Today we begin our interviews with authors from our January/February edition of FrontLine on the theme: “It Takes a Church to Grow a Pastor.”
I’ve got Dave Shumate with me to talk about this issue and his article in the magazine. Dave is a regular on the podcast and this time is what we call the “Associate Editor” for this edition of the magazine. That means he was involved in setting the theme and recruiting the authors for this edition.
We talk about the theme and its emphasis on the whole church being involved in the process of bringing men into the ministry. This has been the experience of many, and several of our articles are testimonies from men about how their local church experience led them into the ministry. Dave’s article is one of these.
In the church, there is a growing awareness that the average age of pastors is increasing and the number of churches without pastors is increasing as well. I don’t know if there is a quick fix to this, but as we discuss in the interview, if churches can get into a Great Commission mindset, reaching out into the lives of others in their communities, our churches should be producing pastors.
The article featuring the magazine is already available on the Proclaim & Defend website, we will put the link in the notes.
For Dave’s article, I’ll mention that his article is available on our substack right away for paying subscribers. We have previews for everyone else. I hope you will join with us and support the ministry of the FBFI by becoming a paying subscriber.
The Contents & Editorial for the January/February FrontLine:
It Takes a Church to Grow a Pastor [FrontLine]
The Article:
The Power of Radical Hospitality
