I have recently read different articles about praying for your pastor and they have been helpful. The longer I am in pastoral ministry, the more acutely aware I am of my own need to be prayed for. I am going to guess that for many pastors it is difficult to share prayer requests. Financial needs may seem like pleas for a larger salary. Family needs may cause some to wonder if the pastor’s family is ok. A pastor is not going to share specifics with a congregant about another c

Ecclesiastes 5:1, "Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil." There is preparation that needs to be considered before entering the Lord's Day of corporate worship with your church family. This preparation is more than just making sure your hair is done perfectly, or that your shirt is ironed well, or that your socks match, or that your kids are even we