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What Every Pastor Needs to Know about Music, Youth, and Education is unavailable, but you can change that!

A Guide for Non-Specialists No one can be an expert in every field, despite what church members—consciously or unconsciously—may expect. Yet pastors do need at least a working knowledge of several specialized ministry skills. Areas where the pastor is directly involved (preaching, counseling, performing weddings and baptisms) often aren’t as troublesome as those areas that demand the pastor’s...

Years ago I had the privilege of working with Norman Johnson, past editor at Singspiration and minister of music at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Norm had been at the church for many years; I was a rather green seminary graduate. To me, Norm was almost legendary. His reputation and presence kept me in a certain state of awe those early years. His ministry left an indelible mark on my life and ministry. Yet, more than once I was sure the church wasn’t big enough for both
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