On Preaching and Pastoring, Volume 1

About two thousand years ago, God said to a struggling Jewish man, “My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor. 12:9). When the apostle Paul heard these words, it was as if they were the key that unlocked the door to boasting in the Lord and finding contentment in his own weaknesses and trials. He grasped the reality that for those who are in Christ, when we are weak, then we are strong.

But does this same truth apply to pastors and church leaders today? If so, why do people often flock to “strong” leaders, and how might pastors grow in their trust of God’s strength, not their own? In this inaugural On Preaching and Pastoring series, Alistair Begg considers these questions over the course of a day with a group of pastors gathered at the Truth For Life office, turning with them to three sections of Scripture that help us acknowledge the strength of weakness in pastoral ministry.