On 10th January 2021, I was tasked to give the sermon at Wilson Street Baptist Church. Since it’s a few days from Wisemen Day (or Three Kings Day), I spoke on the theme “visitation.” My sermon has three parts. First, I shared about my visit to the Philippines last January 2020. Second, I revisited our […]
Successful Shepherding Is Done on the Ground, not on the Ivory Tower
QUESTION: What country has more sheep than her people?ANSWER: New Zealand I grew up with this popular trivia about New Zealand and indeed, the country has lived up with this information. Sheep farming in New Zealand is a very successful venture and is one of the country’s primary industries. Wikipedia gives some details… Sheep farming is […]
Why Pastoral Care Ministry is Given and not Optional for a Pastor
A friend came to me one day and asked whether the modern way of pastoral administration is not doing pastoral care ministry. My friend shared that their family grew up in a church where pastoral ministry is a must but observed that it’s not the case here. I replied that if you’re referring to the […]
Treasure Hunting Using the Faith-Wisdom Discovery Map
Faith-Wisdom Discovery is one of the MAP tools that we are developing for pastors and ministry leaders. The Faith-Wisdom Discovery tool is used for building and strengthening the pastoral care ministry of the church. If you see your church in need of a stronger pastoral care ministry, this is one tool that your church needs […]