Articles by Coleman M. Ford

Dear Pastor, Slowing Down Might Just Save Your Ministry

Coleman M. Ford, Shawn J. Wilhite

In the past five years alone, how many reading this have questioned your calling, lost ministry friends and co-laborers, or have grown generally weary?

Reviving a Classical Vision of Pastoral Ministry

Coleman M. Ford, Shawn J. Wilhite

According to Scripture, the pastor first and foremost prays (Acts 6), shepherds his people (1 Pet. 5), lives a virtuous life in the Spirit, and upholds sound teaching in local settings.

What Is Pastoral Burnout, and What Contributes to It?

Coleman M. Ford

The things that contribute to pastoral burnout are actually very simple. Coleman Ford explains several of these and offers something for pastors to consider.

How Have Modern Ways of “Doing Church” Fallen Short?

Coleman M. Ford, Shawn J. Wilhite

I think that modern ministry has had a lot of fruit come from it, and perhaps a lot of good methods have been produced. Typically, what it doesn’t do, though, is to care about the soul of the pastor.

Dear Pastor, Walking in Humility Requires Courage

Coleman M. Ford, Shawn J. Wilhite

Walking in humility requires courage. To grow in our understanding of humility, we must attune ourselves to the wisdom of Scripture and the pastoral voices of history.

What Does It Mean to Be a Contemplative Pastor?

Coleman M. Ford

I would encourage pastors to think about how their ministry is only going to be as effective as their growth, humility, and dependence upon the Lord.