Table of Contents

Contents Introduction: Welcome to the Ministry Part 1 Four Crucial Questions for Pastors 1 Who Am I? The Question of Pastoral Identity 2 What’s My Address? The Significance of Geography 3 What Time Is It? The Question of Date 4 Whose Church Is This? The Question of Ecclesiology Part 2 A Portrait of a Pastor 5 Christ’s Prisoners: The Pastor’s Call 6 Jars of Clay: The Pastor’s Burden 7 God’s Penmen: The Pastor’s Impact 8 Both Father and Mother: The Pastor’s Heart 9 Farmers and Builders: Growing Christ’s Church 10 Servants and Stewards: The Power of Pastoral Integrity 11 Ambassador and Preacher: The Pastor’s Authority Notes

About the Author

David Fisher is senior pastor of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York. He was formerly senior pastor of Colonial Church in Edina, MN.