Resources on Pastoral Ministry
Resources on pastoral ministry to help Christian pastors lead their people to deeper joy in God.
Sermons on Pastoral Ministry
At the Price of God's Own BloodActs 20:28
May 7, 1989
The Curse of Priestly Failure
Malachi 2:1-9
November 8, 1987
Do Not Sell the Gospel
TBI Graduation
May 27, 2007
Even the Hairs of My Head Are All Numbered
Reflections on My First Year in the Pastorate
Matthew 10:24-33
July 12, 1981
Faithfulness Is Better Than Life
Acts 20:22-25
April 9, 1989
Faithfulness Is Better Than Life
Guest sermon preached while on vacation in Georgia
Acts 20:17-25
August 13, 1989
The Glory of Priestly Success
Malachi 2:1-9
November 15, 1987
I Chose You to Bear Fruit
Ordination of Glen Bloomstrom
John 15:16
October 11, 1981
I Entrust You to God and to the Word of His Grace
Acts 20:32-35
April 30, 1989
John Piper's Candidating Sermon at Bethlehem Baptist
Philippians 1:12-14, 19-26
January 27, 1980
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John Piper's Candidating Testimony
January 27, 1980
Let the One Who Boasts Boast in the Lord
Reflections on a People and Their Preacher
1 Corinthians 1:10-31
February 12, 2006
Pastoral Thoughts on the Doctrine of Election
Romans 11:5-7
November 30, 2003
A Pastor's Offering to God of Holy People
Romans 15:14-21
January 29, 2006
Preparing for the Discipline of a Vocational Minister
An Introduction
Joel 2:15-17
February 6, 1994
Serving the Lord with Humility, Tears, and Trials
Acts 20:17-21
April 2, 1989
Take Heed to Yourself and to Your Teaching
Installation Service for David Livingston and Brad Nelson
1 Timothy 4:16
September 27, 1987
Twenty Years, Then Romans
Romans 5:12-21
June 11, 2000
Twenty Years, Then Romans (Spanish)
Veinte Años, y Después Romanos
Romans 5:12-21
June 11, 2000
Watch Out for the Wolves Within
Acts 20:28-31
April 23, 1989
Taste & See Articles on Pastoral Ministry
“Be Still and Know That I Am God”July 20, 1982
The Bethlehem Conference for Pastors and You
April 10, 1989
Celebrating Two Concurrent Decades of Faithfulness to Youth and Adults
September 16, 1997
Courage to Follow, Courage to Lead
Why 800 Pastors Are Coming to Bethlehem in February
January 12, 2000
Jon Bloom
A Crucial Time to Focus Prayer on Pastoral Leadership
May 1, 1989
"For Our People and for the Cities of God"
January 27, 1981
Four Cheers for New Staff Positions at Bethlehem
July 17, 2007
How I Spent My First Sunday Without an Evening Service
September 18, 1989
Join Me in Saying Thanks to God for David and Sally Michael
August 16, 2006
Life and Work in Cambridge
Letters from Cambridge #3
June 2, 2006
Light Beckons
Isaiah 2:5
September 15, 1981
A Parting Word
July 23, 1984
Pastor John’s Schedule
May 11, 1982
Pastors, Pragmatism, Pleasure, and Pride
August 22, 2007
Please Pray for Me as I Write
February 18, 1997
Please Pray for the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors
January 30, 1989
Pow-Wow with the Pastor
April 7, 1981
Thank You, Bethlehem, for Overflowing Love
June 13, 2000
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You
An Open Letter to the Council of Elders and the People of Bethlehem Baptist Church Summing Up Our March - July, 2006 Sabbatical
August 2, 2006
Thanking God for Ten Years of Partnership in the Gospel
Appreciation for Chuck & Carol Steddom and Sam & Vicki Crabtree
September 19, 2007
Tom Steller’s Ordination
August 31, 1982
The What and Why of Pastor John’s 1989 Study Leave
January 23, 1989
What the Pastor Did on Vacation
August 1, 1983
What Your Love Means to Me
August 20, 1990
Why I Have Decided Not to Take a Study Leave This Summer
April 3, 1989
Would you Pray About our Conference for Pastors?
January 8, 1990
Articles on Pastoral Ministry
Advice to Pastors: How to Help Your People Be More Satisfied in GodFebruary 7, 1996
Advice to Pastors: How to Help Your People Be More Satisfied in God (Portuguese)
Conselhos aos Pastores: Como ajudar as pessoas a estarem mais satisfeitas em Deus
February 7, 1996
Bethlehem Baptist Church's Pastoral Accountability Form
May 21, 2007
Brothers, Beware of Sacred Substitutes
January 1, 1995
Brothers, Consider Christian Hedonism
January 1, 1995
Brothers, Let Us Query the Text
January 1, 1995
Brothers, Magnify the Meaning of Baptism
January 1, 1995
Brothers, Our Affliction Is for Their Comfort
January 1, 1995
Brothers, Pray for the Seminary!
