Saul’s Conversion Experience   Acts 9:1–2 (ESV):  1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound …

Rethinking What a Pastor Is Pastoral work is not just for pastors. Ephesians 4:11–12 (ESV): 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, All five ministry streams should be …

Matthew 9:35 (ESV): 35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. Matthew 9:36 (ESV): 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed a …