Michael Krahn (The Shepherd's Refuge)

Executive Director at @TheShepRef
Care, coaching, and connection to pastors and other ministry leaders.
Writer for @CanadaTGC

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50% of the local church pastors I've been praying for are no longer pastoring local churches... 🧵

[Michael Krahn (The Shepherd's Refuge) @TheShepRef]

Although God certainly delights in our obedience, the various spiritual disciplines we are assigned in Scripture are not ways to please him by mechanically “doing spiritual things.”

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@MikeWingerii Also, the general spamming and pop-ups recently... frustrating.

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"As a pastor, I must be polished, but in unseen ways, and buffed by heartache and adversity and lament so that I may sympathize with others as they are being sanded and polished in similar ways."

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“A pastor whose primary pursuits are success and professionalism must craft a persona to accompany his 'brand': The authoritarian, the comedian, the salesman, the guru, the motivational speaker, the professor." 

Read on:
https://t.co/xBR2jXz9wa

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Pastors do hold a position, even an office, but this position is not an asset to be exploited for personal gain. This responsibility is a burden to be carried. And if it is to be exploited at all, it is to be exploited for the good of others.

Read more:
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I haven’t posted in a while because of good, big life changes!

However, all the while, the work of The Shepherd’s Refuge has continued. I’ve been busy every week with counselling, coaching, running workshops, and speaking at conferences.

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@PastorPWMartin -

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From Wayne Grudem:

“Sometimes the results of our ministry appear many years later: In 1982, when our oldest son Elliot was in 3rd grade, Margaret began to think that we needed a Christian school in the north suburban Chicago area (there were none near us). As we talked, I agreed with her.

We began to talk with other parents and soon we formed a committee to address the possibility of founding a Christian school. After many presentations at many churches and in many homes, Christian Heritage Academy opened in 1984 in Northbrook, Illinois with 59 students in grades K-6. The school now has moved to nearby Northfield, Illinois, and has over 400 students in grades K-12.

I was the first president of the board, from 1982-1984. I think many of you who receive this prayer memo worked with us to get Christian Heritage Academy started.

Fast forward to about 2005. There was an 11-year-old boy in 5th grade, and one day, after hearing a challenge from a teacher, he raised his hand to commit his life to Christ. This commitment set the direction of his whole life. The young boy’s name was Charlie Kirk.”

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I took a picture today...

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@PastorPWMartin Funderburk 😆

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Dear fellow pastors, "life is short, and we are dull, and eternal things are necessary, and the souls that depend on our teaching are precious." - Richard Baxter

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Morning reading. Yours?

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Is “Be still and know that I am God” written to a calm Christian sitting on a dock enjoying a sunset? Or are these words written to the subdued and defeated enemies of God’s people?

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@YourCalvinist #4 - Must bow in worship

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The exposé you've all been waiting for! You have heard it said: "Pastors Only Work 30 Minutes A Week”. If you've ever wondered what we do in those 30 minutes a week, read on...

https://t.co/quBmNLlzsT

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@crwiley1962 This is basically the entire plot of That Hideous Strength.

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I have always known that prayer is important, and I have always prayed. As a pastor, I prayed often publicly, but my private prayer practice resembled the effort of an athlete who gets released from a team.

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"Leadership as an Identity" by Crawford W. Loritts Jr.
“What type of character qualifies the people God chooses to use? The question itself assumes an atypical answer, simply because it leaves out so much.” https://t.co/i1xFIEEBxY

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10 Books every pastor and ministry leader should read... see 👇

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"Basic Christian Leadership" by John Stott
“Leadership today is no easy task. Christian leaders face pitfalls on every side, whether tensions from within the community or pressures from without.” https://t.co/0WY5A76R2I