Since January, C.J. has interviewed 17 pastors and leaders, some of whom you’ve heard of, many of whom you haven’t. Each of the men answered a series of 14 questions on topics ranging from personal devotion habits, books and reading, helpful counsel that improved their preaching and leadership, to specific areas of personal discouragement, leisure, and the like.
The initial series featured men like Wayne Grudem, John Piper, and Randy Alcorn. In the inaugural post of the series, C.J. wrote:
Over the years many pastors, leaders, and authors who have influenced my life have also become my friends. I marvel at and am humbled by this fact. And while I am always eager to promote these men and draw attention to their writings and teachings, too often these friends are known primarily for their public ministry.
I know from personal experience that these men have much to teach us from their private lives. So on this blog I want to occasionally interview these men, ask them questions to draw out their personal example, and introduce you to a private side of them you possibly have not seen.
To date C.J. has interviewed the following eight men:
Meet “Ordinary” Pastors
The initial series was expanded to include interviews with “ordinary” pastors, men serving in local churches within Sovereign Grace Ministries. In the series introduction C.J. wrote:
Pastoral ministry should never be romanticized. It is heavy labor. One hour in the pulpit is like eight hours with a jackhammer.…These men labor diligently and faithfully each day serving those entrusted to their care. But there is nothing ordinary about these men (or anyone serving in pastoral ministry).…These extra-ordinary men are my heroes, men I deeply love and respect, men I seek to learn from.
To learn from their pastoral experience, C.J. interviewed the following nine “ordinary” pastors:
Although these interviews were primarily developed for the benefit of other pastors, in many ways they are relevant to the lives of all Christians. The interviews are all indexed together here in hopes of making them more accessible.
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