Jim Shaddix

Jul 2, 2024 | crossway.org | R. Scott Pace |Jim Shaddix |Jonathan Leeman |Gavin Ortlund

The Authority of ScripturePreaching has to be the first way we lead as pastors, in one sense, because it’s inherent within our position, within our role. It’s a qualification that we have to be able to teach. When you look at the pastoral letters to Timothy and Titus, they are full of things like, Exhort the people. Devote yourself to public reading of Scripture, teaching, reproving, exhortation. All of these things have this connotation that the Bible commands us to.

Jun 22, 2024 | crossway.org | R. Scott Pace |Jim Shaddix |Paul Tripp

This article is part of the Dear Pastor series. Dear Pastor, In seeking to be good stewards of God’s truth and his church, we must be mindful of the common pitfalls that can undermine our efforts to lead well. This begins by recognizing that sensible leadership from the pulpit is defined as much by what it avoids as what it includes.

Apr 20, 2024 | crossway.org | John Currie |R. Scott Pace |Jim Shaddix |Ray Ortlund

The Problem: An Unnecessary DisconnectPreaching is leadership in Christ’s cause. We need to train pastors who will lead the church on its mission in the next generation to connect their preaching with leadership. I have become convinced, through the study and practice of pastoral ministry for over thirty years in a variety of denominational contexts, that an unbiblical divorce often occurs between the pastoral priorities of preaching and leadership more generally.

Feb 12, 2024 | outreachmagazine.com | R. Scott Pace |Jim Shaddix

These days it’s not uncommon for leaders to overpromise and underdeliver. When those in positions of influence make guarantees and don’t follow through, it’s typically referred to as “lip service.” Israel’s leaders in the Old Testament were guilty of this, and Jesus indicted the religious leaders of his day as hypocrites for doing the very same thing: “This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me” (Matt. 15:8; cf. Isa. 29:13).

Jan 20, 2024 | crossway.org | R. Scott Pace |Jim Shaddix |Paul Tripp

This article is part of the Dear Pastor series. Dear Pastor,Greetings in the name of Christ from a couple of colaborers in pastoral ministry. You’re likely aware that we’re currently experiencing a crisis in our work. In most evangelical circles, anywhere from ten to thirty percent of local churches don’t have pastors and can’t find them.