January 1, 1995
Brothers, Read Christian Biography
January 1, 1995
Brothers, Save the Saints
January 1, 1995
Brothers, Tell Them Not to Serve God!
January 1, 1995
Loving God for Who He Is: A Pastor's Perspective
January 1, 1995
Loving God for Who He Is: A Pastor's Perspective (Dutch)
Houden van God om Wie Hij Is: Het Standpunt van een Herder
January 1, 1995
Conference Messages on Pastoral Ministry
The Achievement of the Cross, Panel Discussion1989 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
April 15, 1989
Various
By Grace Through Faith, Panel Discussion
1988 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
April 16, 1988
Various
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Panel Discussion
1993 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 27, 1993
Various
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Part 1
1993 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 25, 1993
Os Guiness
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Part 2
1993 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 26, 1993
Os Guiness
CEO, Shrink, or Man of God? Part 3
1993 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 26, 1993
Os Guiness
Courage in Christian Ministry, Ben Patterson
2000 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 8, 2000
Ben Patterson
Courage in Christian Ministry, Josef Tson
2000 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 9, 2000
Josef Tson
Courage in Christian Ministry, Panel Discussion
2000 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 9, 2000
Various
Courage in Christian Ministry, Part 1
2000 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 7, 2002
Al Mohler
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Courage in Christian Ministry, Part 2
2000 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 8, 2000
Al Mohler
Courage in Christian Ministry, Part 3
2000 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 8, 2000
Al Mohler
Devoted to Discipline and Doctrine
1997 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 4, 1997
Don Whitney
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Discovering the Power of the Kingdom
1991 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 29, 1991
Don Williams
Facing Broken Fences: The Pastor’s Burden
2003 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 4, 2003
Sinclair Ferguson
The Glory of Pervasive Holiness in the Life of a Pastor
2007 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 6, 2007
Thabiti Anyabwile
The Glory of Pervasive Holiness in the Life of a Pastor (Spanish)
La Gloria de una Santidad Predominante en la Vida de un Pastor
February 6, 2007
Thabiti Anyabwile
God, Congregation, and Codependency, Panel Discussion
1992 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 29, 1992
Various
God, Congregation, and Codependency: How Then Shall We Preach
1992 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 28, 1992
Larry Crabb
God, Congregation, and Codependency: To Whom Are We Preaching
1992 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 27, 1992
Larry Crabb
God, Congregation, and Codependency: What is the Codependency Movement
1992 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 28, 1992
Larry Crabb
Good Fences, Bad Fences, and the Glory of Christ, Panel Discussion
2003 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 6, 2003
Various
Guarding the Gospel: The Pastor’s Calling
2003 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 3, 2003
Sinclair Ferguson
Hanging On for the Eighth Year
1993 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 26, 1993
Ben Patterson
How Must a Pastor Die, Part 1
2006 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 30, 2006
Ajith Fernando
How Must a Pastor Die, Part 2
2006 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 31, 2006
Ajith Fernando
How Must a Pastor Die, Part 3
2006 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 31, 2006
Ajith Fernando
How My Pastoral Ministry Shapes My Pulpit Ministry
2008 Resurgence Conference
February 26, 2008
John Piper
How to Love Your People
The Gladness of Your People and the Glory of God
2 Corinthians 1:23-2:4
October 30, 2007
John Piper
Laying Firm Foundations: Why Theology Matters in Missions
2003 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 5, 2003
Philemon Yong
The Model Church
1993 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 27, 1993
Bill Waldrop
Out of Many, One: Finding Unity in What Matters Most
2003 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 4, 2003
Anthony Carter
Panel Discussion: 2007 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 7, 2007
Various
Panel Discussion: 2007 Desiring God Conference for Pastors (Spanish)
Discusión de Panel: Conferencia para Pastores 2007 de Desiring God
February 7, 2007
Various
The Pastor and His Study, Panel Discussion
1996 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 31, 1996
Various
The Pastor and His Study, Part 1
1996 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 29, 1996
Iain Murray
The Pastor and His Study, Part 2
1996 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 30, 1996
Iain Murray
The Pastor and His Study, Part 3
1996 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
January 30, 1996
Iain Murray
The Pastor as Father to His Family and Flock
2008 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
1 Timothy 3:1-7
February 5, 2008
D. A. Carson
The Pastor as Son of an Earthly Father
2008 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
Exodus 20:1-17
February 5, 2008
D. A. Carson
The Pastor as Son of the Heavenly Father
2008 Desiring God Conference for Pastors
February 4, 2008
D. A. Carson