Mike Minter

Jan 22, 2024 | theaquilareport.com | Mike Minter

As retired pastors, we have years of experience and wisdom to share with others. Take inventory of what you’ve learned. Don’t think for one moment your ministry is over. Some of your best years have just begun. You’re in new territory with seasoned wisdom ready to be delivered to those coming behind you. Anyone who leaves a position he or she held for many years is bound to experience some nostalgia.

Jan 8, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Mike Minter |Trevin Wax |Melissa Kruger |Brett McCracken

Anyone who leaves a position he or she held for many years is bound to experience some nostalgia. Retired pastors can feel adrift with no measurable purpose, especially after years of being the person to whom so many looked for guidance and biblical truth. You may be longing for the place and significance you once had. After having pastored for 47 years at the church my wife and I founded, I understand. I welcomed retirement, but it was also unknown. Advertise on TGCWhat now? I wondered.

Apr 18, 2023 | thegospelcoalition.org | Aaron Shamp |Mike Minter |Kevin DeYoung |Dorothy Griffin

The Israelites were slaves under a tyrannical ruler in Egypt. Pharaoh attempted to oppose God, defeat his promise of salvation, and extinguish an entire people. But his plans were thwarted by one determined mother. When Pharaoh called for “all his people” to throw every baby boy of the Hebrews into the Nile (Ex. 1:22), Moses’s mother defied his order. She kept her child hidden as long as she could, then sent him afloat on the Nile.

Apr 18, 2023 | thegospelcoalition.org | Fernie Cosgrove |Mike Minter |Kevin DeYoung |Dorothy Griffin

The phone demands my attention, interrupting the flow of the work in front of me. It’s my child’s school. As I pick up the phone, I know what they’ll say—and I’m right. He has a fever and needs to get picked up. “I’ll be there soon,” I say automatically as I wrap up the email response I’m working on. I pull up my calendar to look at what’s still ahead in the day and to request things be rescheduled. Advertise on TGCMeanwhile, my mind rants, Not again! How many times does that make? Ten? Twelve?

Apr 12, 2023 | thegospelcoalition.org | Mike Minter |Justin Dillehay |Glen Scrivener |Russell Moore

What does finishing well look like for pastors? That’s a question I asked myself several years ago as I pondered Paul’s exhortations to run the race in such a way as to get “the prize” (1 Cor. 9:24). Does it mean there are a series of hurdles a pastor must clear to make it into the pastoral “hall of fame”? Are points given to church leaders based on our number of converts, baptisms, or dollars? I decided that finishing well means finishing with the fewest regrets.