement of the Cross, Panel Discussion
By Grace Through Faith, Panel Discussion
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Panel Discussion
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Part 1
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Part 2
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Part 3
Courage in Christian Ministry, Ben Patterson
Courage in Christian Ministry, Josef Tson
Courage in Christian Ministry, Panel Discussion
Courage in Christian Ministry, Part 1
Courage in Christian Ministry, Part 2
Courage in Christian Ministry, Part 3
Devoted to Discipline and Doctrine
Discovering the Power of the Kingdom
Discussion with Piper and Carson
Facing Broken Fences: The Pastor’s Burden
The Glory of Pervasive Holiness in the Life of a Pastor
The Glory of Pervasive Holiness in the Life of a Pastor (Spanish)
God, Congregation, and Codependency, Panel Discussion
God, Congregation, and Codependency: How Then Shall We Preach
God, Congregation, and Codependency: To Whom Are We Preaching
God, Congregation, and Codependency: What Is the Codependency Movement
Good Fences, Bad Fences, and the Glory of Christ, Panel Discussion
Guarding the Gospel: The Pastor’s Calling
Hanging On for the Eighth Year
How Must a Pastor Die, Part 1
How Must a Pastor Die, Part 2
How Must a Pastor Die, Part 3
How My Pastoral Ministry Shapes My Pulpit Ministry
How to Love Your People
Interview at Hirten Konferenz (with German Translation)
Laying Firm Foundations: Why Theology Matters in Missions
The Model Church
Out of Many, One: Finding Unity in What Matters Most
Panel Discussion at Hirten Konferenz (with German Translation)
Panel Discussion: 2007 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
Panel Discussion: 2007 Desiring God Conference for Pastors (Spanish)
The Pastor and Evangelism
The Pastor and His Study, Panel Discussion
The Pastor and His Study, Part 1
The Pastor and His Study, Part 2
The Pastor and His Study, Part 3
The Pastor as Father to His Family and Flock
The Pastor As Scholar: A Personal Journey
The Pastor as Son of an Earthly Father
The Pastor as Son of the Heavenly Father
Pastoral Success and the Cross of Christ
A Pastor's Heart: An Apostle's Vision
The Pastor's Missionary Vision
The Pastor's Purity and Power
Preaching Today: The (Almost) Forgotten Task, Panel Discussion
Q & A with Chandler, Driscoll, and Chapell
Q & A (with Russian Translation)
Question and Answers
Sanctification by Faith Alone, Panel Discussion
The Scholar As Pastor
Serving the Truth: The Pastor’s Privilege
A Shepherd and His Unregenerate Sheep
Spiritual Gifts and the Sovereignty of God, Panel Discussion
The Study and the Sermon
“This is My Beloved Son”: Exulting in the Trinitarian Relationships of Jesus Christ, Panel Discussion
Training the Next Generation of Evangelical Pastors and Missionaries
Triumphantly Encouraged: The Privilege of Ministry, Panel Discussion
Triumphantly Encouraged: The Privilege of Ministry, Part 1
Triumphantly Encouraged: The Privilege of Ministry, Part 2
Triumphantly Encouraged: The Privilege of Ministry, Part 3
Universalism and the Reality of Eternal Punishment, Panel Discussion
We Are Workers with You for Your Joy
We Work With You for Your Joy
We Work with You for Your Joy
Why God Is Not a Megalomaniac: Encouragement for Pastors
World Evangelization: God's Priority for Pastors

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Questions & Answers on Pastoral Ministry

As a pastor, how do you avoid micromanaging your church?
Can my ministry flourish in an Arminian environment even though I hold to Reformed theology?
How can a pastor respectfully and lovingly move his congregation from the King James version to a better translation?
How can pastors guard their time with their families?
How do I know if God is calling me to be a pastor?
How thorough should a pastor's confession to his congregation be?
How would you encourage a burned-out pastor?
How would you help a spiritually stagnant church?
Is it bad for a church to change pastors from time to time?
Is it possible to restore a pastor who has sinned sexually?
Should pastors have to go through a certain amount of schooling?
What would you say to a pastor who is considering blogging?
What's your advice for a new pastor who comes into a church that has wide-ranging theological differences?

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Interviews on Pastoral Ministry

Interview with John Piper at The Gospel Coalition
John Piper Interviews Matt Chandler, Part 4

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Related Blog Posts on Pastoral Ministry

• 30th Anniversary of Piper's Call to the Pastorate (October 14, 2009)
• 5 Things That Aren't Evangelism (February 3, 2009)
• 6 Reasons Pastors Should Blog (March 31, 2008)
• Carson on Scholarly Pastoring (May 27, 2009)
• Good Breeze from a Fundamentalist Neighbor (May 18, 2009)
• Matt Chandler on the De-churched (June 18, 2009)
• Pastor Great-Heart (February 7, 2009)
• Pastoral Accountability (February 26, 2008)
• Pastors Conference Video Clips (November 26, 2008)
• Preaching, Preachers, and Prayer (May 23, 2008)
• Pride in Preachers (March 14, 2008)
• Spurgeon's Advice to Young Pastors (July 11, 2008)
• What Kind of Men Are You Looking For? (August 8, 2009)
• Why There Are No Perfect Pastors (July 24, 2009)

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